“Those who are not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life”
Muhammad Ali
“Those who are not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life”
Muhammad Ali
Welcome to the
snd digital bootcamp
Kurt Cunningham
Chris Courtney
the goal is
progress
the enemy is
perfection
This bootcamp is not...
> a contest
> a test for a class or a job
> a place of judgement
This bootcamp is focused on...
> you
> experimenting
> releasing
risk
fail.
THREE CHORDS AND A FEELING
What we will cover
> HTML, CSS, Javascript
> version control
> responsive design
> documentation
what we will be using
> Google Chrome
> Sublime Text
> GitHub
> Foundation
ship.
cultivate your mind
Linchpin
Seth Godin
Design
is a Job
Mike Monteiro
You are a Badass
Jen Sincero
Animal Farm
George Orwell
start.
snd digital bootcamp
Making internets
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Better interneting
through javascript
core parts
variables
core parts
arrays
core parts
functions
core parts
conditionals
core parts
event handlers
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time to actually
make some stuff!
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Seek and Deploy!
SHIP OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN
How can we ship?
> Dropbox
> S3 (Amazon Web Services)
> GitHub
why would I ever use dropbox?
> Rapid prototyping
> Quickly test on devices
> Easy to setup and share
why would I use S3?
> It powers a big chunk of internet
> Very cheap
> Flexible, scalable
why would I use S3?
> It powers a big chunk of internet
> Very cheap
> Flexible, scalable
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The Notorious H.I.G.
What are Human Interface Guidelines
> best practices
> research document
> pattern driven
Common Themes
> clarity over novelty
> maximize screen usage
> minimize clutter
speak the language
get the user to the action
avoid icon overload
color is action
color is feedback
it's about the content, not you
don't obscure the task