SXSW Interactive 2012 (According to Chelsey)

Overview

•Panels&Workshops •Apps&Websites •Austin&OtherStuff

Panels & Workshops

Panels & Workshops

•“DataVisualizationforSocialChange” •“ResponsibleDesignandtheEthicsofInfluence” •“AppliedImprovisation” •“DeliveringContentExperiencesAcrossPlatforms” •“KillerAppDesignwithJavascriptandHTML5” •“HighOnline:ApplyingPsychologytoWebDesign” •“CSS.next:CurrentExperiments,CSS4andtheFuture” •“SingleSignOn:Whydoesitsucksooften?” •“TheHistoryofGoogle’sRedesign” •“ThePageisDead” •“OnlinewithAdobeBusinessCatalystandDreamweaver”

Panels & Workshops Highlights

•Currentpopularpersuasiondesigntactic:scarcity •Improvisationcanbegoodforencouragingafreeflowofideasandalsohelpingtoletthemgo

•SSO (single sign on)isatemporaryfixforwhenresourcesdon’t existtocreateelaborateloginandaccountsystems,butcomeswithissues

•Adobe Business Catalyst isaCMSforbusinesswebsitesthat canbeastandaloneapplicationoraDreamweaverextension

•GooglelikestobragaboutGoogle.

“Applied Improvisation”

•Improvisationisacreatedmethod,actorprocess •Usingimprovisationindesignstronglylinkstheproductwiththeprocess

•Adesignprocessincorporatingimprovisationismorecollaborativebynature

•Constantlyusingimprovisationincreasesmentalresponsiveness,eases“makingdoandlettinggo”

•“Thebetterateamyouare,thebettertheworkyoudo”

“Single Sign On: Why does it suck so often?”

•Primarilyusedbecauseloginandaccountsystemsaredifficult todevelopandimplement;however,accountsystemsoffera deeperrelationshipwithusers •CON:Systemwillnotconnectthedotsiflogginginthrough differentserviceseachtime(e.g.FacebookandTwitter)

•PRO:Dataisbuiltovertimeandprovidedupfront

•PRO:Otherserviceswillprovideaccountmaintenance

•CON:Differentservicesprovidedifferentfunctionalitiesand interpretationsofdata

“Single Sign On: Why does it suck so often?” (2)

•CON:Logginginthroughaserviceaddsanextrasteptologin process:permissiongranting •CON:Servicestendtolacktransparencyabouthowaccount informationwillbeusedonexternalsites

•CON:Serviceplatformsdonotcommunicatetocreateabetterexperienceoverall(e.g.signingintoFoursquarethrough FacebookdoesnotinformFacebookaboutplacessomeone likestovisit...orsothedudefromFacebooksays)

“Online with Adobe Business Catalyst and Dreamweaver”

•Comeswithtemplatesandpre-definedsites;isdevice-aware •Addingfunctionalityisdonewithpoint-and-click

•ProvidesgalleryofWebformsandbuttontypes(e.g.social mediabuttons)

•Dashboardtracksallactionsandfeaturesaddedtoawebsite

•Abletocreateadatabasewithoutbackendcoding

•Canreplicateexistingsitestostartanewproject(templates)

“My father had one job in his life, I will have seven jobs in my life, and my son will have

seven jobs at the same time.”

“Don’t be hard on yourself about mistakes. See what you design as a landscape. Someday it

will be washed away and redesigned.”

Apps & Websites

Apps & Websites

•www.whit.li •www.disqus.com* •www.lanyrd.com •www.coursekit.com •www.paperkarma.com* •www.speakerdeck.com* •www.sliderocket.com* •www.mashroom.fm •www.bigmarker.com •www.hibe.com

•www.vinylrecorder.com•www.grindspaces.com•www.zeropc.com•www.beatrobo.com•www.americanselect.org*•Kullect(www.kullect.com)•Glomper(www.glomper.com)*•Punchd•Isis(www.paywithisis.com)*•Highlight*

*goodones

Austin & Other Stuff

Austin & Other Stuff

•Parties,bro •Chickens •Swag

Thank you!