Nodes of Design#25: Functional Design by Pål Eirik Paulsen

Pål Eirik Paulsen is an interaction designer, information architect, usability specialist, content lead, test lead, scrum master, project lead and speaker with over two-decade of experience. Currently, he manages a team of UX designers in Sopra Steria as Head of User Experience. Previously, he worked for companies like Idean, Capgemini, Backelite, Olavstoppen AS, Statoil, MTO-LABS and many more startups. The functional design identifies its design objective and is more concerned with what is to be done and less with how it looks. In this episode, Paul shared some great techniques for designing for function-first design and parameters to check and help us break the core of the functional design. Takeaways: What is Functional Design, What is the process involved, What are parameters to functional design Books recommended by Pål Eirik Paulsen - Designing with web standards by  Jeffrey Zeldman & Ethan Marcotte - The Lean Startup by Eric Ries - Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days by Jake Knapp Design Warp Medium Publication - https://medium.com/design-warp If this episode helped you understand and learn something new, please share and be a part of the knowledge-sharing community #Spreadknowledge. This podcast aims to make design education accessible to all. Nodes of Design is a non-profit and self-sponsored initiative by Tejj.