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Design and Development Handoff Guide
Reframe Mlekoshi’s published responsibilities and collaboration notes as a shared checklist for designers and developers.
What design should make explicit
- Layouts, color schemes, typography, and interface priorities.
- Mockups or prototypes for important journeys and responsive changes.
- Reusable visual patterns and the states of interactive controls.
What development should make explicit
- The front-end and back-end responsibilities behind the interface.
- CMS, database, e-commerce, and server requirements.
- Testing, performance, and maintainability constraints that affect implementation.
Where collaboration matters
The published article describes design and development as complementary. A useful handoff is not a one-way transfer: both sides review feasibility, responsive behavior, content structure, and the intended user experience before the work is considered complete.
Read the full design-versus-development article, or begin with the project brief guide.