things i f#@$!d u: stories from a young designer
DESCRIPTION
Over the last seven years, Jacob has worked as a graphic designer at Illinois State University, and he has screwed up. A lot. Working with a super-sized ego at a medium-sized web office, failure comes fast; but so does education. With some humility, a lot of self-deprecation, and just a touch of irreverence, Jacob will share stories of professional embarrassment, creative conflicts, democratic dissolution, and international espionage (note: there is no international espionage). Through these professional flubs, some simple but challenging truths were discovered that help projects run smoother; even in an environment when common sense solutions can seem elusive.TRANSCRIPT
Things I F#@$!d UpStories from a Young Designer
Jacob DeGealCreative Operations Manager - Illinois State University
@jacobdegeal #mpd11
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Who I am, where I work, what I do
Creative Operations ManagerWeb and Interactive Communications
Illinois State University.
Graphic Designers are perceived as:
● Arrogant● Self-absorbed● Cry babies● Narcissists
Yepthat's me.
But I'm also● Self-critical● Self-aware● Self-motivated
Conferences always focus on success stories
We rarely talk about our failures though...
“If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you will never come up with anything original”
- Sir Ken Robinson
We learn the most from our failures, and gain the most
insight.
Story 1
Tim
Lesson Learned
:)
Be nice.
Story 2
Lisa
Lisa
“If everything is red, then no one will understand what to do”
“No one likes the color red. It’s too intense”
“Blue and brown colors together are really hot right now”
Lesson Learned
Consistency in design is not a bad thing, it’s just a bad argument
"Consistency is the hallmark of the unimaginative."
- Oscar Wilde.
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.”
-Bernard Berenson, Renaissance Art Historian
“If you try to be consistent, you tie yourself to a rock and you restrict your own movements! Don’t do this! Let all the paths be reachable without any obstacle! Free yourself from the consistency!”
- Mehmet Murat Ildan, Turkish novelist and playwright
“Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying basic fundamentals.”
-Jim Rohn entrepreneur and motivational speaker
“It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives. It's what we do consistently.”
-Tony Robbins, motivational speaker
Lesson Learned
Consistency in design is not a bad thing, it’s just a bad argument
Story 3
John
John
John
Lesson Learned
If people are the problem, people are the answer.
Thank you!
Jacob DeGeal
@jacobdegeal#mpd11