Sweating Commas, Pixels, and People

The importance of writing and design, given at Stir Trek 2016.

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1. HELLO
2. HELLO
3. KYLE (KQ) @DREGER
4. THANKS, @natelovett
7. ( we're hiring! )
8. @Dreger
13. @DREGER
14. HEMINGWAY
15. DESIGNERS SHOULD WRITE
17. THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE PEN TOOL
38. BEGUN, THE BOT WARS HAVE
41. [WeChat] has surged to become practically synonymous with the smartphone in China, with 650m monthly active users. Overall, China has 668m internet users — Charles Clover, Financial Times (2016)
43. 650 million users all interacting with services primarily through text.
45. DAN GROVER PM at WeChat
46. #1 Same interaction without the bloat
47. 2.39 MB COMPRESSED COPY OF DOOM
48. 2.39 MB COMPRESSED COPY OF DOOM
49. 2.39 MB COMPRESSED COPY OF DOOM 3.1 MB
53. #2 Messaging is a better notification system
54. CONVERSATIONAL USER INTERFACE
56. VIA
58. WHAT'S BEEN SAID
59. MIG REYES
60. MIG REYES
61. MIG REYES
62. MIG REYES
63. MIG REYES
64. JUSTIN JACKSON
65. JUSTIN JACKSON At its heart, web design should be about words. Words don't come after the design is done. Words are the beginning, the core, the focus.
66. DANIEL BURKA
67. DANIEL BURKA Most designers consciously know writing is important, but too often we only pay lip service to it. (...) If I drew a designer’s skills map, I’d make writing, editing, and proofing a third of the diagram.
68. WHERE TO START
69. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation.
70. LOREM IPSUM
72. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae vitae dicta sunt expicabo.
73. Questions about my account... Hi, Mark. I was wondering if you could answer a question I had about my public profile. Specifically, will all the content I post be public by default, or can I change it so only my friends can see my new content. Thanks!
74. LOREM IPSUM DIY
75. USER ONBOARD
81. CONSISTENCY
82. MY vs YOUR
83. MY vs YOUR
84. MY YOUR An extension of the user. A conversation with the user.
85. CONSISTENCY
86. THE OXFORD
 OMMA
87. Stir trek is fun, educational, and exciting.
88. Stir trek is fun, educational, and exciting.
89. Stir trek is fun, educational and exciting.
90. B-day invites going out to some losers, Captain America and Hulk. @ironman, 2hrs ago
91. B-day invites going out to some losers, Captain America and Hulk. @ironman, 2hrs ago
92. B-day invites going out to some losers, Captain America and Hulk. @ironman, 2hrs ago
95. EMAIL
98. SO WHAT?
100. A MOOD BOARD FOR LANGUAGE
103. I have been told specifically that I will be able to punch Justin Bieber in the face. — Drew Magary, GQ (2012)
104. WRITE MORE TO WRITE BETTER
108. ENCOURAGE WRITING AT WORK
110. RESOURCES
114. MAKE EVERY WORD TELL.
117. CONSTELATION Lines we draw to help us remember stars. MOLTEN EARTH CRUST Hot rock.
119. WHAT'S NEXT?
125. Y'all Youse You guys
129. Quotidie novum diem. Melius est esse felix. Sed magis exigere. Cum ergo sis ex fortuna.
130. Every day is a new day. It is better to be lucky. But I would rather be exact. Then when luck comes you are ready.
131. Every day is a new day. It is better to be lucky. But I would rather be exact. Then when luck comes you are ready. — Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
133. HAPPY WRITING
134. THANK YOU
135. ( we're hiring! ) /about/careers
136. @DREGER & KQDREGER.COM
137. CREDITS • dangrover.com/blog/2016/04/20/bots-wont-replace-apps.html • signalvnoise.com/posts/3404-reminder-design-is-still-about-words • justinjackson.ca/words.html • the-pastry-box-project.net/baker/daniel-burka • www.ft.com/cms/s/2/aadd256e-0ef-1 1e5-831d-09f7778e7377.html • alistapart.com/article/all-talk-and-no-buttons-the-conversational-ui • dcurt.is/yours-vs-mine • ID Software (DOOM) • imgs.xkcd.com/comics/laws_of_physics.png • mic by Gregor Črešnar from the Noun Project • Conversation by Creative Stall from the Noun Project • Brain by Tony Gines from the Noun Project • User by Stefan Parnarov from the Noun Project • User by Oliviu Stoian from the Noun Project