Future of Design Now with Michael Surtees

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The Future of Design: Now

Being adaptive when there’s no rules


Who is Michael Surtees?
· Born in Saskatoon
· High School: Walter Murray
· College: Medicine Hat College, Visual Communication
· University: University of Alberta, Visual Communication Design
· GDC: Student Rep, VP of Education, Chapter President,
National VP of Communication*
· MADE in Edmonton: Vice President, Board Member at Large
· Edmonton: Hotspur Studios, Kyle Loranger Design, Matrikon, NAIT
· NYC: Renegade, Hillman Curtis*
· Blog: www.DesignNotes.info

*too short to mention but is an interesting footnote


Getting to NYC


Leaving Edmonton for NYC


Alberta North GDC: A platform to learn and develop


Happy Accidents - Where’s the information?


Recreate the small type w/ a stencil


Reprint w/ spray paint x100


The poster in its natural environment


The blog post that changed everything


Networking story in Unlimited Magazine


Fun times at Renegade


Moving into a bigger space in Chelsea Market


Renegade: Panasonic Support Redesign


www.DesignNotes.info - test lab for exploration

“game changers map out future opportunities by exploring
the interplay between their current know-how and potential
new applications for it in a changing world”
+ Kevin McCullagh
http://www.core77.com/reactor/07.07_flux.asp


Trying to understand my blog myself...


www.DesignNotes.info before the fold


www.DesignNotes.info after the fold


Each post starts differently, but there’s a pattern


After flickr it lands on the top of www.DesignNotes.info


If someone else likes it, they mention it too


But how do I know that anyone is looking?


Other Tools


Collecting Ideas, guidelines and turning it into something
1. Keep an open mind, don’t be that expert that isn’t open
to new ways of doing things.
2. Mistakes - they’re going to happen. Don’t get caught up
in being so tight to be perfect, it will strangle any good idea
that may come out.
3. If in doubt, use helvetica.
4. Carry a digital camera at all times.
5a. Say thank you. 5b. Exercise
6. Do something everyday that scares you.
7. Karma can bite you in the ass if you’re not careful, so try
to treat people the way you’d want to be treated.
8. Blog, and blog often - you can never guess where or
what something will lead to.

Published in New York Magazine


Comparing street and advertising work


Making a story from the story


Additional images that didn’t make the cut


AIGA Wooster Collective Walk - background Info


The book review that almost comes...


Books on the wall


What if no one came to www.DesignNotes.info?

Blogging is not only a publishing
tool, but a way to learn. It’s
important to write about what
you want, that way if no one
comes you’re still getting
something out of it.
+ Michael Surtees


Talking about what interests me


Taking it a step further: Interview interesting people


Taking pictures of interesting Design: Swich


Things happen - you meet them, interview next


Some things aren’t stories though


Manhattanhenge


Over and under kill


Story vs corporate speak


Coming from the heart


Why should you care about a shoe?


Participating


What’s with the typography?


Old and new - no explanation of address...


Another issue


Expect the unexpected


Expect the unexpected: most hit page???


Expect the unexpected: some companies are watching


Expect the unexpected: more about shoes


Expect the unexpected: backing it up


Expect the unexpected: thumb tacks


Looking for a pattern...


Living in NYC: from the apartment


Living in NYC: walking tours about typography


Living in NYC: Book openings


Living in NYC: 11 Spring Street


Living in NYC: Daniel Rozin


Living in NYC: Likemind


Living in NYC: 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds each


Living in NYC: Storefront for Art and Architecture


Living in NYC: WGDFC 2006


Living in NYC: more art and technology


Almost finished: A couple new things keeping
me interested


Sharing the story before it’s live, then making it last


WIFI!


What is next?!?


Music online


area/code


area/code continued from years ago


Talking about www.lunchstudio.blogspot.com/


Personal Google Maps


Aggregates


Things to consider
Design Matters Podcast
www.sterlingbrands.com/DesignMatters.html

Everything is Miscellaneous
http://www.everythingismiscellaneous.com/

CBC Spark and Search Engine
http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting/

Swissmiss
http://swissmiss.typepad.com/

PSFK
http://www.psfk.com/

Michael Surtees
www.designnotes.info and http://del.icio.us/Michael_Surtees


One more thing

“the more intelligent you are,
the more frightened you are”
+ overheard in a lecture...


Thanks!

Please say hello if you’re in NYC
michael@michaelsurtees.com
www.designnotes.info
A pdf of this talk will be available at DesignNotes.info


Future of Design Now with Michael Surtees

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