Future of Design Now with Michael Surtees

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1. Slide 1: Hi michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
2. Slide 2: Talk Time Line: After Randy Asked me My History NYC Renegade DesignNotes michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
3. Slide 3: Talk Time Line: After Renegade My History NYC Renegade Continuing DesignNotes my Career michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
4. Slide 4: Talk Time Line: Things Change Quickly My History NYC Renegade Hillman Curtis DesignNotes michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
5. Slide 5: Talk Time Line: Things Change Even More... My History NYC DesignNotes michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
6. Slide 6: The Future of Design: Now Being adaptive when there’s no rules michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
7. 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
8. Slide 8: Getting to NYC michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
9. Slide 9: Leaving Edmonton for NYC michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
10. Slide 10: Alberta North GDC: A platform to learn and develop michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
11. Slide 11: Alberta North GDC: A platform to learn and develop michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
12. Slide 12: Happy Accidents - Where’s the information? michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
13. Slide 13: Recreate the small type w/ a stencil michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
14. Slide 14: Reprint w/ spray paint x100 michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
15. Slide 15: The poster in its natural environment michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
16. Slide 16: The blog post that changed everything michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
17. Slide 17: Networking story in Unlimited Magazine michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
18. Slide 18: Fun times at Renegade michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
19. Slide 19: Moving into a bigger space in Chelsea Market michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
20. Slide 20: Renegade: Panasonic Support Redesign michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
21. Slide 21: Renegade: Panasonic Support Redesign michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
22. Slide 22: Renegade: Panasonic Support Redesign michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
23. Slide 23: Renegade: Panasonic Support Redesign michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
24. Slide 24: Renegade: Panasonic Support Redesign michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
25. 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
26. Slide 26: Trying to understand my blog myself... michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
27. Slide 27: www.DesignNotes.info before the fold michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
28. Slide 28: www.DesignNotes.info after the fold michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
29. Slide 29: Each post starts differently, but there’s a pattern michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
30. Slide 30: After flickr it lands on the top of www.DesignNotes.info michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
31. Slide 31: If someone else likes it, they mention it too michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
32. Slide 32: But how do I know that anyone is looking? michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
33. Slide 33: Other Tools michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
34. 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
35. Slide 35: Published in New York Magazine michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
36. Slide 36: Comparing street and advertising work michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
37. Slide 37: Comparing street and advertising work michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
38. Slide 38: Comparing street and advertising work michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
39. Slide 39: Comparing street and advertising work michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
40. Slide 40: Making a story from the story michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
41. Slide 41: Additional images that didn’t make the cut michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
42. Slide 42: Additional images that didn’t make the cut michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
43. Slide 43: Additional images that didn’t make the cut michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
44. Slide 44: AIGA Wooster Collective Walk - background Info michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
45. Slide 45: The book review that almost comes... michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
46. Slide 46: Books on the wall michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
47. 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
48. Slide 48: Talking about what interests me michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
49. Slide 49: Taking it a step further: Interview interesting people michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
50. Slide 50: Taking pictures of interesting Design: Swich michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
51. Slide 51: Taking pictures of interesting Design: Swich michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
52. Slide 52: Taking pictures of interesting Design: Swich michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
53. Slide 53: Things happen - you meet them, interview next michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
54. Slide 54: Some things aren’t stories though michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
55. Slide 55: Manhattanhenge michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
56. Slide 56: Over and under kill michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
57. Slide 57: Story vs corporate speak michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
58. Slide 58: Coming from the heart michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
59. Slide 59: Why should you care about a shoe? michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
60. Slide 60: Participating michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
61. Slide 61: What’s with the typography? michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
62. Slide 62: Old and new - no explanation of address... michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
63. Slide 63: Another issue michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
64. Slide 64: Expect the unexpected michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
65. Slide 65: Expect the unexpected: most hit page??? michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
66. Slide 66: Expect the unexpected: some companies are watching michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
67. Slide 67: Expect the unexpected: more about shoes michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
68. Slide 68: Expect the unexpected: backing it up michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
69. Slide 69: Expect the unexpected: thumb tacks michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
70. Slide 70: Looking for a pattern... michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
71. Slide 71: Living in NYC: from the apartment michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
72. Slide 72: Living in NYC: walking tours about typography michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
73. Slide 73: Living in NYC: walking tours about typography michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
74. Slide 74: Living in NYC: walking tours about typography michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
75. Slide 75: Living in NYC: Book openings michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
76. Slide 76: Living in NYC: 11 Spring Street michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
77. Slide 77: Living in NYC: 11 Spring Street michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
78. Slide 78: Living in NYC: Daniel Rozin michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
79. Slide 79: Living in NYC: Likemind michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
80. Slide 80: Living in NYC: Likemind michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
81. Slide 81: Living in NYC: 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds each michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
82. Slide 82: Living in NYC: 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds each michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
83. Slide 83: Living in NYC: Storefront for Art and Architecture michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
84. Slide 84: Living in NYC: WGDFC 2006 michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
85. Slide 85: Living in NYC: more art and technology michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
86. Slide 86: Almost finished: A couple new things keeping me interested michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
87. Slide 87: Sharing the story before it’s live, then making it last michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
88. Slide 88: WIFI! michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
89. Slide 89: What is next?!? michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
90. Slide 90: Music online michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
91. Slide 91: area/code michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
92. Slide 92: area/code continued from years ago michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
93. Slide 93: Talking about www.lunchstudio.blogspot.com/ michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
94. Slide 94: Personal Google Maps michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
95. Slide 95: Aggregates michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
96. 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
97. Slide 97: One more thing “the more intelligent you are, the more frightened you are” + overheard in a lecture... michael surtees | www.designnotes.info
98. 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