Presented at WordCamp Kent, 2017
DESIGN IS DEADLong live..design!(WHY DOES EVERY WEBSITE LOOK THE SAME?)
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Hi, i’m @tappsPARTNER, DIRECTOR OF UX + CREATIVECORNERMARKET.MEDIA
Does this look familiar?
It..wasn’t..always this way
It..used to be..worse
It..used to be..worseBUT… WAS IT REALLY?
Websites looked different
So how’d we..get..here?
FrameworksONE:
Web 2.0hangoverTWO:(AKA “FLAT DESIGN”)
MoredevicesTHREE:
MoredistractionsFOUR:AND LESS TIME**at least we think we do
Trends &templatesFIVE:
What..can..we..do about..this?HERE’S SOME OF MY IDEAS…
EmbraceREAL WORLDELEMENTS
StrategizeAND ASK MOREQUESTIONS
Look..deeperSTUDY YOURSUBJECT
Step awayFROM THE COMPUTER
Take..up..ahobby
Stop abusingSTOCK PHOTOGRAPHY
Stop abusingSTOCK PHOTOGRAPHYWE ALL KNOW SHE DOESN’T WORK THERE…WE ALL KNOW SHE DOESN’T WORK THERE…
Break..freeFROM THE GRIDSOMETIMES YOU GOTTAA LITTLE
Lern..& experimentW/NEW TECHNOLOGIESAND TECHNIQUES
Think..biggerthan..pixelsTHE FUTURE ISSCREEN & SCREENLESS
Collaborate..& listenSTOP,
So.. back..to this
Better..already...
What..lovely..placeholder..text..you’ve..got..there...
For..pretty…
Carry..out..some..design..elements throughout
And so on..and so forth...
Questions ?? ?Any@TAPPS@TAPPS@THEREALTAPPSIAMTAPPS.COMCORNERMARKET.MEDIATHESE SLIDES CAN BE FOUND ATSPEAKERDECK.COM/TAPPSOr..things to add?