# Designing Small Is Harder than Designing Big

DevFeed: [Designing Small Is Harder than Designing Big](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/designing-small-is-harder-than-designing-big-9075.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://uxmag.com/articles/designing-small-is-harder-than-designing-big>)

Author: Paivi Salminen

Published: 2026-05-07T04:46:27Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [UX Magazine](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ux-magazine.md>)

Topics: [User experience (UX)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ux.md>), [Agile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/agile.md>)

Tags: [agile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agile.md>), [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [ux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ux.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that designing for agile teams is less about working faster and more about designing smaller, self-contained slices of a broader product that can deliver value within a short development cycle. It contrasts this with designers' tendency to think holistically about complete systems and long-term experiences.

## Source excerpt

After 10+ years working in Agile marketing teams, I thought I understood Agile. Then I started studying UX and realized I'd been looking at it from the wrong angle. When people talk about working on agile teams, they often describe the challenge as a matter of speed. Everything moves faster. Sprints are short. Engineers are The post Designing Small Is Harder than Designing Big appeared first on UX Magazine.