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Jamie KosoyAssociate Technical [email protected]: jkosoy

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

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Hello.


hello

Digital Creative AgencyWe focus on innovating where consumers and brands meet.


hello

It is not very far away from here.We are in DUMBO.


hello


Okay, here’s the situation.Your parents went away on a week’s vacation...


the situation


4 weeks until launch.

the situation


the situation


10 fundamentals to our process.


1. Everyone gets a say.And we [try] to understand one another.


everyone gets a say

StrategyProductionDesignDevelopment



bad.

everyone gets a say



good.

everyone gets a say


We go to great lengths to speak the same language.

everyone gets a say


2. Never say it’s too hard.“Non-trivial” is better.


3. Build fast.


4. Build ugly.


build ugly


5. Trust each other.There are no assholes at the company.


Client

Producer

Team

trust each other


trust each other


+ Developers

- No motion chops.

+ Designers

- Lots of motion chops.

trust each other


6. Drink lots of whiskey.Especially during regular office hours.


7. Mise en place.


In Flash:

+ Deep linking

+ Loading scheme(s)

+ Library items organized

In HTML/CSS/JavaScript:

+ SEO

+ Flash detection

+ Minimum browser resize

mise en place


mise en place


8. Start from scratch.


9. Strive for excellence.(not perfection)


strive for excellence


+ Idea was pretty... but not a mathematically perfect helix.

+ Bottles need to dynamically “swing” on rollover.

+ Each bottle is used in the site in several other places.

- 120kb per bottle.

- Must be front loaded.



Were you invited?Reindeer Games


This philosophy stretches beyond any one platform.



10. Think simple.


+ Everyone gets a say.

+ Never say it’s too hard.

+ Build fast.

+ Build ugly.

+ Trust each other.

+ Drink lots of whiskey.

+ Mise en place.

+ Start from scratch.

+ Strive for excellence, not perfection.

+ Think simple.

in conclusion


bigspaceship.com

labs.bigspaceship.comtwitter: jkosoy

thanks.


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