{"id":2813,"date":"2012-11-14T08:06:25","date_gmt":"2012-11-14T07:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zeichenschatz.net\/?p=2813"},"modified":"2012-11-14T08:06:25","modified_gmt":"2012-11-14T07:06:25","slug":"three-web-conference-talks-that-make-you-a-better-designer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeichenschatz.net\/en\/webdesign\/three-web-conference-talks-that-make-you-a-better-designer\/","title":{"rendered":"Three web conference talks that make you a better designer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently I came across the Webdagene<\/a> conference in Oslo and watched some of the talks online. Three of them I found very inspiring as they sharpened my approach to mobile design and pointed out the importance of content strategy.<\/p>\n

Jeremy Keith: Responsive Enhancement<\/h2>\n

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Jeremy Keith<\/a> talks about the nature of the web as a inherently flexible medium<\/strong>. This flexibility should be treated as a feature,<\/strong> not as a bug:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had this consensual hallucination that the web was a certain size, ran at a certain speed, had certain java script abilities. We did this because we wanted control. But the truth is that all these things are unknown.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He talks about starting form the content, the worst capability and lowest resolution. Then you should enhance your design step by step. This is much more fun than to break down a desktop layout for mobile. The goal is that your website will be supported on a variety of devices (and there is a difference between support and optimization).<\/p>\n

Video on vimeo<\/a> and slides on Slideshare<\/a><\/p>\n

Josh Clark: Seven Deadly Mobile Myths<\/h2>\n

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Josh Clark<\/a> presents seven deadly mobile myths. He starts with the biggest everyone of you certainly has heard: Mobile users are rushed and distracted:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not the only way that we use these devices. We use them on the couch, in the kitchen, during that three hour layover in the airport. All that different times where we have attention to spare.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A big problem is that many designers often make a lite version for the mobile website and take away content or features that make the website unique or interesting.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do anything on our phones now. Anytime you say someone is not going to want this on their phone you\u2019re wrong.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Video on vimeo<\/a> and slides on Slideshare<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Karen McGrane: How to Do Content Strategy<\/h2>\n

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Karen McGrane<\/a> points out that as web designers it\u2019s not our responsibility to make great content. But it\u2019s our job to tell our clients<\/strong> that it\u2019s an important<\/strong> issue and they should plan for it.<\/p>\n

\u201cGreat content is the reason people are coming to your website. Gerat content is not just going to happen. [\u2026] If you\u2019re ever on a project were people start telling you: \u2018We can think about the content later.\u2019, \u2018The content is gonna be somone else\u2019s problem.\u2019, \u2018We don’t have to plan for that right now because we\u2019re just gonna focus on the design.\u2019 You are personally empowered to tell them that\u2019s dumb.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Video on webdagene.dk<\/a> and slide on Slideshare<\/a><\/p>\n

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Maybe it\u2019s a little uncool to say,<\/strong> but this is my first blog post in english. I didn\u2019t want this article to be for german speaking designers only. So I certainly<\/del> might have made some mistakes. If you come across one or another I\u2019d apreciate a short email<\/a>. Thank you!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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