My Job Is Harder Than Yours

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Andrew and Kathryn McClintock have worked with Drupal for seven years, nearly two now as a married couple. As an interaction designer and frontend developer, respectively, they've teamed up to build dozens of Drupal websites, both within their professional roles at Amazee Labs and as weekend warrior freelancers and hobbyists. In this session, Andrew and Kathryn talk about how they solve problems individually, and how they work together to deliver beautiful solutions to their clients. http://boston2014.design4drupal.org/session/my-job-harder-yours

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MY JOB IS HARDER THAN YOURS.

PERIOD

ME

MY WIFE

Andrew McClintock

Kathryn McClintock &

Three things that make a good presentation.

“You don't need a rope to pinch a stranger's butt.”

— DR. PHIL MCGRAW

Show of hands?

1. Letting off a little steam

2. Avoiding bigger issues

3. How we make it work

4. What the future holds

My job is harder than yours. (Letting off a little steam)

I’m always under the gun.

Frontend

We can do this!

SPRINT!

Clients are “some kind of special.”

Design

You get all the credit.

Frontend

Everyone has an opinion on design.

Design

Drupal doesn’t exactly make things easier…

Frontend

Divitis

Photoshop is a dirty word. Shhhhh.

Design

Just Photoshop, eh? Must be nice.

Frontend

Design critiques can hurt :(

Design

My job is harder than yours your job. (Avoiding bigger issues)

“Well, I did my part.”

“I am part of a bigger picture.”

“Don’t tell me how to do my job.”

“Tell me how my job affects yours.”

“I’ve been doing it this way forever.”

“A little change goes a long way.”

Seven years, no itch.(How we make it work)

Communication

Kickoff!

A‘Labs War Room

CSS Nightmare

She said yes!

Demo Days

Play to each other’s strengths.

“Much of a designer’s craft lies in the details; if they are

forgotten or changed, the designer’s time and effort will

be wasted.”

— CASSIE MCDANIELTwo Cats In A Sack: Designer-Developer Discord

Smashing Magazine

Don’t try to solve every problem at once.

Be nice.

Where we’re going, where we’ve been(What the future holds)

Questions?

Kathryn McClintock Frontend Developer

@kccmcck

Andrew McClintock Designer @bigorangedrink