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18 Ways Doctor Who Made Me a Better Designer — ...

18 Ways Doctor Who Made Me a Better Designer — Wellington UX Meet-up

18 practical rules of design learned from watching the classic BBC show Doctor Who.

Jason CranfordTeague

October 15, 2016
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  1. EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT 
 CREATIVITY I LEARNED WATCHING 


    DOCTOR WHO Jason Cranford Teague @jasonct | #WhoDesign DOCTOR WHO MADE ME A BETTER DESIGNER
  2. 01. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS AN ORDINARY HUMAN

    Jason Cranford Teague @jasonct | #WhoDesign DOCTOR WHO MADE ME A BETTER DESIGNER
  3. INTRODUCE YOURSELVES "MY NAME IS [NAME]. 
 I AM NOT

    A USER. 
 I AM A HUMAN BEING." Jason Cranford Teague @jasonct | #WhoDesign DOCTOR WHO MADE ME A BETTER DESIGNER
  4. 02. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS YOU NEED TO GET

    ACROSS THIS UNIVERSE. WARP DRIVE… WORMHOLE REFRACTORS… YOU KNOW THE THING YOU NEED MOST OF ALL? YOU NEED A HAND TO HOLD Jason Cranford Teague @jasonct | #WhoDesign DOCTOR WHO MADE ME A BETTER DESIGNER
  5. 03. THE TROUBLE WITH COMPUTERS IS, THEY'RE VERY SOPHISTICATED IDIOTS.

    
 THEY DO EXACTLY WHAT YOU TELL THEM AT AMAZING SPEEDS Jason Cranford Teague @jasonct | #WhoDesign DOCTOR WHO MADE ME A BETTER DESIGNER
  6. WHAT TIME IS IT? WHERE ARE YOU? Jason Cranford Teague

    @jasonct | #WhoDesign DOCTOR WHO MADE ME A BETTER DESIGNER
  7. 05. WHENEVER YOU GO INTO A NEW SITUATION, YOU MUST

    ALWAYS BELIEVE THE BEST UNTIL YOU FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT THE SITUATION'S ALL ABOUT. THEN, BELIEVE THE WORST Jason Cranford Teague @jasonct | #WhoDesign DOCTOR WHO MADE ME A BETTER DESIGNER
  8. NAME SOMETHING YOU BELIEVE TO BE ABSOLUTELY TRUE. Jason Cranford

    Teague @jasonct | #WhoDesign DOCTOR WHO MADE ME A BETTER DESIGNER
  9. 06. CHANGE THE POLARITY OF THE NEUTRON FLOW. Jason Cranford

    Teague @jasonct | #WhoDesign DOCTOR WHO MADE ME A BETTER DESIGNER
  10. 07. IT'S BIGGER ON THE INSIDE THAN THE OUTSIDE Jason

    Cranford Teague @jasonct | #WhoDesign DOCTOR WHO MADE ME A BETTER DESIGNER
  11. 08. THE LEAST IMPORTANT THINGS LEAD TO THE GREATEST DISCOVERIES

    Jason Cranford Teague @jasonct | #WhoDesign DOCTOR WHO MADE ME A BETTER DESIGNER
  12. 09. WOULD YOU LIKE A JELLY BABY? Jason Cranford Teague

    @jasonct | #WhoDesign DOCTOR WHO MADE ME A BETTER DESIGNER
  13. GIVE SOMETHING TO THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU. Jason Cranford

    Teague @jasonct | #WhoDesign DOCTOR WHO MADE ME A BETTER DESIGNER
  14. 10. THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING TO LOOK AT IF YOU 


    OPEN YOUR EYES Jason Cranford Teague @jasonct | #WhoDesign DOCTOR WHO MADE ME A BETTER DESIGNER
  15. 12. EVEN THE SONIC SCREWDRIVER WON'T GET ME OUT OF

    
 THIS ONE! Jason Cranford Teague @jasonct | #WhoDesign DOCTOR WHO MADE ME A BETTER DESIGNER
  16. HOW HAS YOUR FAVORITE DESIGN TOOL FAILED YOU? Jason Cranford

    Teague @jasonct | #WhoDesign DOCTOR WHO MADE ME A BETTER DESIGNER
  17. 13. ANSWERS ARE EASY. 
 IT'S ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS

    WHICH IS HARD Jason Cranford Teague @jasonct | #WhoDesign DOCTOR WHO MADE ME A BETTER DESIGNER
  18. THINK OF A QUESTION AND ANSWER. Jason Cranford Teague @jasonct

    | #WhoDesign DOCTOR WHO MADE ME A BETTER DESIGNER
  19. 14. I LOVE HUMANS… 
 ALWAYS SEEING PATTERNS IN THINGS

    THAT AREN'T THERE Jason Cranford Teague @jasonct | #WhoDesign DOCTOR WHO MADE ME A BETTER DESIGNER
  20. 15. TIME WILL TELL, 
 IT ALWAYS DOES Jason Cranford

    Teague @jasonct | #WhoDesign DOCTOR WHO MADE ME A BETTER DESIGNER
  21. 16. THE VERY POWERFUL AND THE VERY STUPID HAVE ONE

    THING IN COMMON. THEY DON'T ALTER THEIR VIEWS TO FIT THE FACTS. THEY ALTER THE FACTS TO FIT THEIR VIEWS Jason Cranford Teague @jasonct | #WhoDesign DOCTOR WHO MADE ME A BETTER DESIGNER
  22. REMEMBER THAT THING YOUR THOUGHT WAS ABSOLUTELY TRUE? IT’S WRONG.

    TELL US WHY. Jason Cranford Teague @jasonct | #WhoDesign DOCTOR WHO MADE ME A BETTER DESIGNER
  23. 17. HOLD TIGHT AND 
 PRETEND IT'S A PLAN Jason

    Cranford Teague @jasonct | #WhoDesign DOCTOR WHO MADE ME A BETTER DESIGNER
  24. I HAVE NO PLAN Jason Cranford Teague @jasonct | #WhoDesign

    DOCTOR WHO MADE ME A BETTER DESIGNER
  25. 18. WE'RE ALL STORIES, 
 IN THE END… JUST MAKE

    IT A GOOD ONE, EH? Jason Cranford Teague @jasonct | #WhoDesign DOCTOR WHO MADE ME A BETTER DESIGNER