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How to design for constant change

Nathan Ford
November 03, 2014

How to design for constant change

A look at how to adapt team structures, project processes and design workflows to work with the constant change of the web.

Nathan Ford

November 03, 2014
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  1. THREE STRUCTURES ! ! ! 1. Team 2. Project 3.

    Design The Innkeepers (2012) @ Magnet Releasing
  2. EMBEDDED TEAMS ! • Bring the client in closer •

    Find your “Champ” • No surprises, no blame
  3. WICKED PROBLEMS 1. Not done. Better. 2. Try everything. 3.

    Not fail. Learn. Godzilla (1954) @ Toho
  4. PROJECTS ! • Treat like Wicked Problems • Work in

    sprints • Constant communication
  5. Mastering the dark art of fluid layout · Nathan Ford

    · 16/05/2014 http://alistapart.com/article/content-out-layout
  6. THE RIGHT CSS UNIT for the JOB ! • Percent,

    mostly • VW and VH for headlines and page framing • PX for media queries • Ems and exes for type and max-widths The Blair Witch Project (1999) @ Artisan Entertainment
  7. DESIGN ! • Work from the content out • Find

    the right CSS unit for the job • Let go
  8. AND WHAT WILL BE LEFT OF THEM? WHO WILL SURVIVE?

    The House of the Devil (2009) @ MPI Media Group