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Become a Better Designer with Side Projects - Blend Conf

Tim Smith
September 06, 2013

Become a Better Designer with Side Projects - Blend Conf

Tim Smith

September 06, 2013
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  1. Become a Better Designer
    with Side Projects

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  2. Hi! I’m Tim Smith
    Designer, Broadcaster & Coffee Addict
    ttimsmith.com · @ttimsmith

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  8. I Have A Lot
    of Side Projects

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  9. Each of Them
    Have a Purpose

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  10. Today’s Agenda

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  11. Today’s Agenda
    • Why did I start these side projects?

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  12. Today’s Agenda
    • Why did I start these side projects?
    • How they’ve helped me develop skills

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  13. Today’s Agenda
    • Why did I start these side projects?
    • How they’ve helped me develop skills
    • Why it’s important for you to have a side project

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  14. Today’s Agenda
    • Why did I start these side projects?
    • How they’ve helped me develop skills
    • Why it’s important for you to have a side project
    • Trust falls

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  15. The East Wing

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  17. My learning had gone stale

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  18. My learning had gone stale
    work sucked

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  19. My learning had gone stale
    work sucked
    job sucked

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  20. The East Wing Saved Me

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  21. Tim Likes to Teach

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  22. Anyone Can Learn

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  23. Sounded Like a Fun Idea

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  24. $$$$$$$

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  25. What I’ve Learned

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  26. Content with
    Lots of Personality
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  27. I Stalk My Guests

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  28. Not Like This

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  29. Have a genuine interest

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  30. Create Something
    You Can Be Proud of.
    The Audience Will Follow

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  31. Use Time Wisely
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  32. Time Management?
    Whaaaaaaaa??

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  33. Don’t Waste Time
    Spend it on Things
    That are Worth It

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  34. For Me

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  36. My family

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  37. My family
    faith

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  38. My family
    faith
    friends

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  39. My family
    faith
    friends
    work

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  40. Push the Limits
    of Your Knowledge
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  41. Hi! I’m a Designer! I’m
    addicted to Photoshop,
    but I’m scared of code.
    —A Lot of Designers

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  42. You Cannot Reach
    Your Potential Without
    Knowledge of the Medium
    (aka The Browser)

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  43. Decide In the Browser.
    —Chris Coyier

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  44. Everyone Has Their Limit

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  46. How Do I get on iTunes?

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  47. How Do I get on iTunes?
    create an iTunes
    Feed?

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  48. How Do I get on iTunes?
    create an iTunes
    Feed?
    create a member
    system?

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  49. I Know Enough To Be
    Dangerous

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  50. Why
    Have a Side Project?

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  51. You’ll Be More
    Valuable to Companies

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  52. You Can Help Other People

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  53. Make Great Friends

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  54. These Things Make You a
    Better Designer

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  55. Thank You!
    ttimsmith.com · @ttimsmith

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