Become a Better Designer with Side Projects - Blend Conf

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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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