How to be the best web designer in the world.

Presentation by @htmlboy and @martuishere at WebVisions Barcelona, on July 2015.

Transcript

1. How to be THE BEST 
 WEB DESIGNER in the world @htmlboy & @martuishere
2. How to be A GOOD
 WEB DESIGNER everyday
3. How to be A DECENT
 WEB DESIGNER most of the time
4. DEAL WITH
 WEB STUFF How to and still be kinda happy
6. Accounting. Finding clients. Talking to clients. Getting paid.
7. Frustration.
8. Why us?
9. swwweet.com
10. Web design is a 
 bumpy road.
11. So, what can we do?
12. Innovation. Constraints. Clients. Yourself.
13. INNOVATION Dealing with
15. Information Fatigue Syndrome
16. Poor concentration. Polyphasic behaviour. Hurry sickness. Pervasive hostility. Over stimulation. “Plugged in” compulsion. Good ol’ stress.
17. Let someone else do the hard work.
18. web-design-weekly.com
19. responsivedesignweekly.com
20. blog.javierusobiaga.com/the-web-weekly
21. Don’t read everything.
23. Paradox of Choice
24. flic.kr/p/dxKZiS
25. Only try one new thing 
 at a time.
26. Dedicate a few hours a week to self-improvement.
27. Go to conferences!
28. CONSTRAINTS Dealing with
29. Understand the limitations of the project.
30. How to research with a low budget?
31. Not all researches 
 are equal.
32. How do you test with a 
 low budget?
33. Test with strangers at coffee shops.
34. www.usertesting.com
35. How do you worry about performance with a 
 low budget?
36. flic.kr/p/cfQwL7
37. OpenDeviceLab.com
38. Ask your friends & family for old devices.
39. “I need a site similar to Amazon in 2 weeks. Can you do that?”
41. Time and budget constraints go both ways.
42. (Minimum Viable Product) MVP
43. (Minimum Decent Result) MDR
44. Make sure that the client 
 is on board with your 
 way of designing.
45. Don’t break your 
 design process.
46. CLIENTS Dealing with
47. How to find clients?
48. Cold email. Advertising. Partnerships. Referrals.
49. Put yourself out there. 
 Be active in the web design community.
50. Protect yourself at 
 all times.
51. gist.github.com/maban/6098135
52. Scope. Cancellation policies. Terms of payment. Liabilities.
53. Consider working in 
 design sprints.
54. the-pastry-box-project.net/andrew-clarke/2012-may-13
55. project sprint #1 sprint #2 sprint #3 sprint #4 sprint #5 sprint #6
56. sprint #1 sprint #2 sprint #3 work order invoice work order invoice work order invoice
57. But, how do you sell 
 this to clients?
58. Clients don’t usually have 
 a closed mindset.
59. Allow some room for flexibility.
60. project sprint #1 sprint #2 sprint #3 sprint #4 sprint #5 sprint #6
61. project sprint #1 sprint #2 sprint #3 sprint #4 sprint #5 sprint #6
62. YOURSELF Dealing with
63. Know what you like, and what you don’t like.
64. Delegate tasks.
65. flic.kr/p/8SfWMu
66. Hiring is not wasting.
67. Hating your job causes the same mental disorders as being unemployed.
68. Do not delegate your 
 main selling point.
69. Professional quality and ethical values must be 
 part of the MDR.
70. Don’t work (only) 
 for money.
71. stuffandnonsense.co.uk/ethics
72. You want to be proud of your work.
73. You want to not be ashamed of your work.
74. Working against your ethical values causes too much stress & frustration.
76. BETTER WEB
 DESIGNERS So, how do we try to be and enjoy ourselves?
78. HONEST Best thing is being with everything we do.
79. THANKS! @htmlboy & @martuishere