#4 Marc Hemeon @Facebook: Design is not art

 
Marc Hemeon Beyond Users

Marc Hemeon has a truly impressive CV. He has lead design at YouTube, Google Ventures, Oakley, Digg, Design Inc, Fflick and lately Ease Central. He has been designing since 1996 and is a true veteran in the design community. 

In this episode we spoke about:

  • the distinction between art and design,

  • how ugly design can beat beautiful design,

  • how to explain the value of your work to non-designers by finding the metrics they care about.

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Show notes:

  • 2:10 How did Marc get into design in 1996?

  • 4:50 How to sell design services?

  • 10:20 How to show the value of your work by finding the metrics that organisation cares for

  • 16:30 How Marc presents his designs to get buy-in from stakeholders

  • 21:30 Asking for information and feedback from stakeholders?

  • 25:30 Finding the balance between user goals and business goals (defining your design ethics)

  • 29:40 Examples of balancing user and business goals

  • 36:05 Marc's biggest design mistake (aka YouTube player disaster)

  • 39:00 Design Inc's story (and what clients want from designers)

  • 42:40 "Career exercise" that each designer has to do

  • 50:00 Why Design Inc did not succeed

  • 56:00 Marc explains why "design is not art"

  • 1:02:30 Success = 80% Sell, 20% Design

  • 1:08:35 What advice would Marc give to young designers?

  • 1:12:20 What is one thing about design Marc has changed his mind about?

 

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