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The Secret Life of Comedy – Generate
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Transcript
The secret life of comedy BY ESPEN BRUNBORG
primate.co.uk sprintr.io @ebrunborg
Comedy.
Genesis CHAPTER 1:
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FIN
The publishing machine CHAPTER 2:
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1. CMS
2. Template
Classic I
Classic I Classic II
3. Theme
4. Content *Sarcasm
5. Your website
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Jackets all look the same too, but hey, I’m pretty
sure I know where my pockets are. –YARON SCHOEN “
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Design abstraction NAVIGATION CHECK-OUT CAROUSELS TEMPLATES FOOTERS WIDGETS SIGN UP
DASHBOARD GRIDS EFFECTS VARIABLES ICONS
Conformity and efficiency have a price. And that price is
design. That price is a feeling of humanity. Of something that’s been created from scratch. –MARK BOULTON “
Problem Solution
Your problem is that you make shit. A lot of
shit. Cheap shit. And no one cares about you or your cheap shit. –JOSHUA TOPOLSKY “
They want the good shit. And they will go
to find it somewhere. Hell, they’ll even pay for it. –JOSHUA TOPOLSKY “
The good shit CHAPTER 3:
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Fast Universal
Fast Universal Intuitive
Fast Universal Intuitive Invisible
Fast Universal Intuitive Invisible User-centric
Fast Universal Intuitive Invisible User-centric Scientific
Fast Universal Intuitive Invisible User-centric Scientific Slow
Fast Universal Intuitive Invisible User-centric Scientific Slow Individual
Fast Universal Intuitive Invisible User-centric Scientific Slow Individual Surprising
Fast Universal Intuitive Invisible User-centric Scientific Slow Individual Surprising Impressive
Fast Universal Intuitive Invisible User-centric Scientific Slow Individual Surprising Impressive
Visionary
Fast Universal Intuitive Invisible User-centric Scientific Slow Individual Surprising Impressive
Visionary Artistic
Fast Universal Intuitive Invisible User-centric Scientific Slow Individual Surprising Impressive
Visionary Artistic VS
Convention Science Utility Expression Art Beauty VS
Music & Comedy CHAPTER 4:
Jeff Greenspan ARTIST AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR
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Hipster Jokes BONUS CHAPTER:
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Rhythm = expectation and reward.
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SETUP CONFRONTATION RESOLUTION
SETUP CONFRONTATION RESOLUTION
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Music sets expectations and meets them. Comedy sets expectations then
breaks them. Good storytelling relies on both. THE GREENSPAN HYPOTHESIS
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Good designers tell good stories.
Music Comedy &
Music {Templates Metrics Predictability UX Usability Performance Pattern libraries Styleguides
Consistency Design systems Functionality
Beauty Surprise Humour Personality Difference Friction Confidence Random Unpredictability Emotion
Complexity Comedy {
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Comedy helps sell the product, music helps the user
make the purchase.
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Why so serious? CHAPTER 5:
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We focus on establishing the rules of storytelling instead of
actually telling good stories.
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I’M BORED WITH WHAT PASSES FOR WEB DESIGN THESE DAYS.
SHOW ME SOMETHING INTERESTING GOD DAMMIT! –ANDY CLARKE “
Boring = less money.
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Adding a gorilla playing the drums will increase sales by
10%. #PROTIP
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Adding Jean Claude Van Damme will increase sales by 24%.
#PROTIP
Creative = more money.
At McDonald’s we’ve seen ROI 54% higher with creative that
wins Cannes Lions than creative that doesn’t. – MATT BIESPIEL, MCDONALD’S “
Creatively awarded campaigns generate 11x more market share growth than
non-creatively awarded campaigns. – ALEXIS NASARD, HEINEKEN “
There’s more to it than consistency, usability, and performance. #ACTUALPROTIP
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