why we need to think beyond the website

Can you make this look good?

This site needs a facelift!

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Design is making things work.

“If you’re not prepared to fail,

you’ll never create anything original.”–Ken Robinson

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1850

1840Fifth US Census: Pop 17M Colleges: >100

Sixth US Census: Pop 23M Colleges: ~150

Seventh US Census: Pop 32M Colleges: >200

Source: http://americanphilosophy.net/american_colleges.htm

1861Seventh US Census: Pop 32M Colleges: >200

600+ Colleges had

FAILED

Source: http://americanphilosophy.net/american_colleges.htm

In their haste –they forgot design.

Words matter.

“Books aren’t written –they’re re-written.”

–Michael Crichton

Say the color, not the word.

Say the color, not the word.

Yellow

Say the color, not the word.

Orange

Say the color, not the word.

Blue

Say the color, not the word.

White

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Serendipity.

“What we find changeswho we become.”

–Peter Morville

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!

Let’s talk about:

The history of electrical sockets

Hello!

Hello!

LampsWired

ServiceConsumer Interface

Predictable openings

Precise service specs

120 volts

60Hz

I’m an API!

Why do we re-design?

Content is out of date.

Content must be portable.

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Source: 10M+ API Calls Per Day & More (Mail Chimp)

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We stop making websites.

We stop making websites.

We start making a digital campus.