Creative Career Day

Presentation for Creative Career Day for high school students. Delivered on August 10, 2016.

Transcript

1. Creative Career Day
   Chicago, IL, USA
   Wednesday, August 10, 2016
   Design
   Development
   Business
   Web
   {
   + IoT
   

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2. RayHightower.com
   

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3. Design
   Development
   Business
   Web
   {
   

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4. Design is not just
   what [a product]
   looks like and feels
   like. Design is how it
   works.
   -Steve Jobs
   

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5. Responsive Design
   

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10. User Experience Design
    (UXD)
    

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11. It just works.
    

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12. http://venomousporridge.com/post/53373498588/look-and-feel
    

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13. http://venomousporridge.com/post/53373498588/look-and-feel
    

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14. http://map.ipviking.com/
    

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16. A user interface is like
    a joke. If you have to
    explain it, then it’s not
    that good.
    

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17. Design
    Development
    Business
    Web
    {
    

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18. Ruby on Rails
    

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19. Why Ruby on Rails?
    

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20. Why Ruby on Rails?
    

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21. Why Ruby on Rails?
    •More work.
    •In less time.
    •With fewer errors.
    

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22. Design
    Development
    Business
    Web
    {
    

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23. Opportunities exist
    throughout the nooks and
    crannies of our economy.

    

    Be the tweezers.
    

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25. Kenya,
    IoT,
    & M-Pesa
    

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31. Sent.
    

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32. Meizu
    Android Phone
    w/8 cores!!!
    

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34. “I thought if I can't go
    to the hacker school,
    let me try to bring
    the school to me.”
    @NjeriChelimo
    

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35. “I thought if I can't go
    to the hacker school,
    let me try to bring the
    school to me.” 

    -@NjeriChelimo
    

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36. If it’s a good idea,
    go ahead and do it.
    It’s much easier to
    apologize than to
    ask for permission.
    -Grace Hopper
    

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37. What’s next?
    

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38. Design
    Development
    Business
    Web
    {
    + IoT
    

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39. Gartner Hype Cycle
    Image by Jeremy Kemp
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gartner_Hype_Cycle.svg
    

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46. Dr. Mae Jemison

    http://www.drmae.com
    

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47. http://www.redicecreations.com/article.php?id=18148
    

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48. Start here.
    Start now.
    

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49. Start with a
    project that you
    care about.
    

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50. Learn how
    to learn.
    Try stuff.
    Break stuff.
    

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53. http://www.hdwallpapersinn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013-Lamborghini-Gallardo-Lp-570-4.jpg
    

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54. http://www.caranddriver.com/news/lamborghini-aventador-lp720-4-50-anniversario-photos-and-info-news
    

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55. http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/exotic/1312_2015_lamborghini_huracan_first_look/
    

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56. http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/exotic/1312_2015_lamborghini_huracan_first_look/
    

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57. Design
    Development
    Business
    Web
    {
    Thanks!
    RayHightower.com
    + IoT
    

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