Add an eventSessions at Digital Shoreditch Festival 2012 about Design in Digital Shoreditch Big Top
Monday 21st May 2012
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Exhibition; Tesselations and Repetitive structures in Jewellery
by Marianne Forrest
An exhibition of Jewellery made with 3D printing techniques and digital technologies. Wild, wonderful and sometimes vibrant responses to the brief of Tesselations and Repetitive structures. The work shown is by students from London Metropolitan University using rapid prototyping for the first time. All are involved in their own style of creative process and are keen to show off their newest creations.
Questions answered :
How can new technologies be used to craete new jewellery previously impossible to make by hand? How does it answer the context of exhibition and wearability? -
The future is 3D: hands on design & make
We plan to have a range of our equipment for students and teachers to try, allowing them to design in 3D, scan in 3D and print in 3D. If we have the space we will also have some manual and motorised kit tools (lathes, mills, sanders, jigsaws) for the pupils/students to try for themselves. We know from experience that when people have the chance to try our equipment they are enthused and motivated, and the only problem we have is getting them off the equipment so that others can have a go!
Monday 28th May 2012
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Bootstrapping for scale - how not to suck at being lean
by Martin Buhr
A workshop on how you can scale your site to withstand traffic without throwing hardware at the problem:
Topics will cover:
- Really Apache? Lighthttpd, NginX and other wonders
- Caching, simples!
- Why your ORM might kill you one day
- Queueing is not just for the EnglishQuestions answered :
1. How can I prepare for scale without spending?
2. What techniques are out there that I can use that will make me a better developer?
Tuesday 29th May 2012
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Designing the Mobile Wallet
by Tim Caynes
Do you have a wallet in your pocket? Do you also have a mobile in your pocket? Isn't that really annoying? Don't worry, mobile network providers, device manufacturers and banking corporations are already working together to provide the solution you never knew you needed - the mobile wallet. But what is a mobile wallet and how should it work? What are the customer experiences that a good mobile wallet solution should support? In this session we will talk about a project for a major network provider and what we learned about designing the mobile wallet, including: o Understanding and validating the multi-channel user journeys o Developing an information architecture o Designing and developing wireframes and prototypes for multiple mobile devices o Conducting usability testing with multiple mobile devices o Working with multiple technology platforms and service providers We'll discuss what went well, what went not quite so well and what caused us to throw mobile devices across the office (clue: this happened quite often). Questions answered : What is a mobile wallet? Why would anyone want one? What are the user experience considerations when designing a mobile wallet? How many times can you throw a mobile phone against a wall?
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Table Top: Open design - science engagement
The public are engaging with the process of manufacturing their own products through digital fabrication. When people have this much freedom to create their own objects, who has the responsibility for their disposal? Open design is embracing this democratisation of innovation and enabling people to make their own products with greater ease: this maker movement will soon change the way we think about products. This approach is not a replacement for mass manufacture but an extension of what is achievable with a new toolbox, solving different problems and addressing new needs. These digital tools are enabling participants with limited skill to create objects… but are they products yet?
Questions answered :
Engaging with a wider audience, widening participation, the ability to bounce concepts off a wider audience and predictions of how this could work in the future. -
Table Top: Smile Machine Showcase
by Nigel Flack
Smile Machine are a digital production agency based in the heart of Shoreditch. We build websites and apps and have steadily grown in size since our inception in 2010 and are proud to work with a number of agencies and direct clients in London. We know the importance of robust technical implementation to backup good design and user experience. We like to say we’re two thirds tech and one third creative - a good balance we think. We’d like to tell you a bit about us and what we do.
Questions answered :
How to get your website or app made? -
Table Tops - session 1
by Ben Scott Robinson, Simon Moss and Tim Caynes
Cirque de Mobile – a showcase of tomorrow's weird and wonderful mobile technology
Designing the Mobile Wallet
Crowdsourcing Creativity - New models for making, distributing and monetizing your work
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Smart Space
by Alex Haw
This talk will race through the way digital culture is revolutionising the way we design, build and think about architecture and our cities. It'll be rapid-fire and extensively visual, and show the way our work at atmos redesigns our inhabited environment across the range of scales.
Questions answered :
How is the digital revolution affecting the fabric of our built space? What spatial opportunities do digital integration, information, fabrication and feedback offer? How will our cities become smarter?
Wednesday 30th May 2012
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Table Top: Adaptive web design - Does size matter?
by Matt Gibson
We'll be delving into adaptive web design, from responsive grids to designing for context and looking at the challenges that need to be overcome in adaptive web design.
Questions answered :
What is adaptive web design? What's the difference between adaptive and responsive? Is a mobile first strategy always best? How to approach UX design for adaptive websites?
Thursday 31st May 2012
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How do I influence you?
by James Allsopp
We as humans are tuned in, or so we think. However certain effectors such as context and emotion can effect our decisions and judgement. This is especially prominent in a GAME like environment.
From social gaming to full on retain commerce design, learn how to design your experiences to enhance engagement and increase factors such as acquisition, monetization and retention.
I'll take you through how certain behaviour heuristics can effect how we consciously and unconsciously perceive the digital environment.
Not just for Game designers, but for brands and retailers who want to engage there customers through unconscious thinking.
Friday 1st June 2012
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How to be pixel perfect.
by Matt Gypps
Pixels are the building blocks of all the visual design we do here at ustwo™, but are so often relegated to mere afterthought in the excitement of working with colours and styles. We believe in inducting all our designers into the school of pixels with our Pixel Perfect Precision™ (PPP™) guide. The aim of this showcase is to bring to everyone’s attention the PPP™ document and to give pixels the care and attention they deserve, to make sure we get the simple things right.
Questions answered :
How to be pixel perfect when designing? -
Table Top: How to be pixel perfect
by Matt Gypps
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East Meets West: London; the Global Digital Economy
by Graeme Evans
Digital creatives working in ICT, media & design are polycentrically clustered in London but are also distinctive. East meets West is also a metaphor for China/Asia and the West who now compete for talent, customers and content, with cities vying for Tech & Media City status.
Questions answered :
What/Where is the digital economy; How can the Digital Economy support a Sustainable Society?
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