PASSION
Build 2009 Tim
Van
Damme
/
@maxvoltar

MY MISSION TODAY
What I’ll be talking about

MY MISSION TODAY
Why
should
you
be
more
passionate?
How
to
be
more
passionate
about
your
job
Tips
on
how
to
share
your
passion
★ With
other
designers
★ With
clients
★ With
the
world

WHY?
Why should you be more passionate?

WHY?
You’re
in
for
the
long
run
You
get
to
see
the
bigger
picture
It
only
gets
easier
Higher
quality
work

YOU
Yes, I’m talking about you!

YOU
All
work
no
play...

YOU
All work no play...
Side
projects

Prettify by
Garrett
Murray

Art in my Coffee! by
Jina
Bolton
&
Meagan
Fisher

“Ye olde bird” by
Elliot
Jay
Stocks

WallSwaps by
Erskine
Design

Carbonmade

YOU
All work no play...
Side
projects
Redesign
things
just
for
pleasure

iTunes Store Redesign

YOU
All work no play...
Side
projects
Redesign
things
just
for
pleasure
Do
free
work

24ways

YOU
All work no play...
Side
projects
Redesign
things
just
for
pleasure
Do
free
work
Earning
something
extra

IconShoppe by
Dan
Cederholm

YOU
All
work
no
play...
Push

YOU
Push
Keep
learning
★ New
technologies
★ Stay
on
top
of
new
trends
★ Software
Try
to
do
better,
every
day
★ Never
be
satisLied

“
You're
doing
something
wrong
if
you
can't
look
at
your
work
from
a
year
ago
and
feel
you
could
have
done
better.
Kyle
Meyer

YOU
Push
Keep
learning
★ New
technologies
★ Stay
on
top
of
new
trends
★ Software
Try
to
do
better,
every
day
★ Never
be
satisLied
★ What
can
I
improve?

YOU
All
work
no
play...
Push
Love/Hate

YOU
Love/Hate
How
to
get
projects
you
love
doing?

YOU
Love/Hate
How
to
get
projects
you
love
doing?
Show
off
the
kind
of
projects
you
like
Contact
people
who’s
website
you’d
like
to
redesign

Atebits

YOU
Love/Hate
How
to
get
projects
you
love
doing?
Show
off
projects
you
love
doing
Contact
people
who’s
website
you’d
like
to
redesign
Specialize
★ A
certain
style
★ A
certain
audience

YOU
Love/Hate
How
to
get
projects
you
love
doing?
How
to
work
on
projects
you
don’t
like
doing?

YOU
Love/Hate
How
to
work
on
projects
you
don’t
like
doing?
Look
for
little
things
you
can
improve
Divide
projects
in
small
bits,
and
attack
one
part
at
a
time
Even
boring
projects
pay
your
rent
Grow
a
pair

YOU
Love/Hate
How
to
get
projects
you
love
doing?
How
to
work
on
projects
you
don’t
like
doing?
Forward
projects
you’re
unable
to
accept
Allow
yourself
to
be
jealous

Brokers Direct by
Sam
Brown

Ligature, Loop & Stem by
Luke
Dorny
&
Scott
Boms

Bobulate by
Jason
Santa
Maria

31Three by
Jesse
Bennett-­Chamberlain

For A Beautiful Web by
Andy
Clarke

For A Beautiful Web by
Andy
Clarke

LittleSnapper by
Realmac
Software

YOU
Love/Hate
How
to
get
projects
you
love
doing?
How
to
work
on
projects
you
don’t
like
doing?
Forward
projects
you’re
unable
to
accept
Allow
yourself
to
be
jealous

YOU
All
work
no
play...
Push
Love/Hate
You’re
only
human

YOU
You’re only human
Don’t
wear
a
suit
Share
an
ofLice
space

10to1 of:ice

YOU
You’re only human
Don’t
wear
a
suit
Share
an
ofLice
space
Collaborate
The
long
run
Prepare
to
fail

INTERMEZZO
How to eat a banana like a monkey

somedirection
on
YouTube

OTHER DESIGNERS
Sharing passion for design across borders

OTHER DESIGNERS
Teach

OTHER DESIGNERS
Teach
Local
schools
Adult
education
Barcamps/Conferences

OTHER DESIGNERS
Teach
Not
only
is
teaching
others
the
right
thing
to
do,
it’s
also
very
satisfying.

OTHER DESIGNERS
Teach
Blog

OTHER DESIGNERS
Blog
Experiences
Things
that
fascinate
you
Tips
&
tricks
Behind
the
scenes
of
projects
...

OTHER DESIGNERS
Teach
Blog
Write

OTHER DESIGNERS
Write
For
online
magazines
For
print
magazines
For
other
blogs

OTHER DESIGNERS
Teach
Blog
Write
Be
approachable
★ Twitter
★ Email
★ Instant
messaging

OTHER DESIGNERS
There’s
a
new
generation
of
designers
learning
the
craft
at
school
or
on
their
own
as
we
speak.
We
are
responsible
for
them.
Let
them
know
they’re
not
alone,
and
that
designers
support
each
other
through
thick
and
thin.
The
future
of
webdesign
lies
in
our
hands.

CLIENTS
Making clients more passionate about you

CLIENTS
How
do
we
calculate
what
we
charge?

WEBSITE

WEBSITE
=
£500?
€500?
$500?
500

PAGE
PAGE PAGE
PAGE PAGE

WEBSITE
=
PPP * N

1 PAGE THE REST
CREATIVE WORK LABOR

WEBSITE
=
?

CLIENTS
How
do
we
calculate
what
we
charge?
What
is
possible
with
a
small
budget?
What’s
the
importance
of
usability,
accessibility,
user
testing...?
Let
them
know
you’re
taking
care
of
their
baby
There’s
no
reason
to
work
with
bad
apples

OTHERS
Friends, family... (non-techies)
No,
not
Fucking
Lost.

OTHERS
Explain
what
you
do
in
a
language
they
understand
Give
examples
with
services
they
use
(Facebook,
Gmail...)

CONCLUSION
Almost done...

“
Be
passionate
about
what
you
do.
If
you’re
not
passionate
about
design,
or
development,
do
us
all
a
favor
and
start
doing
something
else.
Passion
can
lead
to
greatness.
Noah
Stokes

CONCLUSION
The
web
is
blooming
Everyone’s
able
to
make
a
decent
living
Have
passion,
have
fun,
enjoy
the
ride

THANK YOU

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Big
thanks
to
@tomklaasen,
@roanlavery,
@standardistas
(Chris
&
Nicklas),
@sambrown,
@carywood,
@goodonpaper
(Andy
Good),
@andybudd,
@gwenfey...