Evolution of your Design
Photo Credit: kevindooley
Iteration & YouDesigning Adaptable WebsitesDaniel Burka – Digg Creative Director – Pownce Co-founder
Your design sucksTrust me, you can do better
Credit: Martin_Heigan
Are you in or out?in-house vs contract design
Credit: Mark Trammellaka chasingfun
Read this bookStewart Brand - How Buildings Learn
High roadarchitecture
High roadwebsite
Low roadarchitecture
Look what you can do!Build yourself a castle in no time!
Low roadWebsite
Establish a visual languageAvoid the Tower of Babel
Example from Pownce
Mezzoblue(thanks Dave!!)
Mozilla Digg
Desire pathsDon’t try to predict everything
Credit: Phil Gyford
Adapt to ScaleIt’s a great problem to have
Subtraction is iteration tooTry to remove as much as you add
Credit: Rev Dan Catt
Realign, don’t RedesignCameron Moll is clever
Credit: kk+ (flickr)
I want to shoot them in the face”
Stuart Butterfield, Flickr
“Every time I hear a designer say the word
innovation I reach for my revolver....
March, 2008
Make time for iterationDon’t overbook yourself on new stuff
Credit: Jeremy Keith
Don’t hesitate to release
But don’t panic!Listen and learn carefully before reacting
Low road is much easier to adapt
Realign, don’t redesign
Create a visual language and iterate it
You can’t predict all eventualities
Remove as much as you add
Don’t be reactionary
Make time to iterate