I’d like to start with the following quote from Paul Adam’s “The Dribbbilisation of Design,” a powerful read that examines the superficiality of modern product design portfolios, often containing Dribbble posts that look good, but don’t solve actual business problems.

我想从保罗·亚当(Paul Adam)的“ Dribbbilisation of Design ” (设计的障碍)开始，引用一本有力的读物， 该书分析了现代产品设计产品组合的肤浅性，通常包含看起来不错但无法解决实际业务问题的Dribbble帖子。

“If product design is about solving problems for people within the constraints of a specific business, then it simply feels that many people calling themselves product/UX designers are actually practicing digital art. They are Artists. They are Stylists. Executing beautiful looking things, certainly an important skill, but not practising product design.”

“如果产品设计是要在特定业务的限制内为人们解决问题，那么仅仅是感觉到许多自称为产品/ UX设计师的人实际上是在实践数字艺术。 他们是艺术家。 他们是造型师。 执行漂亮的东西，当然是一项重要技能，但不练习产品设计。”

My original plan was to write a piece examining the hype surrounding shadows, gradients, and blobs, citing this source as an inspiration. In other words, an article agreeing with how Dribbble is gradually becoming a graphic design platform in the sense that most posts will never become actual products.

我最初的计划是写一篇文章，研究围绕阴影，渐变和斑点的炒作，并以此为灵感。 换句话说，在大多数帖子永远不会成为实际产品的意义上，一篇同意Dribbble如何逐渐成为图形设计平台的文章。

But the more I thought about it, the more I realized that this would be betraying my own roots. As someone who, when starting out, also

但是我想得越多，就越意识到自己背叛了自己 。 作为一个开始的人

1. loved using gradients
   喜欢使用渐变
2. drop-shadowed everything
   遮蔽一切
3. set my corner radius to be 10+ pixels
   将我的角半径设置为10+像素
4. obsessed over liquid vectors from Adobe Stock
   痴迷Adobe Stock中的液体矢量
5. mindlessly threw the term “UI/UX” around my friends because the acronym sounded cool,
   我的朋友们不加思索地使用了“ UI / UX”一词，因为首字母缩写听起来很酷，

I definitely felt called out after reading this article. But as a rookie, that didn’t bother me since I know I have a lot more to learn on the subject (not to mention I still do some of the above to a certain extent today).

阅读本文后，我肯定感到被召唤了。 但是作为一个菜鸟，这丝毫没有打扰我，因为我知道我在这个问题上还有很多东西要学习(更不用说我今天仍然在一定程度上做上述事情)。

So what’s my stance on “The Dribbbilisation of design” or even Dribbble as a platform, then?

那么，我对“设计的障碍化”或什至将Dribbble作为平台的立场是什么？

Put simply, that this article addresses a prominent issue in today’s tech ecosystem surrounding design as an art form rather than a problem-solving tool. However, it would be naïve and hypocritical to only pin the blame on the less experienced.

简而言之，本文以艺术形式而非解决问题的工具解决了当今围绕设计的技术生态系统中的一个突出问题。 但是，仅将责任归咎于经验不足的人是幼稚且虚伪的。

Let me explain by using one of the most popular tools in the industry: the user persona.

让我通过使用行业中最受欢迎的工具之一进行解释：用户角色。

认识丽莎。 (Meet Lisa.)

Lisa is an experienced designer and developer fresh out of a university with an HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) degree. During her four years, she was immersed in a highly prominent tech community that helped her land several related internships. Armed with this knowledge, Lisa goes on to apply for a UX job at Banana, a tech company with a beautifully designed platform.

Lisa是一位经验丰富的设计师和开发人员，刚从大学毕业并获得HCI(人机交互)学位。 在她的四年中，她沉浸在一个非常著名的技术社区中，该社区帮助她获得了一些相关的实习机会。 有了这些知识，Lisa便继续向Banana(一家拥有精美设计平台的科技公司)申请UX工作。

During Lisa’s journey from education to employment, she realized early on that visuals weren’t everything. The experiences she had in her internships and in the classroom taught her that sketches, diagrams, and mind maps were just as important as polished Figma files. She also learned product architecture and even published several case studies as summative projects.

在丽莎从教育到就业的旅程中，她很早就意识到视觉不是全部。 她在实习和课堂上的经验告诉她，素描，图表和思维导图与优美的Figma文件一样重要。 她还学习了产品架构，甚至发表了一些案例研究作为总结项目。

认识杰森。 (Meet Jason.)

Unlike Lisa, Jason didn’t even know about user interface or user experience design until his junior year. Up to that point, he was a business student studying to hopefully one day go into banking. However, he developed a passion for design after creating a promotional campaign for his school’s tech club. Soon, Jason decided to venture into the field of UI and UX to hopefully land the same role at Banana.

与Lisa不同，Jason在大三之前甚至不了解用户界面或用户体验设计。 到那时，他还是一名商学院的学生，希望有一天能进入银行业。 但是，在为学校的技术俱乐部发起促销活动之后，他对设计产生了热情。 很快，Jason决定涉足UI和UX领域，希望在Banana担任相同的角色。

Keep in mind Jason wasn’t exposed to the same background as Lisa. He also didn’t want to invest in bootcamps, so instead, Jason learned off of reading Medium posts and doing redesigns of his favourite brands. He quickly discovered the basic visual principles of UI (hierarchy, colour elements, etc.), and Dribbble was one of the main sources behind this learning.

请记住，Jason与Lisa的背景不同。 他也不想在训练营上投资，因此，杰森学会了阅读中型帖子并重新设计他最喜欢的品牌。 他很快发现了UI的基本视觉原理(层次结构，颜色元素等)，而Dribbble是此学习背后的主要资源之一。

Jason was daunted by the fact that all of the design jobs he applied for required 5+ years of experience with tools like Sketch, Adobe XD, and Framer. Looking at the beauty of Banana’s interface, Jason decided that it would be more efficient to pick up these hard skills rather than learn the supposed “uglier” aspects of product design work like research methods and usability testing. When Jason eventually applies, he has a beautiful visual portfolio lauded by peers but does not meet the recruiter’s expectations.

Jason感到震惊的是，他申请的所有设计工作都需要使用Sketch，Adobe XD和Framer等工具超过5年的经验。 考虑到Banana界面的美感，Jason认为，掌握这些硬技能比学习诸如研究方法和可用性测试之类的产品设计工作中所谓的“更丑陋”的方面会更有效。 当杰森最终申请时，他拥有漂亮的视觉作品集，受到同行的称赞，但没有达到招聘人员的期望。

See what I am getting at here?

看到我在这里得到什么？

Jason’s design education led him to pursue a visual approach to design with even being aware that a problem-solving side exists. It’s commonly regarded that a lot of design recruiters have outrageous technical requirements for their candidates. Therefore, it’s a no-brainer that the majority of the population would devote more effort to perfecting their Figma skills rather than spend that time learning product architecture.

杰森(Jason)的设计教育使他追求 一种视觉化的设计方法，甚至意识到解决问题的一面。 通常认为，许多设计招聘人员对其应聘者有苛刻的技术要求。 因此，大多数人会花更多的精力来完善他们的Figma技能，而不用花时间学习产品架构，这是不言而喻的。

In other words, for beginners, images serve as the most convenient way to validate the skills they’ve learned. And this mindset shouldn’t be their fault.

换句话说，对于初学者来说，图像是验证他们所学技能的最便捷方法。 而这种心态不应该是他们的错。

Generally, there’s a large disconnect in the design community today between leaders and up-and-coming learners. That’s one of the main reasons I started writing for the UX Collective –– to reconcile the divide between those with non-technical backgrounds and those with high expectations. Nevertheless, both parties need to do better in communicating to each other.

通常，当今的设计界在领导者和有前途的学习者之间存在很大的脱节。 这就是我开始为UX集体写作的主要原因之一，以调和非技术背景的人和期望值高的人之间的鸿沟。 尽管如此，双方在相互沟通方面需要做得更好。

A note to beginners (including myself): It’s perfectly okay to post on Dribbble and adopt the conventional style at the start. But down the line, recognize that the best methodologies in product design come from a critical obsession over the user and the business. Do you centre your work to garner approval or incite meaningful change? Always keep in mind that the functional version always triumphs the better-looking one.

给初学者(包括我自己)的注意事项： 完全可以在Dribbble上发布并在一开始就采用传统样式。 但是，总的来说，要认识到产品设计中最好的方法来自对用户和企业的严重痴迷。 您是否将工作集中在获得批准或激发有意义的改变？ 始终牢记，功能版本始终胜过外观更好的版本。

A note to design leaders and recruiters: Not all applicants come from the same background. Therefore, they will inevitably have a different perspective on what good and bad design looks like. Downplaying their efforts instead of offering advice is hypocritical since design itself is subjective. Instead, look at what you can do to ensure your candidates produce consistently higher quality works in the future. Is it changing your expectations? Is it reweighing the hiring requirements to focus more on problem-solving than visual portfolio evaluations?

给设计主管和招聘人员的说明：并非所有申请人都来自同一背景。 因此，对于好的和坏的设计，他们不可避免地会有不同的看法。 由于设计本身是主观的，因此低估他们的努力而不是提供建议是虚伪的。 相反，请查看您可以做些什么，以确保您的候选人将来能始终如一地制作出更高质量的作品。 它改变了您的期望吗？ 它是否重新考虑了招聘要求，而不是目视投资组合评估，而是更专注于解决问题？

As the most experienced members of this community, it’s on you just as much as its on them to change the perception of “UX design” from digital art to something greater. And this does not mean just putting out a few diagrams; it means proactively educating the public on what you want from your talent.

作为该社区中经验最丰富的成员，将“ UX设计”的观念从数字艺术转变为更大的事物，不仅取决于他们，也取决于他们。 这并不意味着只画出一些图表就可以了。 这意味着要主动向公众宣传您想要的才能。

As an individual considering a career in design, I know I’ll have to work harder to inject more purpose and meaning into my work. The Dribbbilisation of Design is a fantastic and galvanizing essay, but also keep in mind that we all need to collaborate to craft stronger user experiences.

作为一个考虑从事设计职业的人，我知道我将不得不更加努力地为自己的工作注入更多的目的和意义。 设计的合理性是一篇很棒的文章，但请记住，我们所有人都需要协作以创造出更强大的用户体验。

Thanks for reading! I write articles on User Experience Design every week. Check out my other links: Dribbble, Website, Twitter.

谢谢阅读！ 我每周都会撰写有关用户体验设计的文章。 查看我的其他链接： Dribbble ， 网站 ， Twitter 。