Web Design Process vs. Philadelphia
Passionate about our city? Check. Evangelists for the region? Check. But did this exuberance for our city really mean that the Happy Cog design process was adequate enough to shift the needle on the “Philadelphia” brand? Did we have the necessary methods and techniques in our toolbox to change decades of poor impressions? While everyone has personalized approaches to create beautiful web sites, designers should always BE hungry to improve process and product. This is especially important when the task at hand is changing the public’s impression of an entire region. Starting with our initial “anti-Rocky” inspiration and then ending with the creation of a simple yet nightmare-inducing UI element, you’ll get a frank step-by-step exposure to the potent mix of design-related exercises, methods, and tactics that Happy Cog design team employed at visitphilly.com.
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Web Design Process vs. Philadelphia
- 1. CHRISTOPHER CASHDOLLAR Creative Director, Happy Cog Mars Area High School, Class of ’95
- 2. WEB DESIGN PROCESS VS. PHILADELPHIA Out with the old, in with the new.
- 3. NGC 3603 20,000 light-years away http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/iotd.html
- 4. PHILADELPHIA A City. In Pennsylvania. Yes, really.
- 6. NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THIS HUNK OF GARBAGE http://www.phila.gov/
- 10. 1 PROBLEM Stakeholders in the project don’t “get” IA artifacts
- 11. 1 Our Standard Process PROJECT INFORMATION VISUAL DEVELOPMENT DEFINITION ARCHITECTURE DESIGN
- 12. IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM, IF NO ONE ELSE CAN HELP...
- 13. 1 Our Evolved Process IA PROJECT INFORMATION VISUAL DEVELOPMENT DEFINITION VISUAL ARCHITECTURE DESIGN DESIGN
- 14. 1 Our Evolved Process IA EARLY PHASE VISUAL DESIGN DESIGN
- 15. 2 PROBLEM Overcome biases using design research
- 16. OH, DEAR LORD (Please don’t buy this t-shirt.)
- 19. AND HEY, HISTORY IS ALL AROUND US.
- 25. TEXT
- 26. TEXT
- 27. 3 PROBLEM “Youz guys fill good ‘bout deez concepts?”
- 44. “WOW.”* – THE CLIENT *(Not the actual quote.)
- 48. 4 PROBLEM What do you mean we are out of hours?
- 49. I NEVER SAID THIS WAS A HAPPY ENDING.
- 50. Our Major 404s 1. Your Cheating Heart 2. Embrace the System 3. Sweated the Small Stuff
- 53. “Philly’s Design Crimes Redeemed by Happy Cogs” http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/alissa-walker/designerati/philly-redeems-itself-sharp-new-website
- 54. THANK YOU!