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Transcript of Design for Life: How to Survive a Career in Design (Arthur Irving)
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Design For Life
@skylarkcreative skylark_creative skylarkcreative.co.uk
by Arthur Irving
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The Year 2000
This was me…
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Equipment
Power Mac G3 (beige) Nokia 7110
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Software
Mac OS 9 Photoshop 6
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Web
Google Black Planet
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Print Design
IT Support
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• WHAT you should work on to maintain focus and clarity
• HOW your setup can lead to a better lifestyle • How running has helped me re-evaluate WHY I
am working in design
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Uncertainty
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Calling
Career
Job
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The Problem
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Design What You Do
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What is a Digital Designer?
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• 60%-65% are an employee of a company • 40%-50% are self-employed or freelance • On average a web designer will work 40-45
hours per week • 65% are satisfied by the job
*Collated from coders-survey.com, heartinternet.uk, freelancejam.com, howdesign.com, aneventapart.com
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The Power of Time Off
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Stefan Sagmeister uses sabbaticals: ‘…to pursue some little experiments, things that are
always difficult to accomplish during the working year’
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• Freelancers may divide their working month into work for clients and their own projects
• Permanent staff may want to negotiate time off during the week
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Passion Projects
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Movie Posters by Mat Weller: ‘…I set aside a few hours in the week to work on my posters. It is important to schedule the time
and sit down at my desk no matter what’
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• Set a goal for the project • Schedule the time each week in which you act
on your project • Set a deadline for the project • Get it done
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Other Training
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Design How You Work
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HomeShared Space
Large Agency
Corporate Office
Small Studio
Freelance In-housePermalance One man band Cooperatives
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1. Routine
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• 29% take a regular lunch break • 28% don’t take a lunch break at all • 45% do not leave the office • 31% eat at their desk • 42% respond to work calls / emails • 46% seldom do something relaxing or rejuvenating
*Source: bupa.com
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The Experiment
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Arthur, Creative Director
8,166 - average steps per day 8.7 hours - average daily sitting
29 - ‘inactivity’ stamps
“I was shocked by the sheer amount of time I spent in a seated position each day”
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Clare, Head of Production
8,208 - average steps per day 99 mins - average daily activity 82% - average movement goal
“I found I could easily add that all important extra movement each day by walking an extra few tube stops”
’
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Nick, Designer
17,931 - average steps per day 165 mins - average daily activity
29,264 - most steps achieved in one day
“The device acted as a personal reminder to move by telling me exactly how lazy I am. It has made me rethink my lifestyle”
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Mat, Designer
5,917 - average steps per day 7 hours - average time spent sitting
4 ‘Good Posture’ hours goal hit each day
“Standing at work was a real benefit here as the 3 or so hours I’d spend standing per day would be at ‘outstanding’ posture
according to the device” ’
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Jocelyn, Production Assistant
12,127 - average steps per day 10 hours - average time spent sitting
“I was able to see how little I actually do when I decide not to walk to work”
’
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• 80% take a regular lunch break • 10% don’t take a lunch break at all • 10% do not leave the office • 40% eat at their desk • 40% respond to work calls / emails • 20% seldom do something relaxing or rejuvenating
*Source: Skylark Creative
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• 3 out of 5 of the participants regularly failed to attain the 10,000 steps required for a ‘good’ level of activity
• More senior team members spent on average 9 hours sitting each day
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• Choosing to walk to work or an earlier tube stop doubled the active time recorded
• The more ‘active’ users were those who made regular breaks and chose walking over train or bus
• We all rethought our lifestyle choices
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2. Setup
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Eye StrainMigrainesNeck Pain
Back PainCarpal TunnelRSI
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Keyboard & Mouse
Screen
Chair
Topography
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Get Up Stand Up
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We are the most sedentary humans in history
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Food Glucose Blood
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Healthy Heart
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over the course of a year, is the equivalent of running 10 marathons.
results in blood glucose levels falling back to normal levels after a meal more quickly.
burns more calories than sitting.
Standing for around 3 hours a day
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Standup Solutions
Basic Desk (£250) Electronic Desk (£550+)
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Standing whilst talking on the phone
Taking the stairs as an alternative to the lift
Going over to talk to colleagues rather than IM or email
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The Creative Difference
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• Improved health, and sense of well-being • Increased focus and concentration • Improved endurance for longer projects • Created a bit of a ‘buzz’ and a talking point
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“I’d read that sitting is better for creativity whilst standing for admin-type work. I did notice this to be true, although that might
just be the article getting in my head.”
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“I feel a noticeable difference in how productive and reactive I am, particularly on fast-paced days. When I have lots of small jobs to get
done, I find that I am more able to complete them when I’m using the standing desk.”
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“Standing periodically is great when I feel like I’m in a rut creatively - it restarts the motor. The same can be said for sitting back down
too. Standing up is like a sprint - sitting down you feel more settled in. When I don’t stand I certainly feel lazy.”
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(Re)Design why you are working
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Running
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Sorry
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Motivated by Time
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Why Running is like Design
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1.Talent
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2.Focus
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3.Endurance
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Acquiring Talent
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Bringing it back to why
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Leo, Designer
‘My motorbike unleashes a freedom and an endurance that I try to use in my creative practice’
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Simon & James, Print Designers
‘Being able to create both music and design as a team means that we have a unique way of communicating and
compromising. It keeps our work fresh’ ’
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Dan, Product Designer
‘Triathlon training keeps me sane and focused whilst also being a great escape from the office’
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Troy, Illustrator
Troy has created a successful pop-up ‘Wingman’ in Dalston
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Designing Your Profession
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Overcoming Resistance
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The Digital Battleground
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Subverting the environment
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Fall in love again
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The Bottom Line
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Design For Life