Going the extra mile in designing for the web
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The document discusses going the extra mile in web design. It argues that designers should go beyond the minimum requirements by adding extra details, experimenting with new technologies, and customizing aspects like fonts. Going the extra mile will make designers' work stand out, get them noticed, lead to more opportunities, and make clients happy. To do this, designers need to continuously learn, stay up to date on new developments, and find ways to experiment in their free time despite constraints like deadlines and budgets. The conclusion emphasizes that going the extra mile can make a difference and help designers do truly awesome work.
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Going the extra mile in designing for the web
- 1. Going the extra mile in designing for the web By Bert Timmermans Sola Lumina Captura : Along This Road Called Life
- 2. Bert Timmermans Master Student Communicatie Multimedia & Design Web designer / iPhone Developer / .... Mail: me@berttimmermans.com Twitter: @berttimmermans Website: http://www.berttimmermans.com Blog: http://www.visualdesigner.be PAST PRESENT FUTURE Your company ?
- 3. Going the extra mile in designing for the web WHAT? > WHY? > HOW? CONCLUSION
- 4. WHAT? Corey Templeton : The Question
- 5. “ There are no traffic jams along the extra mile ” ROGER STAUBACH
- 6. MacHeist http://www.macheist.com
- 7. Jason Santa Maria http://jasonsantamaria.com
- 8. Jason Santa Maria http://jasonsantamaria.com
- 9. Jason Santa Maria http://jasonsantamaria.com
- 10. Keypoint http://www.keypointapp.com
- 11. Keypoint http://www.keypointapp.com
- 12. Carsonified http://carsonified.com
- 13. Other possibilities ‣ New technologies ( Example: HTML5, CSS3, ...) ‣ Custom fonts ‣ Easter eggs ‣ Clean validated code ‣ Browser specific code ( Based on target group ) ‣ ...
- 14. WHY? happy-accidents-pr oductions : I bought another Mini today
- 15. Why ? ‣ Personal ambitions ‣ Clients will ! you ( Yes, this is good ) ‣ You will get noticed ‣ More opportunities ‣ ...
- 16. HOW? Maribel Lucatero : .0059
- 18. How ? ‣ Read, write & speak ‣ Stay up-to-date ( Twitter, RSS, ... ) ‣ Learning from others ‣ Go to meetups ( Not only design related ) ‣ Experiment and build stuff in your free time ‣ ...
- 19. ENVIRONMENT Deadlines Team Stress members YOU Budget ...
- 20. Motivating colleagues ‣ Communicate ! ‣ Show them the possibilities ‣ Educate them if needed ‣ Break the pattern ‣ Make time to experiment ‣ ...
- 21. CONCLUSION
- 22. CONCLUSION ‣ Make a difference ‣ Extra details set the quality of your work ‣ New technologies are your best friends ‣ Clients will ! you ‣ Just try to be AWESOME
- 23. Resources http://delicious.com/berttimmermans/goingtheextramile Fonts: Georgia - Nevis - Helvetica
- 24. THE END Or the start of something new