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Design Minded
Development
The work, dress and concepts displayed within are the property of Austin Bales or others. Some or all rights reserved.
Austin Robert Bales
arbales
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do.com
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Design Minded
Development
The work, dress and concepts displayed within are the property of Austin Bales or others. Some or all rights reserved.
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Good designers and good developers
have a lot in common.
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“
What is it that makes it what it is?
”
Karen Moyer
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DESIGN IS PROCESS
from an existing state – to a preferred one
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DEVELOPMENT IS PROCESS
from a concept – to a functioning system
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PATTERNS
SIMPLICITY
CLARITY & DRYNESS
The Commonalities
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LABELS!?
(DANGEROUS COMPLIMENTS)
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UNICORN / NINJA
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NINJAS THROW STARS,
THEY DON’T WRITE CODE.
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YOU CAN BE A TOO
DON’T PLACE PEOPLE ON PEDESTALS
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LEARNING
Steps for
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What do you want to Build?
The Build icon is a trademark of Andy McMillan.
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How can I realize an idea?
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Start somewhere, somehow.
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Iterate
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Gradually aim to solve
more complex problems.
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PATTERNS
SIMPLICITY
CLARITY & DRYNESS
The Commonalities
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PATTERNS
No. 1
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Good product design incorporates a number
of timeless principles for human-computer
interaction.
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“The Philosophy of UI Design: Fundamental Principles”
OS X Human Interface Guidelines
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-‐ (void) setupVolumeView {
NSView *volumeView = [NSView initialize];
[volumeView setDelegate: self];
}
song = Song.new
song.name = "Ocean Man"
song.artist = Artist.where(name: 'Ween').first
song.save
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In Design
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Art & Technology Lectures presents…
Richard L. Gregory
The Peculiarity of Pictures
7pm on November 31, 2007
Margaret Morrison Carnegie Hall
5232 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh
Admission Free
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Art & Technology Lectures presents…
Richard L. Gregory
The Peculiarity of Pictures
7pm on November 31, 2007
Margaret Morrison Carnegie Hall
5232 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh
Admission Free
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Art & Technology Lectures presents…
Richard L. Gregory
The Peculiarity of Pictures
7pm on November 31, 2007
Margaret Morrison Carnegie Hall
5232 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh
Admission Free
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Art & Technology Lectures presents…
Richard L. Gregory
The Peculiarity of Pictures
7pm on November 31, 2007
Margaret Morrison Carnegie Hall
5232 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh
Admission Free
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SIMPLICITY
No. 2
Contains quotations and excepts from…
The Laws of Simplicity by John Maeda
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“
Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious,
and adding the meaningful.
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The Laws of Simplicity by John Maeda
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In Code
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“Subviews” in Backbone
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Album art from Up From Below.
Copyright Vagrant Records.
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Control View
Volume View
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render: function(){
this.$el.html(Warble.templates.controls());
volumeEl = this.$("[data-‐region='volumeControls']");
this.volumeView = new Warble.Views.VolumeControl({
el: volumeEl,
currentVolume: this.model.get('currentVolume')
});
this.volumeView.render();
this.volumeView.on('change:volume', this.changeVolume())
}
warble_control_view.js
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render: function(){
this.$el.html(Warble.templates.controls());
volumeEl = this.$("[data-‐region='volumeControls']");
this.volumeView = new Warble.Views.VolumeControl({
el: volumeEl,
currentVolume: this.model.get('currentVolume')
});
this.volumeView.render();
this.volumeView.on('change:volume', this.changeVolume())
}
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render: function(){
this.$el.html(Warble.templates.controls());
volumeEl = this.$("[data-‐region='volumeControls']");
this.volumeView = new Warble.Views.VolumeControl({
el: volumeEl,
currentVolume: this.model.get('currentVolume')
});
this.volumeView.render();
this.volumeView.on('change:volume', this.changeVolume())
}
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render: function(){
this.$el.html(Warble.templates.controls());
volumeEl = this.$("[data-‐region='volumeControls']");
this.volumeView = new Warble.Views.VolumeControl({
el: volumeEl,
currentVolume: this.model.get('currentVolume')
});
this.volumeView.render();
this.volumeView.on('change:volume', this.changeVolume())
}
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Render
Initialize
Render
Bind Events
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“Subviews” in Ember
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{{view Warble.VolumeControlView}}
control_view.hbs
Warble.JukeboxController = Ember.ObjectController.extend({
volumeChanged: function(e) {}
});
jukebox_controller.coffee
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{{view Warble.VolumeControlView}}
Warble.JukeboxController = Ember.ObjectController.extend({
volumeChanged: function(e) {}
});
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{{view Warble.VolumeControlView}}
Warble.JukeboxController = Ember.ObjectController.extend({
volumeChanged: function(e) {}
});
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1. Specify a Subview
(2. Customize)
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Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious,
and adding the meaningful.
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In User Interfaces
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Adding Contacts & Subscribers
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“Mentions” in Do, Facebook, etc.
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Simplify UI by designing for
user behavior.
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CLARITY
No. 3
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In User Interfaces
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Microsoft Word
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46 WIDGETS
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Pages
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23 WIDGETS
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Reduce.
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In Code
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Gob Bluth
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Gob Bluth
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Don’t repeat yourself.
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{{constructAvatar user size=32}}
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{{constructAvatar user size=48}}
{{constructAvatar user size=80 style="rounded"}}
{{constructAvatar user size=32 guest=true}}
{{#constructAvatar user size=32 wrapper="uploader"}}
{{/constructAvatar}}
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Uniform tag construction
Consistent image sizes!
Documented options
Easy-to-Update
Forget forgetting alt, title, etc.
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Keep it DRY
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Good designers and good developers
have a lot in common.
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Have a great day.
arbales