How to be the best web designer in the world.

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How to be THE BEST   WEB DESIGNER in the world @htmlboy & @martuishere

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How to be A GOOD  WEB DESIGNER everyday

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How to be A DECENT  WEB DESIGNER most of the time

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DEAL WITH  WEB STUFF How to and still be kinda happy

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Accounting. Finding clients. Talking to clients. Getting paid.

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Frustration.

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Why us?

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swwweet.com

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Web design is a   bumpy road.

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So, what can we do?

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Innovation. Constraints. Clients. Yourself.

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INNOVATION Dealing with

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Information Fatigue Syndrome

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Poor concentration. Polyphasic behaviour. Hurry sickness. Pervasive hostility. Over stimulation. “Plugged in” compulsion. Good ol’ stress.

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Let someone else do the hard work.

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web-design-weekly.com

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responsivedesignweekly.com

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blog.javierusobiaga.com/the-web-weekly

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Don’t read everything.

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Paradox of Choice

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ﬂic.kr/p/dxKZiS

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Only try one new thing   at a time.

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Dedicate a few hours a week to self-improvement.

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Go to conferences!

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CONSTRAINTS Dealing with

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Understand the limitations of the project.

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How to research with a low budget?

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Not all researches   are equal.

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How do you test with a   low budget?

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Test with strangers at coffee shops.

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www.usertesting.com

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How do you worry about performance with a   low budget?

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ﬂic.kr/p/cfQwL7

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OpenDeviceLab.com

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Ask your friends & family for old devices.

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“I need a site similar to Amazon in 2 weeks. Can you do that?”

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Time and budget constraints go both ways.

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(Minimum Viable Product) MVP

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(Minimum Decent Result) MDR

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Make sure that the client   is on board with your   way of designing.

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Don’t break your   design process.

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CLIENTS Dealing with

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How to ﬁnd clients?

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Cold email. Advertising. Partnerships. Referrals.

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Put yourself out there.   Be active in the web design community.

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Protect yourself at   all times.

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gist.github.com/maban/6098135

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Scope. Cancellation policies. Terms of payment. Liabilities.

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Consider working in   design sprints.

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the-pastry-box-project.net/andrew-clarke/2012-may-13

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project sprint #1 sprint #2 sprint #3 sprint #4 sprint #5 sprint #6

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sprint #1 sprint #2 sprint #3 work order invoice work order invoice work order invoice

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But, how do you sell   this to clients?

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Clients don’t usually have   a closed mindset.

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Allow some room for ﬂexibility.

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project sprint #1 sprint #2 sprint #3 sprint #4 sprint #5 sprint #6

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project sprint #1 sprint #2 sprint #3 sprint #4 sprint #5 sprint #6

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YOURSELF Dealing with

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Know what you like, and what you don’t like.

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Delegate tasks.

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ﬂic.kr/p/8SfWMu

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Hiring is not wasting.

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Hating your job causes the same mental disorders as being unemployed.

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Do not delegate your   main selling point.

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Professional quality and ethical values must be   part of the MDR.

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Don’t work (only)   for money.

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stuffandnonsense.co.uk/ethics

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You want to be proud of your work.

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You want to not be ashamed of your work.

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Working against your ethical values causes too much stress & frustration.

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BETTER WEB  DESIGNERS So, how do we try to be and enjoy ourselves?

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HONEST Best thing is being with everything we do.

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THANKS! @htmlboy & @martuishere