Design Culture

Noun · Hacker Culture

Definitions

  1. The way an organization or team thinks about design, including taste, process, critique, accessibility, craft, and how design is valued relative to other functions. Strong design culture makes design part of decision-making instead of decoration at the end.

    In plain English: The culture around how design is valued and practiced in a team or company.

    Example: "The startup's design culture matured once engineers and designers started reviewing flows together instead of tossing mockups across the wall."

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