Design Matters - 2016

Jeremy Burge - Getting into emoji

Wed, 12 Oct 2016 14:27:42 GMT

Jeremy Burge
Founder, Emojipedia

Jeremy is an expert on emojis and a member of the Unicode Emoji Subcommittee. He will talk about how emojis are changing the way people and businesses communicate, as well as delve into some lesser known emoji tricks and trivia. Jeremy will share a number of cases of everything from Snapchat superstars to corporate communication and explain how you can best use emojis in your product design and communication.

Pieter Omvlee - Sketch

Wed, 12 Oct 2016 14:25:03 GMT

Pieter Omvlee
Founder of Bohemian Coding, Sketch

Sketch has become the world leading UI design tool today! Peiter will share the story on how Sketch was created and talk about the future of UI design tools.

Andrew Doherty - Designing future experiences exponentially

Wed, 12 Oct 2016 14:24:29 GMT

Andrew Doherty
Product Designer, Google

The interface of the future is not an interface at all. As designers, how do we prepare ourselves and our products for a future where traditional graphic interfaces may no longer exist?

Simon Lajboschitz - Virtual Reality is here!

Wed, 12 Oct 2016 14:24:29 GMT

Simon Lajboschitz
Founder, Khora VR

Virtual Reality is a new communication medium that can revolutionize the world. In this presentation Simon will talk about the latest trends in Virtual Reality and how they can be developed and come to life. He will discuss how we as designers can use Virtual Reality to create a magical feeling of transporting people to another place, whether it is gaming or learning situations.

Design Salon

Wed, 12 Oct 2016 14:24:29 GMT

Various speakers
Emojipedia, MailChimp & Slack

The Design Salon is a moderated discussion with the speakers from MailChimp, Emojipedia and Slack. We will discuss the emergence of the digital trends we are seeing, and how design is changing our behaviour and business. Make sure to bring your questions!

Ryan Shafer - How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Embrace Making Sausage

Wed, 12 Oct 2016 14:24:24 GMT

Ryan Shafer
Former VP of Design and UX, MTV

At MTV, Ryan was delivering enjoyable experiences into the hands of the people. But to do so, he needed to travel upstream and spend some time exploring the organization, its people and their culture as it is a key ingredient in the recipe of great products. Ryan discusses the challenges, failures, and successes of rebooting a 20(!) year old interactive design culture.

Danish Entrepreneurs - Spiri

Wed, 12 Oct 2016 14:20:01 GMT

In this session three danish entrepreneurs will share their stories about designing for special target groups and discuss the challenges.

This video features Head of Design & Co-founder Jesper Rosetzsky Hermann from Spiri

Anne Mette Møller Hartelius - The intangible impact of design

Wed, 12 Oct 2016 13:38:17 GMT

Anne Mette Møller Hartelius
Associate Professor & Graphic Designer, DMJX

I this talk Anne Mette will take us through the shifting design paradigms - from storytelling to geometric responsive design systems. She'll discuss strategies for appealing to feelings like intimacy, warmth and desire when designing.

Simon Lajboschitz on the future of VR

Mon, 10 Oct 2016 08:46:36 GMT

MailChimp's Todd Dominey on consistency, tone of voice and video

Tue, 04 Oct 2016 15:53:02 GMT

Todd Dominey shares what's on his mind at the moment: How to create consistency in user experience across every single point their users comes in touch with their product. Their challenge is that everyone in MailChimp needs to share the same tone of voice, so that the user feels that experience anywhere they meet MailChimp; in social, in an email, on a mobile device -- being consistent wherever they are.

"Video is something MailChimp is trying to get better at and working on. Video is becoming increasingly important in search, especially how to's.
Video represents a greater opportunity for us in communicating our brand and its personality. When you write you're limited to the voice and tone of the article, what you sound like in a written piece."

What they want to get better at is how to make video more a part of their product. Instead of linking people away to the documentation; what they really need is a video that pops up in the more advanced application to quickly explain what this feature is about so that the user can assess if this feature is useful to them.

David Bailey - The Future of BBC's Global Experience Language

Tue, 04 Oct 2016 11:40:25 GMT

David Bailey
Creative Director, BBC

Change is the only constant for the BBC. How will this much-loved broadcaster fulfil it’s creative ambition whilst providing greater efficiency in the digital age? David and Nikos will explain how a coalition of designers and engineers are embracing uncertainty by redefining the BBC’s Global Experience Language.

Todd Dominey - MailChimp

Tue, 04 Oct 2016 11:40:25 GMT

Todd Dominey
Director of Design, MailChimp

Behind the winking mascot, vinyl figures and off-beat advertising, MailChimp helps millions of people connect with their audience and grow their business. In this talk, Todd will discuss product design at MailChimp - the challenge of designing tools for a multifaceted audience, the importance of voice and tone in communication, and the challenges of ensuring a consistent user experience across all facets of the brand.

Simon Doggett - Beyond Lens Flare: Practical Delight for Modern Design Teams

Tue, 04 Oct 2016 11:40:25 GMT

Simon Doggett
Head of UX, Freelance

The path to user delight is fraught with danger. Simon will run through practical methods for Design Leaders to help their teams focus on what's right, drawing on his experience with clients like Net-a-Porter, Warner Bros and Marks & Spencer.

Rune Madsen - Programming Design Systems

Tue, 04 Oct 2016 11:40:24 GMT

Rune Madsen
Multimedia Artist, New York University

Whether we like it or not, a designer is now a creator of digital systems, and this begs the question: Should design and engineering be two distinct fields? In this talk, Rune Madsen will present the main thesis from his upcoming book “Programming Design Systems”, and explain why it’s increasingly difficult to rely on static design tools, why designers must accept new tools to avoid irrelevancy, and what happens when we educate designers to use a programming language as their tool of choice.

Basak Haznedaroglu - Cracking the code of what users want

Tue, 04 Oct 2016 11:40:24 GMT

Basak Haznedaroglu
Design Lead, Microsoft (Wunderlist)

While we always strive to design products that are usable and functional; as designers we should also take elements such as tone, thoughtfulness, and novelty into account. Over time, users have evolved to expect digital experiences to be frictionless, contextual, and reliable with unique personality. In this talk, Basak will discuss the art, design, and science behind humanizing technology and crafting digital experiences that make meaningful connections with users.

Danish Entrepreneurs - eloomi

Tue, 04 Oct 2016 11:40:24 GMT

In this session three danish entrepreneurs will share their stories about designing for special target groups and discuss the challenges.

This video features Klaus Skytte from eloomi

Danish Entrepreneurs - REFUNITE

Tue, 04 Oct 2016 11:40:20 GMT

In this session three danish entrepreneurs will share their stories about designing for special target groups and discuss the challenges.

This video features Ida Jeng from REFUNITE