Conferences. I love conferences. Compared to Seattle Interactive Conference, from a design perspective, I loved the format of this one. About 12 speakers over the course of two days, in one room, so there was no running between rooms or going to a dull session and feeling like you may have missed out on something better. This is a conference for people who make websites so it is pretty specific. I dig it. I always come out of these type of events feeling JAZZED, EXCITED, BURSTING AT THE SEAMS WITH CREATIVITY. And then comes the slow decline after realizing maybe only half of what I learned, I can actually take back and use in my design process. Because that’s just how it goes. 1. Writing and articulating your thoughts is key to a successful career. Dare to speak! Unlock your inner voice! It doesn’t matter how you do it, just do it. 2. Responsive Design is changing the way teams work together in an organization. Teams should be working together throughout an entire project. The practice of just handing off tasks between teams & not touching the project again is dying. 3. Designers need to start surfacing conflict. If we…
