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- 1. HOW Interactive Conference 7steps to becoming a User Experience focused graphic designer 11/02/11 Prepared by Jose Caballer
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- 3. I am a webdesigner
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- 6. Razorfish 1996-2001 The Groop 2001 - Today
- 7. Question: How many ofyou do mainly print design?
- 8. Question: How many ofyou do only web?
- 9. Question: How many ofyou do a little bit of both?
- 10. How many ofyou have had a challenging web project, or a challenging experience doing code, or interacting with a programmer, or setting expectations with a client?
- 11. 7 steps to becominga User Experience focused graphic designer
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- 13. Step 1 Stop: Saying it’s about tech!
- 18. I have beendesigning websites for almost 15 years and I have yet to code a website for a client...
- 19. But José, I amonly one person in my studio?
- 20. Step 2 Collaborate: It’s about groups
- 21. 1. Inception 2. Execution 3. Launch 1. Database Layer 1. User Stories 2. Application Layer 2. Use Cases & Flows 3. Presentation Layer 1. Bug Fixes 3. Sitemap 4. Elements (CSS, 2. Analytics 4. Wireframes Javascript, Flash etc.) 3. Site Administration 5. Development Spec. 5. Hosting Setup 4. Multivariate Testing 6. Content Spec. 6. Q/A & Load Testing 5. Marketing 6. Partners Information Development Architecture (Front & Back) 7. Celebration User Product Definition Experience Launch & Iterate Identity & Visual Content Design 1. Template Design Creation 1. Brand Definition 2. User Interface 2. User Profiling 1. Copywriting 3. Front End Spec. 3. Business Priorities 1. Stylescape 2. Imagery 1. Analysis 4. Design Application 4. Competitive Audit 2. Identity System 3. Videography 2. Usage Patterns 5. User Testing 5. Story 3. Typography 4. Animation 3. Demographic Detail 6. Product Revisions 6. Messaging 4. Iconography 5. Editing 4. Feature Revision 7. Marketing Strategy 7. Groop Brief 5. Color Palette 6. Rights Clearances 5. User Focus Groups 6. Style Guide 7. Content Loading 6. Release Planning 7. Performance
- 22. “This whole ‘collaboration,we’ll work together as a team’... I find it f***ing difficult...” Advertising Creative, Dec 2010 Fast Company Article
- 23. This is because“Interactive Design” requires Business, Creative, Tech and Marketing people to work together. Each with different interests in a project.
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- 29. Step 3 Listen: It’s not about you
- 37. Step 4 Don’t do “it”: Design “why”
- 38. She clicks onthe 2 “Campaigns” pulldown and finds Winnie The Pooh Sarah Talbott Legal Delay with Winnie the Pooh 1 Sarah, wanted to let you know that we are running into issues getting final legal approval on the Winnie the Pooh poster. We are going to be delayed by about two weeks. Sarah Talbott Best, Chris Manager 33 year-old Female 1 Sarah arrived on Newly married Monday morning to Once on the Campaign Responsible for the day-to-day execution of find an email from legal detail page, she clicks on campaign elements for her department. letting her know that “Edit Milestone” the Winnie the Pooh 3 She needs help directing her work to highest priority tasks and milestones, reducing trivial workload, seeing where progress is being poster approval is made in related activities and enabling visibility to her peers and manager. getting delayed by 2 Will adopt the IMM tool if it is easy and weeks. Nooooo! Online Ideation Online Creative Tier 1 visually intuitive, will reject if it is complicated, OL Start Date: 00/00/12 Status: Approved Approvals: Asset Link: <internal link to DDS or AS> dense and overly data heavy. Due Date: 00/00/12 Priority: High 1 Filmmaker Verbal app’l in meeting. Notes: Duration: 6 months Studio Awaiting reply. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, Talent Email approval sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore Online Debut: 00/00/12 magna aliqua. Legal -- Create Checklist Edit Milestone Clone Milestone
- 39. Your Brand Your Users’ Goals Needs
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- 43. User Need Features & Functionality Business Goal 43
- 44. She clicks onthe 2 “Campaigns” pulldown and finds Winnie The Pooh Sarah Talbott Legal Delay with Winnie the Pooh 1 Sarah, wanted to let you know that we are running into issues getting final legal approval on the Winnie the Pooh poster. We are going to be delayed by about two weeks. Sarah Talbott Best, Chris Manager 33 year-old Female 1 Sarah arrived on Newly married Monday morning to Once on the Campaign Responsible for the day-to-day execution of find an email from legal detail page, she clicks on campaign elements for her department. letting her know that “Edit Milestone” the Winnie the Pooh 3 She needs help directing her work to highest priority tasks and milestones, reducing trivial workload, seeing where progress is being poster approval is made in related activities and enabling visibility to her peers and manager. getting delayed by 2 Will adopt the IMM tool if it is easy and weeks. Nooooo! Online Ideation Online Creative Tier 1 visually intuitive, will reject if it is complicated, OL Start Date: 00/00/12 Status: Approved Approvals: Asset Link: <internal link to DDS or AS> dense and overly data heavy. Due Date: 00/00/12 Priority: High 1 Filmmaker Verbal app’l in meeting. Notes: Duration: 6 months Studio Awaiting reply. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, Talent Email approval sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore Online Debut: 00/00/12 magna aliqua. Legal -- Create Checklist Edit Milestone Clone Milestone
- 46. 1. Inception 2. Execution 3. Launch 1. Database Layer 1. User Stories 2. Application Layer 2. Use Cases & Flows 3. Presentation Layer 1. Bug Fixes 3. Sitemap 4. Elements (CSS, 2. Analytics 4. Wireframes Javascript, Flash etc.) 3. Site Administration 5. Development Spec. 5. Hosting Setup 4. Multivariate Testing 6. Content Spec. 6. Q/A & Load Testing 5. Marketing 6. Partners Information Development Architecture (Front & Back) 7. Celebration User Product Definition Experience Launch & Iterate Identity & Visual Content Design 1. Template Design Creation 1. Brand Definition 2. User Interface 2. User Profiling 1. Copywriting 3. Front End Spec. 3. Business Priorities 1. Stylescape 2. Imagery 1. Analysis 4. Design Application 4. Competitive Audit 2. Identity System 3. Videography 2. Usage Patterns 5. User Testing 5. Story 3. Typography 4. Animation 3. Demographic Detail 6. Product Revisions 6. Messaging 4. Iconography 5. Editing 4. Feature Revision 7. Marketing Strategy 7. Groop Brief 5. Color Palette 6. Rights Clearances 5. User Focus Groups 6. Style Guide 7. Content Loading 6. Release Planning 7. Performance
- 47. Step 5 Be George Lucas: Tell Stories
- 50. You are notare not a “Graphic Designer” you are a movie director - you tell stories!
- 51. Step 6 Face your fear: “Luke I am your father”
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- 54. What type ofdesigner are you? Evil evil Flakey flakey obnoxious Obnoxious Dorky dorky product control big ideas promoting ideas technical & consistency & openness & social & deep knowledge
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- 58. Step 7 Be(at) the 1%: Don’t work for change. Be change.
- 63. “The last fewdecades have belonged to the computer programmers who could crank code, lawyers who could craft contracts, MBAs who could crunch numbers. But the keys to the kingdom are changing hands. The future belongs to creators, designers, storytellers, caregivers, big picture thinkers – will now reap society’s richest rewards and share its greatest joys.” Daniel Pink, A Whole New Mind
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- 74. Visual Designer: $75 ProductionDesigner: $35
- 75. User Experience Designer:$125 Visual Designer: $75 Production Designer: $35
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- 77. @josecaballer On a scaleof 1 to 10, 1 being “sucked” 10 being “holy mother of god”... How did I do? What can I improve?
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