Style Comparisons “I could create an illustration or a 3D rendering of what I want my new office to look like, but that doesn’t take advantage of his great ideas. It’s dictation, not collaboration. Instead, I show him a Pinterest board my wife and I created.” ! @danielmall http://danielmall.com/articles/the-post-psd-era/
Group improvisation is a challenge. Aside from the weighty technical problem of collective coherent thinking, there is the very human, even social need for sympathy from all members to bend for the common result. ! Bill Evans
Group improvisation is a challenge. Aside from the weighty technical problem of collective coherent thinking, there is the very human, even social need for sympathy from all members to bend for the common result. ! Bill Evans
Group improvisation is a challenge. Aside from the weighty technical problem of collective coherent thinking, there is the very human, even social need for sympathy from all members to bend for the common result. ! Bill Evans
‣ Listen, then talk. ‣ It’s about the work. ‣ It’s a conversation. ‣ It’s public. ‣ What’s said in a critique, stays in a critique. Fostering Humility http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/it-s-not-working-for-me-crit
Fostering Humility “What a fun read—an exciting time to be part of the Sparkbox team!” ! “You constantly remind me that signing on to work at Sparkbox was the right thing to do.” ! “Thanks for this. I love reading your thoughtful emails—seriously.” ! “Thanks. I don’t think many people get these kinds of thoughtful emails from bosses. Much appreciated.” Talk About Successes
Group improvisation is a challenge. Aside from the weighty technical problem of collective coherent thinking, there is the very human, even social need for sympathy from all members to bend for the common result. ! Bill Evans
Group improvisation is a challenge. Aside from the weighty technical problem of collective coherent thinking, there is the very human, even social need for sympathy from all members to bend for the common result. ! Bill Evans
Inexperienced Experienced Rigid Process Group Improvisation • Missed deadlines • Blown budgets • Poor work • Frustrated team • Doubt in leadership • Great work • Meet deadlines • Sense that there’s a better way • Average work • Culture of trust • Regular innovation • Timeless work
Inexperienced Experienced Rigid Process Group Improvisation • Missed deadlines • Blown budgets • Poor work • Frustrated team • Doubt in leadership • Great work • Meet deadlines • Sense that there’s a better way • Average work • Culture of trust • Regular innovation • Timeless work
Inexperienced Experienced Rigid Process Group Improvisation • Missed deadlines • Blown budgets • Poor work • Frustrated team • Doubt in leadership • Great work • Meet deadlines • Sense that there’s a better way • Average work • Culture of trust • Regular innovation • Timeless work
Collaboration is a balance between freedom and accountability. “Without the possibility of failure, there is no possibility for real success. You have to introduce real risk for something really good to happen.” ! Ben Sidran
Frame the Project “Problem solving is actually some of the most valuable work that we do for our clients. Taking our technology expertise and coupling it with their business expertise allows us to really think outside the box for profitable solutions. We’ve found that creative solutions often come when a third party looks at a problem from outside normal day-to-day operations.” Rob Harr
Inexperienced Experienced Rigid Process Group Improvisation • Missed deadlines • Blown budgets • Trouble shipping • Frustrated team • Doubt in leadership • Average work • Meet deadlines • Sense that there’s a better way • Average work • Culture of trust • Regular innovation • Timeless work
Performance ‣ Optimize or cut out images ‣ Decrease the number of requests ‣ Gzip if you can ‣ Concat and minify CSS/JS ‣ Load CSS at the top ‣ Load JS at the bottom ‣ Follow @souders on Twitter
Congratulations! In celebration of all your hard work and discipline, as a reward for all the risk you’ve taken to reach this point, we’re quite pleased to present you with…YOUR CONTENT! ! Keep up the good work! ! ~ The Management
Trigger Indicators ‣ Words ‣ menu, main menu ‣ nav, navigation ‣ site specific (sections, topics, products, etc.) ‣ Icons ‣ plus ‣ hamburger ‣ arrows ‣ “x”
Trigger Indicators ‣ Words ‣ menu, main menu ‣ nav, navigation ‣ site specific (sections, topics, products, etc.) ‣ Icons ‣ plus ‣ hamburger ‣ arrows ‣ “x”
Jakob Nielsen Says... ‣ Build a separate mobile site ‣ Cut features ‣ Cut content http://www.nngroup.com/articles/mobile-site-vs-full-site/ PLEASE, NO.
viewport width input method context low bandwidth no bandwidth available light location history state of mind intent viewport height right content speed user preference cross-width consistency Web Design
Web Design viewport width input method context low bandwidth no bandwidth available light location history state of mind intent viewport height right content speed user preference cross-width consistency
The Responsive Mindset ! “The truly responsive design web designer wasn’t born until after the launch of the iPhone. We haven’t seen his or her work yet.” ! Andy Clarke ! http://the-pastry-box-project.net/andy-clarke/2012-april-8/