Build 2009 - Passion

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

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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

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

Slides: slideshare.net/maxvoltar Links: delicious.com/maxvoltar/buildconf timvandamme.com “maxvoltar” on maxvoltar.com networks where madebyelephant.com available. Big thanks to @tomklaasen, @roanlavery, @standardistas (Chris & Nicklas), @sambrown, @carywood, @goodonpaper (Andy Good), @andybudd, @gwenfey...

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