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by loquisgon 1563 days ago
Design can mean many things. I am a backend developer and we also design, but our designs are for abstract structures with certain qualities required for humans, machines, and ilities. I thought that this might be related to backend design. I looked into the website looking for a definition of what hey mean by "design". I did not spend a lot of time but I could not find it. I guess they are talking about UX design. Then suddenly I am not so interested. Not because I feel that UX design is not interesting; it is extremely important. But I think we also need to talk about backend design so much more.
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It's about UI and UX design. When people mix both, they usually mean "UI only, but we have to talk about UX", but this one seems honestly aimed at both.
> Design can mean many things.

I'm an architect and to me design definitely means a very different thing than just how the UI looks, think system design.

But in this case they are "a group of designers" specifically talking about UI design.