Future of Design Now with Michael Surtees

Slide 1: Hi michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 2: Talk Time Line: After Randy Asked me My History NYC Renegade DesignNotes michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 3: Talk Time Line: After Renegade My History NYC Renegade Continuing DesignNotes my Career michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 4: Talk Time Line: Things Change Quickly My History NYC Renegade Hillman Curtis DesignNotes michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 5: Talk Time Line: Things Change Even More... My History NYC DesignNotes michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 6: The Future of Design: Now Being adaptive when there’s no rules michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 7: Who is Michael Surtees? · Born in Saskatoon · High School: Walter Murray · College: Medicine Hat College, Visual Communication · University: University of Alberta, Visual Communication Design · GDC: Student Rep, VP of Education, Chapter President, National VP of Communication* · MADE in Edmonton: Vice President, Board Member at Large · Edmonton: Hotspur Studios, Kyle Loranger Design, Matrikon, NAIT · NYC: Renegade, Hillman Curtis* · Blog: www.DesignNotes.info *too short to mention but is an interesting footnote michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 8: Getting to NYC michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 9: Leaving Edmonton for NYC michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 10: Alberta North GDC: A platform to learn and develop michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 11: Alberta North GDC: A platform to learn and develop michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 12: Happy Accidents - Where’s the information? michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 13: Recreate the small type w/ a stencil michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 14: Reprint w/ spray paint x100 michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 15: The poster in its natural environment michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 16: The blog post that changed everything michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 17: Networking story in Unlimited Magazine michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 18: Fun times at Renegade michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 19: Moving into a bigger space in Chelsea Market michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 20: Renegade: Panasonic Support Redesign michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 25: www.DesignNotes.info - test lab for exploration “game changers map out future opportunities by exploring the interplay between their current know-how and potential new applications for it in a changing world” + Kevin McCullagh http://www.core77.com/reactor/07.07_flux.asp michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 26: Trying to understand my blog myself... michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 27: www.DesignNotes.info before the fold michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 28: www.DesignNotes.info after the fold michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 29: Each post starts differently, but there’s a pattern michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 30: After flickr it lands on the top of www.DesignNotes.info michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 31: If someone else likes it, they mention it too michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 32: But how do I know that anyone is looking? michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 33: Other Tools michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 34: Collecting Ideas, guidelines and turning it into something 1. Keep an open mind, don’t be that expert that isn’t open to new ways of doing things. 2. Mistakes - they’re going to happen. Don’t get caught up in being so tight to be perfect, it will strangle any good idea that may come out. 3. If in doubt, use helvetica. 4. Carry a digital camera at all times. 5a. Say thank you. 5b. Exercise 6. Do something everyday that scares you. 7. Karma can bite you in the ass if you’re not careful, so try to treat people the way you’d want to be treated. 8. Blog, and blog often - you can never guess where or what something will lead to. michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 35: Published in New York Magazine michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 36: Comparing street and advertising work michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 40: Making a story from the story michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 41: Additional images that didn’t make the cut michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 44: AIGA Wooster Collective Walk - background Info michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 45: The book review that almost comes... michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 46: Books on the wall michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 47: What if no one came to www.DesignNotes.info? Blogging is not only a publishing tool, but a way to learn. It’s important to write about what you want, that way if no one comes you’re still getting something out of it. + Michael Surtees michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 48: Talking about what interests me michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 49: Taking it a step further: Interview interesting people michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 50: Taking pictures of interesting Design: Swich michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 53: Things happen - you meet them, interview next michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 54: Some things aren’t stories though michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 55: Manhattanhenge michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 56: Over and under kill michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 57: Story vs corporate speak michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 58: Coming from the heart michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 59: Why should you care about a shoe? michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 60: Participating michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 61: What’s with the typography? michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 62: Old and new - no explanation of address... michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 63: Another issue michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 64: Expect the unexpected michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 65: Expect the unexpected: most hit page??? michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 66: Expect the unexpected: some companies are watching michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 67: Expect the unexpected: more about shoes michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 68: Expect the unexpected: backing it up michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 69: Expect the unexpected: thumb tacks michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 70: Looking for a pattern... michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 71: Living in NYC: from the apartment michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 72: Living in NYC: walking tours about typography michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 75: Living in NYC: Book openings michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 76: Living in NYC: 11 Spring Street michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 77: Living in NYC: 11 Spring Street michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 78: Living in NYC: Daniel Rozin michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 79: Living in NYC: Likemind michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 80: Living in NYC: Likemind michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 81: Living in NYC: 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds each michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 82: Living in NYC: 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds each michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 83: Living in NYC: Storefront for Art and Architecture michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 84: Living in NYC: WGDFC 2006 michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 85: Living in NYC: more art and technology michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 86: Almost finished: A couple new things keeping me interested michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 87: Sharing the story before it’s live, then making it last michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 88: WIFI! michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 89: What is next?!? michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 90: Music online michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 91: area/code michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 92: area/code continued from years ago michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 93: Talking about www.lunchstudio.blogspot.com/ michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 94: Personal Google Maps michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 95: Aggregates michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 96: Things to consider Design Matters Podcast www.sterlingbrands.com/DesignMatters.html Everything is Miscellaneous http://www.everythingismiscellaneous.com/ CBC Spark and Search Engine http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting/ Swissmiss http://swissmiss.typepad.com/ PSFK http://www.psfk.com/ Michael Surtees www.designnotes.info and http://del.icio.us/Michael_Surtees michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 97: One more thing “the more intelligent you are, the more frightened you are” + overheard in a lecture... michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

Slide 98: Thanks! Please say hello if you’re in NYC michael@michaelsurtees.com www.designnotes.info A pdf of this talk will be available at DesignNotes.info michael surtees | www.designnotes.info

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