mike monteiro, "this is the golden age of design...and we're screwed"
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MIKE MONTEIRO @MONTEIRO · MULE DESIGN
I COME WITH
GOOD NEWS
DESIGN RULES!
IT’S ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE, DAMMIT!
BITE ME
THIS IS THE
GOLDEN AGE OF DESIGN!
THIS IS THE
GOLDEN AGE OF DESIGN!
AND WE’RE SCREWED
HOLY SHIT
WE CAN’T FIND
DESIGNERS
1 2
WE CAN’T FIND
DESIGNERS
1
DESIGNERS AREN’T READY
2
WE CAN’T FIND
DESIGNERS
1
DESIGNERS AINT
READY
2
500“Where are you going to find
good designers?”
Mediocre.
He didn’t make it!
He didn’t make it!
Mediocre.
When do I vest?
Time to visit General Assembly
for more.
BUT MIKE,
Didn’t they teach this in design school?
Design school is awesome.terrible.
Design school is criminal.terrible.
FRESH MEAT!
12-week boot camp. Two 3-week projects. One 6-week project.
THE IBM CURRICULUM
12-week boot camp. Two 3-week projects. One 6-week project.
THE IBM CURRICULUM
BUT MIKE,
I can’t spare 12 weeks to train a designer!
Young designers and startups are toxic.
DRAMATIZATIONDRAMATIZATIONDRAMATIZATIONDRAMATIZATIONDRAMATIZATIONDRAMATIZATIONDRAMATIZATIONDRAMATIZATIONDRAMATIZATIONDRAMATIZATION
APPRENTICE
MENTOR
APPRENTICE
MENTOR
What do I need to do to start my own studio?
WAIT 10 YEARS!
Don’t fail with your own money!
Use old people to your advantage!
IS AANDY
DESIGNER
IS AANDY
DESIGNER
Confidence isn’t thinking
you know it all…
…it’s being unafraid to admit
you need to learn.
Everybody leaves.
Use design, Andy!
Bet on the future.
BUT MIKE,
Why should I work for a crotchety old fart like you?
IF YOUR DESIGN TEAM LOOKS LIKE THIS
THE ODDS ARE NOT IN YOUR FAVOR
“We need to develop a shared aesthetic vocabulary.”
Don’t confuse your own growth with a company’s growth.
Don’t adopt other people’s chaos.
BUT MIKE,
Why do you hate startups?
#fightme
#fightmeHERE COMES THE SOCIALISM.
Today’s UBER…
…yesterday’s UBER.
Same shit. Different day.
CLEAN WATER
IMMIGRATION
STATELESSNESS
VOTING RIGHTS
GUN VIOLENCE
GLOBAL WARMING
EQUAL RIGHTS
ACCESSIBLITY
RACISM
HOMELESSNESS
The world is working exactly as
we designed it.
I ♥STARTUPS!
DESIGN ENGINEERING PRODUCT BUSINESS
CUSTOMER
The value of experience is 10x.
GOOD LEADER
GOOD TEACHER
GOOD LEADER
GOOD TEACHER
GOOD LEADER
GOOD TEACHER
GOOD LEADER
GOOD TEACHER
GOOD LEADER
GOOD TEACHER
Experience minimizes your
chance of failure.
Design the world better.
Thank you.