Say outside of my familiarity as it’s not my skill set.
Suggest bringing it to a designer
If they push for it, elevate it to a higher up. Your boss is paying you to code, not to Photoshop. And if they’re so stupid to not defend you, you have bigger problems.
Yeah, I’d be all over something like this. I’d document that I was being asked to do something outside of my wheelhouse, of course, if my boss wants me to spend my time on this then that’s on him. But I wouldn’t object, sounds like a fun activity.
Launch an entire design movement among developers, developer-managers, and PM that runs in the face of every good idea from design with horrible consequences.
How to handle
Say outside of my familiarity as it’s not my skill set.
Suggest bringing it to a designer
If they push for it, elevate it to a higher up. Your boss is paying you to code, not to Photoshop. And if they’re so stupid to not defend you, you have bigger problems.
4: Do a deliberately bad job and take your time doing it
5: Get recognized as a master of post-minimalist design, placed in charge of department
Yeah, I’d be all over something like this. I’d document that I was being asked to do something outside of my wheelhouse, of course, if my boss wants me to spend my time on this then that’s on him. But I wouldn’t object, sounds like a fun activity.
Launch an entire design movement among developers, developer-managers, and PM that runs in the face of every good idea from design with horrible consequences.
It becomes incredibly popular.