1 / Future of Web Design ’08
Workshop by Armin Vit
How to stand out from the crowd of designers


1 / introduction
Hello, I have URLs to show you

1.1 / Portfolios
V1.0 in 2000: Fire
V2.0 in 2001: Photocopy
V3.0 in 2003: Sophisticated
V4.X in 2007: The Coming-soon-yeah-right
V5.0 in 2007: Department of Design
VI’m.A.Good.Husband.0: My wife’s portfolio

1.2 / Blogs, Wikis, Other
2002: Speak Up
2003: The Design Encyclopedia
2003: UnderConsideration
2006: Brand New
2007: Quipsologies
2008: Lost Glasses
2008: Dyslexflix



2 / warm-up
Enough about me, now you

2.1 / Your current web site, and what you would like to improve about it

/ Answers /

2.2 / What are the biggest challenges of creating a new portfolio?

/ Answers /



3 / expectations
Making sure you get your money’s worth

QUOTE “In a crowded marketplace it’s getting harder and harder to stand out from your peers. This workshop will give you sure fire ways of getting yourself a higher profile in the web design industry, win more work and build a solid reputation.”



4 / best practices
Praising others

QUOTE “How to create the perfect online portfolio”

4.1 / Some examples
Dave Werner
Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Gridplane
Cuban Council
2x4
Low Res

4.2 / What are your favorites? And why?

/ Answers /



5 / attention
If you build it, they will come… or not

QUOTE “How to market yourself and stand out from the crowd”

5.1 / Some examples
Coudal
37Signals
What do I know?
Skull-A-Day
Meme

5.2 / Who stands out in the industry? And why?

/ Answers /



6 / service
The customer is always right… or not

QUOTE “Design is not your business, customer service is!”

6.1 / What tricks or techniques have you used to keep your clients happy?

/ Answers /



7 / free
If you have the time, why not?

QUOTE “How to use free work to create a name for yourself”

7.1 / Some success stories
Marian Bantjes: From a Speak Up T-shirt contest to superstar
Sam Potts: A superhero standing on the shoulders of superheroes and it’s all over Flickr
Hillman Curtis: From beginner to Brian Eno
Trollbäck + Co: Coolness for the geniuses
Nick Felton: Life’s statistics

7.2 / Any other examples?

/ Answers /



8 / now what?
Bird by bird… or something

8.1 / What do you need to do to get started?

/ Answers /

8.2 / Tools
Indexhibit
Flickr
FlickrFolio
SlideShowPro (example)

/ Answers /



9 / that’s all folks
Thank you!