2. h e llllo, I ’ m
@ m i c h a e l S u rt e e s
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3. overview
1. The blog
2. Repeat, repeat, repeat
3. Agile
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4. the
blog
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5. why i blog
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6. why I blog
I DO IT FOR MYSELF
There’s no huge growth goal to get a certain number of visits or comments. By doing it for myself it gives me a lot of
freedom to explore the things I want to. In turn I hope others enjoy the things I collect on DesignNotes. But if no one
ends up visiting, that’s ok b/c I wrote what I did because I wanted to.
I DO IT TO REMEMBER
You’re more likely to remember something if you’ve written about it. Now that I’m remembering all that stuff, I need to
figure out a way to apply that knowledge. (Suggestions welcome)
I DO IT TO KEEP MY MIND ACTIVE
Just like when I take photos to help me see, the same can be said about writing for my blog. If you’re actively thinking
about the world around you, it makes you better informed to make decisions.
I DO IT TO MEET LIKEMINDED PEOPLE
I can’t imagine where I would be if I hadn’t taken those first steps to post an idea. I’ve been very lucky that there have
been readers of DesignNotes that have turned into friends and it’s been a great resource to bounce ideas off of.
I DO IT BECAUSE I CAN
The fact that it is so insanely easy to be a publisher that only eight or ten years ago would have been impossible. The
overhead is extremely low… It’s important for me to explore all options for communication.
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7. Design notes
content types
INTERVIEWS
Five to six conversations with a person I’m interested in knowing more about
BOOK REVIEWS
Attempting twelve a year, talking about design related books within the context of what I got out of them
EXPERIENCES
Commenting on everyday design experiences. Could be a response to an interaction, product or something
I’ve come across in a normal day.
LINK DROP
Sharing posts and sites that worth talking about on a weekly basis.
DESIGN WORK
Mentioning projects that that have gone live, talking about the process of how something came to be.
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8. Design notes, the blog
http://designnotes.info
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9. An interview with
John Gargiulo,
owner of Swich
in NYC
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13. “
I always said on my 30th birthday if I
hadn’t yet taken a big risk in life and
started a company or something
big, I had to quit my job on that day
and figure something out fast. I guess I
got anxious because on my 26th birthday I walked into Cliff’s
office and retired from advertising. I developed a business plan,
found an investor, and a year and a half later in December of
last year, we opened our doors.
–JOHN GARGIULO
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14. The Person behind
Nooka: an interview
with Matthew Waldman
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15. Deborah Adler
ClearRx Interview
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16. Alissia
Melka-Teichroew
Interview: designer,
founder of byAMT,
curator, and maker
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17. QuadCamera and
ToyCamera Interview
with Takayuki
Fukatsu, creator
of iPhone Apps
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18. A great conversation
with swissmiss
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19. Look Both Ways
by Debbie Millman
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20. I Miss My Pencil by
Martin Bone and
Kara Johnson
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21. I Miss My Pencil by
Martin Bone and
Kara Johnson
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22. I Miss My Pencil by
Martin Bone and
Kara Johnson
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23. Banksy at work in NYC:
Broadway & Howard St.
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24. My walking experience
with the AIGA NY
ALPHABET/CITY:
A WALKING TOUR WITH
TOBIAS FRERE-JONES
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27. Thinking about
twitter feeding
facebook status
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28. Lean Pocket
Info Fail
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29. Lean Pocket
Info Fail
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30. Lean Pocket
Info Fail
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31. Confusing MTA
Subway Turnstiles
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32. the Locksmith’s
Business Card
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33. Flexing scale, marks
and other consistent
things that brands
could be
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36. Talking Sticker
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37. Little Brooklyn
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38. Little Brooklyn
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39. Little Brooklyn
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40. Little Brooklyn
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41. repeat,
repeat,
repeat
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42. Shooting the sky
everyday
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43. 36 days of New York
Sky: January 16th 2008
to February 20th 2008
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44. New York City Colour
Study Timeline
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45. New York City Colour
Study – Time when
photo was taken graph
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47. Starting the
#walkingtoworktoday
photo project
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48. Experimenting
with Fragmented
Medias while
#walkingtoworktoday
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51. My Link Drop Process
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52. My Link Drop Process
· Save links to delicious
· Start placing links into wordpress Wednesday & Thursday
· Reorder links once I have 20–25
· Take screen grabs of sites
· Upload screen grabs to flickr
· Place photos into a post
· Start writing why I think the link is worth reading
· Collect themes on paper
· Upload diagram to flickr and include in post
· Mark all tags
· Publish
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53. LINK DROP
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54. LINK DROP themes
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55. LINK DROP themes
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56. LINK DROP themes
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57. LINK DROP today
http://linkdroptoday.com
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59. Unknowns
“
There are known knowns. These
are things we know that we know.
There are known unknowns. That
is to say, there are things that
we now know we don’t know.
But there are also unknown un-
knowns. These are things we do
not know we don’t know.
–DONALD RUMSFELD
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unknown_unknown
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63. Waterfall
A. Requirements
B. Design
C. Implementation
D. Testing
E. Maintenance
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65. Agile
· Requirements and solutions evolve
through collaboration
· Frequent inspection and adaptation
· Tasks are broken into small parts
with minimal planning
· Emphasize face–t0–face communication
over written documents
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile_software_development
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66. Project road map*
*The route will change
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67. team
Everyone share’s the same mental picture
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68. different paths
Working in tandem
Moving forward
Circling back
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70. smart galleries
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71. smart galleries
with designnotes
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72. themes to consider
LEARNING THROUGH
EXPERIMENTATION
EXPERIMENTING WITH
TECHNOLOGY
REPETITION AND EDITING
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73. Thank you
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