A brief presentation given at Refresh Philly's February 2009 event.
The presentation was created as a promotion of IndyHall Labs and our want for better Designer, Developer relations.
3. INDY HALL LABS
intends to be a collaborative of talent with the
core goal of removing boundaries. It is not just an
incubator for projects, but an incubator for its
members as individuals.
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4. INDY HALL LABS
• not just and incubator for projects but for individual talent
• abolish the “smartest kid syndrome”
• failure is encouraged as much as success
• diverse and interesting project scope
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5. INDY HALL LABS PROJECTS
iSepta
MultiFirefox RipIt
Two Guys On Beer
Multiplex
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6. SO YOU’RE A DESIGNER?
Where do you start?
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7. RESEARCH THE MEDIUM
• remember it is a program that needs to be used
• it needs to be used by a human being
• what are the limits of the medium
• ever changing environment
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8. GET OUT OF YOUR SHELL
• become a hands on creative director
• experiment with traditional techniques
• what are the leaders doing?
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13. WIREFRAMES GALORE
• helps gain an idea of an apps “pixel footprint”
• where does all the information go?
• type and content layout
• first step in your digital execution
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14. LEARN “SOME” CODE
• learn about the language’s limits
• research examples of short code in action
• build a library
• learn Terminal basics
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16. DEVELOPERS TOOLS
• are as diverse as ours
• less visual more code technical
• many different languages: (C, Cocoa, PHP,
Ruby, Adobe AIR)
• code is an art form
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21. DESIGNER TOOLS
• expand your tool box
• experiment with 3D
• sketch, sketch, sketch
• even if you are a master, still practice
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22. DESIGNER TECHNIQUES
• make a library of Symbols, Swatches, and Elements
• replicate other work for practice only
• stay informed through the community
• study, study, study
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23. DESIGNER TECHNIQUES
• be obsessive with organization
• optimize your files
• label everything
• share your work with others
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24. DESIGNER TOOLS
Old Friends
New Helpers
Interface Builder
Icon Composer xScope
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