A brief discussion about removing ego from our design process and decisions.
building a better us@JOSHHEMSLEY
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my first speaking event
“i’m going toimpress andbe amazing”
is this how i design?
what an asshole i am
today is no bullshit day
hi. i’mjosh hemsley
my journey here
started datingthe girl of mydreams.(I was 12)1997
drew bandlogos insteadof listening inscience class.1999but kept the GF — success!
tried to playcollege baseballand failed.2003but kept the GF — success!
dropped out ofcollege anddelivered pizzas.2004but kept the GF — success!
met this thingcalled myspace.learned html?2005but kept the GF — success!
girlfriend startsto worry...enrolls me in adesign school.2005late
fell in love...with design.2006but kept the GF — success!
graduated fromdesign school.2007and kept the GF — success!
got my first full-time design job.2008
moved outof state2008
bought myfirst house2008
MARRIED THATGIRLFRIEND!2008
PHWW
lost my firstdesign job.2009but kept the wife — success!
forced intofreelance. alsodid someagency work2009mid
we had our firstlittle human.2009late
got invited todribbble2010
got a full-timejob at MyEnergythanks todribbble2010late
also started asmall virtualagency.2010late
we had our 2ndlittle human2011
hey look, i’mpopular ondribbble2012
holy job offersbatman!but no thanks.2012
sold MyEnergy.worked at Nest.then begansomething new.2013
great for inspiration
great for community
great for finding talent
great for job leads
but like i said,no bullshit.
fuel for my ego
approval from peersmakes me feel good
aren’t we lucky?
people crave design
story time
I assumed everything waswrong because it was ugly,so I changed it all.
it made everyonefrustrated.
our team disappeared.
we were anengineering company
evolve design intoeverything
systematicallyaesthetically
we built a process
we learned howto communicate
we learned howto adapt
we learned howto simplify
we learned howto iterate
we learned howto solve problems
we built a foundation ofdesign by buildingbetter relationships
people matter
the world nowknows who thedesigners are
600+open engineers jobs
2000+other jobs not related to design
The Design DrivenCompany
the best design happensaway from photoshop whenothers can be involved
Some of the best designersdon’t call themselvesdesigners. Find them.
life/work/designall about interaction,communication and people.
Be proud of what youcan do TOGETHER.
don’t be a jerk.say hello.THX