Mom told me to always start with something funny to break the ice

Via http://twitter.com/cabel

2020

same desk, same work, same rate, same clients

wish you could do something more interesting

What went wrong?

YOU

YOU →

a sleeping primate

↑ OTHERS

at the top of their game, hired staff, bigger/better clients, exciting sideprojects

what are we gonna do to prevent this?

I’m going to give you an imaginary MONOLITHWhat’s a MONOLITH?

“[...] the monolith was instrumental in awakening intelligence, and enabling the transition of the ape-men to a higher order, with the ability to fashion crude tools and thereby be able to hunt and forage for food in a much more efficient fashion.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Book

In short: A mental reminder that you gotta wake upA combination of “why?”’s and “how?”sWhenever you feel like you’re asleep, think about your MONOLITH

Not just for you, if you see others asleep, tell them about the monolith, don’t be a selfish monkey

Tools

This is how we design a website today

Our tools are very primitiveNo matter if you’re using PS or FW, they’re all awful tools that do a lousy jobbut...

Imagine the tools we’ll have in 10 years

I’m sure it won’t look anything like what we have today

I’m sure some team of developers will come up with the killer app

because right now there’s a huge gap, waiting to be filled

there might be apps out there that you’re more comfortable working withplaying with new apps might inspire you

Browsers & Devices

Browsertesting will soon be a thing of the past

even the worst browsers are starting to become acceptabledesign for browsers released in the past 3 years, and don’t look back

Webkit84%Windows Mobile

16%

especially when you look at mobile devices(smartphones, iPods, iPads...)84% uses webkit as their default browser

instead we’ll have device testing

we need to study the different kinds of interactionsbuttons? touch? size of the screen?

clients will start asking for websites that work on all devicesand more and more they’ll want a native application or their website has to look native

as an interface designer, you are obliged to have a collection of devicesstudy their interface, their default appsdon’t try to change the world, blend in with style

Reinventyourself

we cannot predict what’ll work in 10 years

for all we know, we could be drinking our food out of different boxes through a straw

you might have killer wicked skills now, but that doesn’t mean you can sit still for the next 10 years, you’ll look like an idiot

and then you’re screwed

you need to keep learning new tricksswim hard or drown (or fall off the ceiling)either horizontally (more variations) or vertical (be the best in one area)

you need to keep learning new tricksswim hard or drown (or fall off the ceiling)either horizontally (more variations) or vertical (be the best in one area)

Keep things fresh

Take a look at things from a difference perspective

Get inspired by everything BUT a CSS DESIGN SMASHING MAG GALLERY TOP TEN LIST SITE

Things don’t have to make sense, or don’t need a purpose

You need to experiment moreDid this at 2AM. Because I wanted to prove myself I could do it

ThinkDifferent

Life without Apple

imagine Apple wasn’t around pushing boundaries and kicking ass

we need people to push the boundaries and come up with new and better waysand that’s not gonna happen by having meetings, but by doing it

Don’t be a douche(this is a joke)

story about farting in an elevator

In space, no one can hear you whine(unless they have Twitter up there, which means they also know what youhad for dinner and how bad you can hold your liquor)

Being a designer can often feel lonely

You might think you have company, but realize it’s all just through a screen

Even if you’re working for an agency, you still have to defend your workYou need to be a fighter

the only way to survive the next 10 years is by taking means in your own hands

monolith is a reminder when you need iti’ve just summed up a couple of tipsgo out and share, add ideas

Text

don’t tell people what to do, teach them how to think, we’re not machines

All screenshots taken from “2001: A Space Odyssey” © Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.

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don’t tell people what to do, teach them how to think, we’re not machines