my job is harder than yours
DESCRIPTION
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-yoursTRANSCRIPT
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