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Julie Ann Horvath
October 15, 2012
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Julie Ann Horvath
October 15, 2012
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Transcript
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@NRRRDCORE MOST PLACES ON THE INTERNET
I’M JULIE I DESIGN & BUILD STUFF AT GITHUB
I’M JULIE I’M A DESIGNER WHO WRITES CODE
THE TALK* HACKING A DESIGN ENVIRONMENT
THE TALK* WHAT’S A DESIGN ENVIRONMENT
THE PROCESS* BECAUSE FUCK PHOTOSHOP
MY PROCESS* HAPPENS IN THE BROWSER
MY PROCESS* HAPPENS IN CODE
MY PROCESS* HAPPENS (MOSTLY) IN CODE
STATUS QUO PIXEL-PERFECT PHOTOSHOP COMPS
RESPONSIBLE FOR PIXEL-PERFECT PHOTOSHOP COMPS
END PRODUCT IS A PICTURE OF A WEBSITE
“A WEBSITE’S DESIGN SHOULD START WHERE IT’S GOING TO LIVE.”
MEAGAN FISHER
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THINGS N’ STUFF
CSS3 IS FUCKING BEAUTIFUL
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RETINA IS FUCKING BEAUTIFUL
RETINA CAN BE EASIER
ASSETS THAT SCALE WITH ICON FONTS
4X FOR DETAIL
SASS/SCSS YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND
SASS/SCSS WORK FUCKING FASTER
border-top-color: lighten($gray, 10%);
border-bottom-color: darken($gray, 10%);
SASS/SCSS HANDLES ERRORS LIKE A CHAMP
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INCONSISTENT GOING FROM COMPS TO THE BROWSER
DON’T PANIC DO THE WORK NOW INSTEAD OF LATER
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NO SURPRISES OH SHIT THIS LOOKS AWFUL
ZEN MODE DO IT ALL AT THE SAME TIME
DEBUG CSS NEEDS MORE WEB INSPECTOR
DEBUG JS NEEDS MORE CONSOLE
WHY JS? THE INTERACTION LAYER
DON’T DIE SOFTWARE CRASHES SUCK
DESIGNERS ASK YOUR DEVS FOR COMMIT ACCESS
DEVELOPERS GIVE YOUR DESIGNERS COMMIT ACCESS
MORE TRUST GIVE YOUR DESIGNERS COMMIT ACCESS
TEACH YOUR DESIGNERS THEY MIGHT BREAK SOME THINGS
TRUST YOUR DESIGNERS THEY MIGHT SURPRISE YOU
TRUST YOUR DESIGNERS BUT LIKE, IN A GOOD WAY
PROBLEM? YES, PROBLEM
COMMAND + S ZERO RISK TO WHAT YOU’RE WORKING ON
COMMAND + R ZERO RISK TO WHAT YOU’RE WORKING ON
DESIGN TOOLS FOR BUILDING REAL WEBSITES
DESIGN TOOLS FOR BUILDING REAL APPS
DESIGN TOOLS FOR BUILDING REAL TOOLS
VERSION CONTROL IS AN AWESOME DESIGN TOOL
VERSION CONTROL HELPS YOU MANAGE ASSETS
VERSION CONTROL TRACK CHANGES TO YOUR CODE
VERSION CONTROL TRACK CHANGES TO YOUR DESIGN
GITHUB TRACK CHANGES TO YOUR DESIGN
IMAGE DIFFING IS AN AWESOME DESIGN TOOL
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PROTOTYPING IS PRETTY AWESOME
PROTOTYPING IS EASY WHEN YOU WRITE CODE
GISTS A LIGHT-WEIGHT PROTOTYPING TOOL
ABUSING GISTS USING THE HELL OUT OF THEM
WAT WHAT’S IN A GIST?
IN A GIST YOU CAN DO MORE THAN YOU’D EXPECT
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A FOUNDATION YOU DON’T HAVE TO START FROM SCRATCH
BOOTSTRAP YOU DON’T HAVE TO START FROM SCRATCH
CSS IS REUSABLE DON’T WRITE THE SAME CODE TWICE
CSS IS REUSABLE CAN YOU MAKE IT BETTER?
ALWAYS YOU CAN ALWAYS MAKE IT BETTER
ALWAYS YES, YOU FUCKING CAN
PUT IT OUT THERE GET MORE EYES ON YOUR CODE
CHANCES ARE IF YOU CAN’T, SOMEONE ELSE CAN
IF IT’S NOT REUSABLE SET IT ALL ON FIRE AND
START AGAIN
PATTERN LIBRARIES ARE TOTALLY A THING
PATTERN LIBRARIES ARE REALLY FUCKING AWESOME
PATTERN LIBRARIES CONSTANTLY IMPROVE YOUR CODE
PATTERN LIBRARIES LEARN FROM PAST YOU
PATTERN LIBRARIES LEARN FROM EACH OTHER
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STYLEGUIDES KIND OF SUCK, DON’T THEY
CONSIDERATIONS THINGS TO THINK ABOUT INSTEAD
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USE THE WEB TO MAKE THE WEB
USE THE WEB NO, REALLY
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BUT BUT BUT COMMAND LINE TOOLS ARE HARD
BUT BUT BUT GIT IS SO CONFUSING
WE CAN HELP GITHUB FOR MAC & WINDOWS
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THE FUTURE* BECAUSE FUCK PHOTOSHOP
THE FUTURE* HOPEFULLY A MUCH BETTER ONE
THE FUTURE* HOPEFULLY A MUCH BETTER ONE
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LET’S TALK JULIE @ GITHUB DOT COM
LET’S TALK @NRRRDCORE