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Creative Career Day

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August 10, 2016
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Creative Career Day

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

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Ray Hightower

August 10, 2016

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Transcript

  1. Creative Career Day Chicago, IL, USA Wednesday, August 10, 2016

    Design Development Business Web { + IoT

  2. RayHightower.com

  3. Design Development Business Web {

  4. Design is not just what [a product] looks like and

    feels like. Design is how it works. -Steve Jobs

  5. Responsive Design

  6. None
  7. None
  8. None
  9. None

  10. User Experience Design (UXD)

  11. It just works.

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

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

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

  15. None

  16. A user interface is like a joke. If you have

    to explain it, then it’s not that good.

  17. Design Development Business Web {

  18. Ruby on Rails

  19. Why Ruby on Rails?

  20. Why Ruby on Rails?

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

    fewer errors.

  22. Design Development Business Web {

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


    
 Be the tweezers.
  24. None

  25. Kenya, IoT, & M-Pesa

  26. None
  27. None
  28. None
  29. None
  30. None

  31. Sent.

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

  33. None

  34. “I thought if I can't go to the hacker school,

    let me try to bring the school to me.” @NjeriChelimo

  35. “I thought if I can't go to the hacker school,

    let me try to bring the school to me.” 
 -@NjeriChelimo

  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

  37. What’s next?

  38. Design Development Business Web { + IoT

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

  40. None
  41. None
  42. None
  43. None
  44. None
  45. None

  46. Dr. Mae Jemison
 http://www.drmae.com

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

  48. Start here. Start now.

  49. Start with a project that you care about.

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

  51. None
  52. None

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

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

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

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

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