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INTRODUCTION TO THE LA DESIGN COMMUNITY
Presented by General Assembly + Huge
GENERAL ASSEMBLY I INTRODUCTION TO THE LOS ANGELES DESIGN COMMUNITY
Helvetica Objectified
Art & Copy
Urbanized
Charles & Ray Eames Indie Game
Ray Kurzweil
futurist
transhumanist
superhumans
posthumans
Want Uber Square
Evernote Waze Snap Chat
Anydo
Clear
Designers think
about details.
First, what’s really happening?
On every project:
1. What’s the point?
2. Will users want to use it?
3. Is it simple enough?
Make someone’s day
a little bit better.
Design at
Huge.
Focus
&
Craftsmanship
UX
Interaction Designer
Content Strategist
Researcher
Strategist
VD
Visual Designer
Motion Designer
Copywriter
Design roles at Huge.
Breaking in.
Ask yourself:
What am I passionate about?
Goal:
In 5 years I want to
_______________________ .
Goal:
In 5 years I want to
_______________________ . design at a digital agency
Goal:
In 5 years I want to
_______________________ . be a content strategist
Goal:
In 5 years I want to
_______________________ . launch a start-up
Your portfolio.
Your portfolio represents you.
But you’re not always there to talk
about your work.
No one gets hired on their
portfolio alone.
The best outcome is a meeting.
You!
Be selective. 4 - 8 is plenty
vs.
Your designs should be relevant.
Your designs should be timely.
Your designs should focus
on the user.
Background.
Users.
Hurdles.
Imperatives.
Conclusion.
Designs.
Your designs should help you
tell a good story.
For each example, include:
1. What was your role?
2. What was your process?
3. What are you most proud of?
Don’t have enough experience?
Get it any way you can.
Make an improvement.
Help someone.
Friends. Family. Acquaintances.
Think blue sky.
Displaying your
portfolio.
Keep it simple.
Finding the right
design job.
Job boards.
Linked In Coroflot Indeed
Employer insight.
Glass Door Linked In Friends
Salary guides.
Coroflot Glassdoor AIGA
Interviewing.
Be prepared.
Bring your work, and be ready
to talk about it.
Be honest.
Acknowledge your strengths
& where you want to grow.
Be direct.
Be clear about what you’re
looking for.
“Do you have any questions
you’d like to ask me?”
LA design resources.
AIGA - Professional association for design, Los Angeles chapter
IxDA - LA Chapter: Local and global events.
UXPA - LA Chapter: 1,000+ members, events like World IA Day
LA UX Meetup: 3,000+ members, Regular events (workshops, lectures, mixers)
Southern California Web Designers and Developers: 1,000+ members
Mobile UX School: Meetup group with regular local UX events
Creative Mornings: Not a group, but a great event series to stay inspired.
Huge LA Meetup: We bring in a range of speakers from the community.
Groups.
General Assembly - Classes like Intro to UX, 12 week courses on UX
UCLA Extension - User Experience Certificate Program
Cal State Fullerton - User Experience Certificate Program
Art Center College for Design (Pasadena) – Undergrad, Grad and public programs.
The Skool - Variety of web design and experience classes/events
The D School, Institute for Design at Stanford: Virtual Crash Course, no degrees
Huge School - Paid apprenticeship program in NYC
Education.
Huge LA Gallery Open House and Happy Hour
June 12 6:30 – 9:00 pm at the Huge LA office
Los Angeles Design Festival
June 13-19, design events all over the city www.ladesignfestival.org
deLAB Design-n-Dim Sum
June 14 bike ride, design tour, and Dim Sum
General Assembly Fireside Chat with Julian Nachtigal of Good Eggs
June 17 in Santa Monica
Happy Hour with Drinks by Design and Dwell
June 18 in Downtown LA
Events.
Little Big Details - Your daily dose of UI inspiration http://littlebigdetails.com/ IxDA Mailing List Discussion - Active discussion list with many experts weighing inhttp://ixda.org/discuss.php 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/ Experientia - This blog has good curated content from a wide variety of sources http://www.experientia.com/blog/ Uxmatters - Articles on all things UX http://uxmatters.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/
Blogs.
John Siracusa @siracusa
Whitney Hess @whitneyhess
Luke Wrobleski @LukeW
Jared Spool @jmspool
UXPA LA @UXPAofLA
LA UX Meetup @LAUXmeetup
IXDA @IXDA
Ian Tait @iaintait
Jessica Walsh @jessicawalsh
Wolff Olins @wolffolins
Sagmeister @sagmeisterwalsh
Pentagram @pentagram
Teehan + Lax @teehanlax
Craig Mod @Craigmod
Twitter.
Welie.com http://www.welie.com RSS: http://welie.com/pattern-updates.rss Patternry http://patternry.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/patternry Yahoo Design Pattern Library http://developer.yahoo.com/ypatterns Patterntap http://patterntap.com RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/patterntap UI Patterns http://ui-patterns.com T witter: http://twitter.com//uipatternscom Patternbrowser http://www.patternbrowser.org UI patterns for mobile Android Patterns http://www.androidpatterns.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/androidpatterns
Pattern libraries.
Questions…
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