digital skills summit 2014 @ tech city
DESCRIPTION
At this 15 minute talk, Danny shared his digital journey, starting at the age of just 10 years old, and explain what Cyber-Duck does today, and how it does it. He will explain why designing for the web is awesome, looking at what exists today and what could be possible in the future. Finally, he will look at the sort of digital careers that could be out there in just 4-5 years from now!TRANSCRIPT
WHY ITS AWESOME TO WORK IN THE WEB DESIGN INDUSTRY
ABOUT ME
RESPONSIVE WEB DESIGN
VIDEO WILL PLAY AFTER THIS SLIDE (OR VIEW LINK BELOW) http://www.cyber-duck.co.uk/web-and-mobile/responsive-web-design
OUR PROJECTS
WHERE ARE WE HEADING?
image from http://www.wordstream.com/blog/ws/2014/05/21/google-glass-sweepstakes
SO WHAT SKILLS DO I NEED?
A DESIGNER !
1. Loves to research how people do things
2. Always tries more than one thing 3. Enjoys art, graphics, logo design,
animation or working with information
4. Empathic towards users
A DEVELOPER, DATA SCIENTIST OR QA PERSON !
1. Loves logic and riddles 2. Technically minded 3. Often thinks about data and what
to do with it 4. Enjoys dealing with repetitive
tasks and improving them
A MARKETER OR CONTENT PRODUCER !
1. Dabbles in design and coding 2. Loves writing content and/or
analysing trends and information 3. Always has ideas and doesn't stop
thinking about how to ‘sell’ things 4. Loves people
SUMMARY !
1. The best way to learn design, marketing or code is by doing 2. Going to university will only help you 3. Try and join relatives who work in offices to get experience