Pon di Riddim, dancehall music & Design Systems

What can designers learn from Dancehall Reggae artists. Talk given at #PixelUp meetup https://www.meetup.com/pixelup/events/244062664/

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1. PON DI RIDDIM Dancehall & Design Systems by Chanetsa Mukahanana
2. Bob Marley only international artist to perform at Zimbabwe’s independence day
3. DANCEHALL REGGAE Often referred to as reggae's rebellious cousin, Dancehall music emerged as an under-ground genre that is fast paced and often seen as coarse and raunchy with no apologies.
4. Cutty Ranks Limb by Limb Quintessential dancehall Reggae song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPeCHvAJCEQ
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1isZDBR1ZVs
6. In reggae, dancehall, calypso, soca, and reggaeton parlance it refers to the instrumental accompaniment to a song. riddim /ˈrɪdɪm/ noun (from rhythm)
7. RIDDIM PRODUCER
8. Some popular riddims
9. RIDDIM PRODUCER
10. Steven “Lenky” Marsden 1998
11. 2003 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJrfghSOe_o
12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nksmubidzho Different tracks on the Diwali riddim
13. GET BUSY SEAN PAUL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2EjmlGnrno
14. RIDDIM = DESIGN SYSTEMS
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16. Material Design by Google
17. Harmony Design System By Intuit
18. Fluent Design System by Microsoft
19. Lightning Design System by Salesforce
20. Living Language by IBM
21. Design Language System by AirBnB
22. Polaris by Shopify
23. Fiori by SAP
27. WHY DOES THIS MATTER?
28. Designers can learn from dancehall artists •Like riddims, Design Systems give designers a framework to express themselves •The foundation might be the same but the output doesn’t have to be the same. •You need to pick the components that allow your message to shine through. •You customise the components to appeal to your audience •You might need to add to the ‘riddim’ to suit the message and the context
29. Playlist: http://goo.gl/Tz87VZ Twitter: @_ChanSolo Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chanetsa/ THANK YOU