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The secret 
 life of comedy BY ESPEN BRUNBORG

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Genesis CHAPTER 1:

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ALL CHARACTERS AND EVENTS IN THIS STORY – EVEN THE ONES BASED ON REAL DEITIES – ARE ENTIRELY FICTIONAL. ALSO, THERE WILL BE A TINY BIT OF SWEARING.

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FIN

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The publishing machine CHAPTER 2:

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1. CMS

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2. Template

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Classic I

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Classic I Classic II

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3. Theme

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4. Content Sarcasm

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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

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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 “

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Problem Solution

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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 “

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And an increasingly aware, connected, and mutable audience is onto your cheap shit. They don’t want your cheap shit. –JOSHUA TOPOLSKY “

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They want the good shit. 
 And they will go to find it somewhere. Hell, they’ll 
 even pay for it. –JOSHUA TOPOLSKY “

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The good shit CHAPTER 3:

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Fast

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Fast Universal

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Fast Universal Intuitive

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Fast Universal Intuitive Invisible

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Fast Universal Intuitive Invisible User-centric

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Fast Universal Intuitive Invisible User-centric Scientific

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Fast Universal Intuitive Invisible User-centric Scientific Slow

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Fast Universal Intuitive Invisible User-centric Scientific Slow Individual

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Fast Universal Intuitive Invisible User-centric Scientific Slow Individual Surprising

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Fast Universal Intuitive Invisible User-centric Scientific Slow Individual Surprising Impressive

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Fast Universal Intuitive Invisible User-centric Scientific Slow Individual Surprising Impressive Visionary

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Fast Universal Intuitive Invisible User-centric Scientific Slow Individual Surprising Impressive Visionary Artistic

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Fast Universal Intuitive Invisible User-centric Scientific Slow Individual Surprising Impressive Visionary Artistic VS

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Utility Beauty VS

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Science Art VS

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Convention Expression VS

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The challenge for us might be to replace those ‘vs’ with ‘and’. Convention AND expression. No need for the pendulum to swing so violently. –MARK BOULTON “

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Convention Science Utility Expression Art Beauty &

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Music & Comedy CHAPTER 4:

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Jeff Greenspan ARTIST AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR

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Expectation & Reward

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Storytelling strikes a balance between meeting expectations and breaking expectations.

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SETUP CONFRONTATION RESOLUTION

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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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A good designer knows how to tell 
 a good story.

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Music Comedy &

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UX Usability Performance Pattern libraries Styleguides Music {

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Music {Templates Metrics Predictability UX Usability Performance Pattern libraries Styleguides Consistency Design systems Functionality

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Personality Difference Friction Confidence Random Comedy {

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Beauty Surprise Humour Personality Difference Friction Confidence Random Unpredictability Emotion Complexity Comedy {

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Comedy is friction.

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Comedy is random.

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Comedy is difference.

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Comedy is humour.

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When is comedy appropriate?

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Comedy helps you 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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Thou shalt not defineth thy line-height in pixels. I

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Thou shalt not make thy pages scroll infinitely. II

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Thou shalt not taketh the name of the Lord, Performance, in vain. III

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Thou shalt beginneth 
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Thou shalt not covet the 
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Thou shalt not put important shit below the fold. VI

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Thou shalt not worship the carousel of false idols. VI

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So what do we do? –PETER VENKMAN “

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I’M BORED WITH WHAT PASSES FOR WEB DESIGN THESE DAYS. SHOW ME SOMETHING INTERESTING GOD DAMMIT! –ANDY CLARKE “

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Boring = less money.

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Everyone celebrated it creatively. What gets talked about less is how effective it was from a business point of view … the return on investment was three times the normal level. –PHIL RUMBOL, CADBURY’S “

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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

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At McDonald’s we’ve seen ROI 54% higher with creative that wins Cannes Lions than creative that doesn’t. – MATT BIESPIEL, MCDONALD’S “

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Creatively awarded campaigns generate 11x more market share growth than non-creatively awarded campaigns. – ALEXIS NASARD, HEINEKEN “

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There’s more to it than design systems, style guides and performance. #ACTUALPROTIP

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