Intro to the SF Design Community Resources
Transcript of Intro to the SF Design Community Resources
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Intro to the SF Design Community.
Huge
Tonight
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Breaking In.
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Take control of your career.
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Ask yourself: What am I passionate about?
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Goal: In X years I want to…
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Goal: In X years I want to…
- Design at a digital agency
- Be a visual designer
- Launch my own startup
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Portfolio. First impressions:
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Design your portfolio. Design your portfolio. Design your portfolio.
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Treat it as it’s own project.
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If you must use a template.
semplicelabs.com squarespace.com cargocollective.com
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Give it some love.
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Your portfolio represents you.
But you’re not always there to talk about the work…
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Your designs should be relevant.
vs.
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Only show the kind of work you want to be hired to do.
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Your designs should be timely.
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Design is more than just about making things beautiful.
It’s about storytelling.
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- Background.
- Users.
- Hurdles.
- Goals.
- Design & Thought Process
- Conclusions.
Talk about these things when you presenting your design.
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Don’t have enough experience? Get it any way you can.
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Make an improvement to something out there.
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update
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Help someone out.
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Friends. Family. Acquaintances.
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Think blue sky.
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What if…
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Use social media to your advantage.
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designernews.co
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Find the right design job.
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Job boards.
Linked In Coroflot Indeed
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Employer insight.
Glass Door Linked In Friends
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Salary guides.
Coroflot Glassdoor AIGA
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Always ask for
more. ;)
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Interviewing.
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Be prepared:
Bring your work, and be ready to talk about it.
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Be honest:
Acknowledge your strengths and where you want to grow.
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Be direct:
Be clear about what you’re looking for.
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Show some fucking enthusiasm.
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“Do you have any questions you’d like to ask me?”
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Always research the company before you go in.
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And don’t be afraid to reach out to someone you look up to.
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Resources.
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Email Newsletters. Sidebar – 5 interesting design links, daily http://sidebar.io
Openbeta – Betaworks’ newsletter, great updates on new products
https://betaworks.com/openbeta/
MediaREDEF - curated mix of media+tech+pop content
http://mediaredefined.com
LaunchTicker - Tech + Startup news and announcements (paid)
http://launchticker.com
Quartz – World news (daily)
Product Hunt– New Products/startups http://producthunt.com
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Groups and events. General Assembly – Lots of great events and workshops
AIGA - Professional association for design, San Francisco chapter
SF Design Week – Weeklong collection of great Bay Area design events every year
IxDA - SF Chapter - Local and global events
Designers & Geeks – 8,500+ members, regular events
Creative Mornings - A great monthly event series to stay inspired
with events in San Francisco and Oakland
Parisoma – Coworking space that hosts design events
Meetups – There are lots of great local design focused meetups that host regular
events including Lean UX SF, Designers Who Code, Cascade SF, and more!
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Education.
General Assembly - Classes like Intro to UX, 12 week courses on UX
The D School, Institute for Design at Stanford - Virtual Crash Course, no degrees
Huge School - Paid apprenticeship program in NYC
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Blogs. PSFK - Your daily dose of interesting and creative uses of new technology http://www.psfk.com/ Julie Zhuo on Medium – Insightful design articles from Facebook Design Director https://medium.com/@joulee Boxes and Arrows - High quality articles and podcast interviews http://www.boxesandarrows.com/ Smashing Magazine – Deep-dive into more advanced UX topics http://www.smashingmagazine.com/ FastCo Design – Articles & news on the hottest design & technology offerings http://www.fastcodesign.com/ A List Apart - Articles on everything from the industry to design to coding http://www.alistapart.com/ Signal vs. Noise - Thoughts from the guys at 37 Signals http://37signals.com/svn/ Information Aesthetics - A blog focusing on interesting information design and visualization http://infosthetics.com/
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Questions?
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