I, Web Designer

Matt Griffin (founder, Bearded) has been thinking about what it means to be a "web designer," grappling with the many (and sometimes misunderstood) disciplines that come into play. In undertaking a task no less than defining an industry, he does not dare to go it alone. Instead this talk draws heavily on video interviews shot for his documentary film What Comes Next Is the Future, capturing the thoughts and experiences of industry leaders Trent Walton (founder, Paravel), Irene Au (operating partner, Khosla Ventures), Ethan Marcotte (author, Responsive Web Design), Indi Young (founder, Adaptive Path), Denise Jacobs (author, InterACT with Web Standards), Brad Frost (author, Atomic Design), Yesenia Perez-Cruz, Kelly Goto (founder, gotoresearch), and many more. Much like Carl Sagan in his television series Cosmos, Matt Griffin acts as the guide, helping viewers transition between edited film interview segments where a diverse range of web experts examine the topics at hand:

* The legacy of graphic design
* Mobile broke our process
* Ceding control
* Welcoming iteration
* You're part of a team
* Specialization and overlap
* Should designers code?
* What do you mean by UX?

Transcript

1. I’m Matt Griffin
   bearded.com @ElefontPress @BeardedStudio @FutureIsNext
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9. IN OUR TIME, A REVOLUTION HAS BEGUN. A REVOLUTION PERHAPS AS SIGNIFICANT AS THE EVOLUTION OF DNA AND NERVOUS SYSTEMS AND THE INVENTION OF WRITING. –CARL SAGAN
10. DIRECT COMMUNICATION AMONG BILLIONS OF HUMAN BEINGS IS NOW MADE POSSIBLE BY COMPUTERS AND SATELLITES. THE POTENTIAL FOR A GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE IS EMERGING, LINKING ALL THE BRAINS ON EARTH INTO A PLANETARY CONSCIOUSNESS. –CARL SAGAN
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12. I, WEB DESIGNER
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17. We aren’t graphic designers, 
 though; we’re web designers. 
 There is much more to 
 what we do than combining 
 typography, layout, photography, illustration, and color. –JON TAN
18. LEGACY OF GRAPHIC DESIGN
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21. MOBILE BROKE OUR PROCESS
26. CEDING CONTROL
29. Design is not just what 
 it looks like and feels like. 
 Design is how it works. –STEVE JOBS
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31. WELCOMING ITERATION
33. Generative Research RESEARCH & DESIGN
34. Generative Research Initial Designs RESEARCH & DESIGN
35. Generative Research Initial Designs Evaluative Research RESEARCH & DESIGN
36. Generative Research Initial Designs Evaluative Research Refinement RESEARCH & DESIGN
37. Generative Research Initial Designs Evaluative Research Refinement Evaluative Research RESEARCH & DESIGN
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39. YOU’RE PART OF A TEAM
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42. To design is to communicate clearly by whatever means you can control or master. –MILTON GLASER
43. SPECIALIZATION & OVERLAP
45. User Research User Interface Design Content Strategy Information Architecture Front-end Development Project Management COMMUNICATION DESIGNER
46. COMMUNICATION DESIGNER User Research User Interface Design Content Strategy Information Architecture Front-end Development Project Management
47. COMMUNICATION DESIGNER User Research User Interface Design Content Strategy Information Architecture Front-end Development Project Management
48. User Research User Interface Design Content Strategy Information Architecture Front-end Development Project Management WEB DEVELOPER
49. User Research User Interface Design Content Strategy Information Architecture Front-end Development Project Management WEB DEVELOPER
50. User Research User Interface Design Content Strategy Information Architecture Front-end Development Project Management WEB DEVELOPER
51. SHOULD DESIGNERS CODE?
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55. The design of good houses requires an understanding 
 of both the construction materials and the behavior 
 of real humans. –PETER MORVILLE
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57. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY
 USER EXPERIENCE?
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59. IT’S A BIGGER WORLD
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61. UX Research Web 
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67. I’m still Matt Griffin
    bearded.com @ElefontPress @BeardedStudio @FutureIsNext
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