PASSIONBuild 2009 Tim  Van  Damme  /  @maxvoltar

What I’ll be talking about

MY MISSION TODAY

MY MISSION TODAYWhy  should  you  be  more  passionate?How  to  be  more  passionate  about  your  jobTips  on  how  to  share  your  passion

★With  other  designers★With  clients★With  the  world

Why should you be more passionate?

WHY?

WHY?You’re  in  for  the  long  runYou  get  to  see  the  bigger  pictureIt  only  gets  easierHigher  quality  work

Yes, I’m talking about you!

YOU

YOUAll  work  no  play...

All work no play...YOU

Side  projects

Prettify by  Garrett  Murray

Art in my Coffee! by  Jina  Bolton  &  Meagan  Fisher

“Ye olde bird” by  Elliot  Jay  Stocks

WallSwaps by  Erskine  Design

Carbonmade

All work no play...YOU

Side  projectsRedesign  things  just  for  pleasure

iTunes Store Redesign

All work no play...YOU

Side  projectsRedesign  things  just  for  pleasure  Do  free  work

24ways

All work no play...YOU

Side  projectsRedesign  things  just  for  pleasure  Do  free  workEarning  something  extra

IconShoppe by  Dan  Cederholm

YOUAll  work  no  play...Push

PushYOU

Keep  learning★ New  technologies★ Stay  on  top  of  new  trends★ SoftwareTry  to  do  better,  every  day★ Never  be  satisLied

“”

Kyle  Meyer

You're  doing  something  wrong  if  you  can't  look  at  your  work  from  a  year  ago  and  feel  you  could  have  done  better.

PushYOU

Keep  learning★ New  technologies★ Stay  on  top  of  new  trends★ SoftwareTry  to  do  better,  every  day★ Never  be  satisLied★What  can  I  improve?

YOUAll  work  no  play...PushLove/Hate

Love/HateYOU

How  to  get  projects  you  love  doing?

How  to  get  projects  you  love  doing?

Show  off  the  kind  of  projects  you  likeContact  people  who’s  website  you’d  like  to  redesign

YOU

Love/Hate

Atebits

How  to  get  projects  you  love  doing?

Show  off  projects  you  love  doingContact  people  who’s  website  you’d  like  to  redesignSpecialize★ A  certain  style★ A  certain  audience

YOU

Love/Hate

Love/HateYOU

How  to  get  projects  you  love  doing?How  to  work  on  projects  you  don’t  like  doing?

How  to  work  on  projects  you  don’t  like  doing?

Look  for  little  things  you  can  improveDivide  projects  in  small  bits,  and  attack  one  part  at  a  timeEven  boring  projects  pay  your  rentGrow  a  pair

YOU

Love/Hate

Love/HateYOU

How  to  get  projects  you  love  doing?How  to  work  on  projects  you  don’t  like  doing?Forward  projects  you’re  unable  to  acceptAllow  yourself  to  be  jealous

Brokers Direct by  Sam  Brown

Ligature, Loop & Stem by  Luke  Dorny  &  Scott  Boms

Bobulate by  Jason  Santa  Maria

31Three by  Jesse  Bennett-­Chamberlain

For A Beautiful Web by  Andy  Clarke

For A Beautiful Web by  Andy  Clarke

LittleSnapper by  Realmac  Software

Love/HateYOU

How  to  get  projects  you  love  doing?How  to  work  on  projects  you  don’t  like  doing?Forward  projects  you’re  unable  to  acceptAllow  yourself  to  be  jealous

YOUAll  work  no  play...PushLove/HateYou’re  only  human

You’re only humanYOU

Don’t  wear  a  suitShare  an  ofLice  space

10to1 of:ice

You’re only humanYOU

Don’t  wear  a  suitShare  an  ofLice  spaceCollaborateThe  long  runPrepare  to  fail

How to eat a banana like a monkey

INTERMEZZO

somedirection  on  YouTube

Sharing passion for design across borders

OTHER DESIGNERS

OTHER DESIGNERSTeach

TeachOTHER DESIGNERS

Local  schoolsAdult  educationBarcamps/Conferences

TeachOTHER DESIGNERS

Not  only  is  teaching  others  the  right  thing  to  do,  it’s  also  very  satisfying.

OTHER DESIGNERSTeachBlog

BlogOTHER DESIGNERS

ExperiencesThings  that  fascinate  youTips  &  tricksBehind  the  scenes  of  projects...

OTHER DESIGNERSTeachBlogWrite

WriteOTHER DESIGNERS

For  online  magazinesFor  print  magazinesFor  other  blogs

OTHER DESIGNERSTeachBlogWriteBe  approachable★ Twitter★ Email★ Instant  messaging

OTHER DESIGNERSThere’s  a  new  generation  of  designers  learning  the  craft  at  school  or  on  their  own  as  we  speak.We  are  responsible  for  them.Let  them  know  they’re  not  alone,  and  that  designers  support  each  other  through  thick  and  thin.The  future  of  webdesign  lies  in  our  hands.

Making clients more passionate about you

CLIENTS

CLIENTSHow  do  we  calculate  what  we  charge?

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CLIENTSHow  do  we  calculate  what  we  charge?What  is  possible  with  a  small  budget?What’s  the  importance  of  usability,  accessibility,  user  testing...?Let  them  know  you’re  taking  care  of  their  babyThere’s  no  reason  to  work  with  bad  apples

Friends, family... (non-techies)No,  not  Fucking  Lost.

OTHERS

OTHERSExplain  what  you  do  in  a  language  they  understandGive  examples  with  services  they  use  (Facebook,  Gmail...)

Almost done...

CONCLUSION

“”

Noah  Stokes

Be  passionate  about  what  you  do.    If  you’re  not  passionate  about  design,  or  development,  do  us  all  a  favor  and  start  doing  something  else.    Passion  can  lead  to  greatness.

CONCLUSIONThe  web  is  bloomingEveryone’s  able  to  make  a  decent  livingHave  passion,  have  fun,  enjoy  the  ride

THANK YOU

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Big  thanks  to  @tomklaasen,  @roanlavery,  @standardistas  (Chris  &  Nicklas),  @sambrown,  @carywood,  @goodonpaper  (Andy  Good),  @andybudd,  @gwenfey...