design conference – Say Yeah! https://sayyeah.com Digital management consulting that shapes more effective organizations. Thu, 19 Oct 2023 18:50:14 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4 https://insights.sayyeah.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cropped-apple-touch-icon-32x32.png design conference – Say Yeah! https://sayyeah.com 32 32 FITC Toronto, April 17-18, 2023 https://sayyeah.com/digital-insights/fitc-toronto-april-2023/ Tue, 04 Apr 2023 14:44:53 +0000 https://sayyeah.com/?p=16267 Here’s your official invite to the 2023 edition of FITC Toronto. Whether you work in design, or digital development, finding inspiration and learning from industry leaders benefits your professional development journey. FITC Toronto is your opportunity to gain professional insights and practical solutions to sharpen your skills. FITC is a two-day in-person and online event […]

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Here’s your official invite to the 2023 edition of FITC Toronto.

Whether you work in design, or digital development, finding inspiration and learning from industry leaders benefits your professional development journey.

FITC Toronto is your opportunity to gain professional insights and practical solutions to sharpen your skills. FITC is a two-day in-person and online event showcasing the best the world has to offer in design, digital development, media and innovation in creative technologies.

Talks we’re excited about

Full event agenda

FITC Diversity Initiative

FITC is offering complimentary tickets for people from underrepresented groups in tech to attend the event, either in-person or online. The program is aimed at those who are unable to secure a ticket through their company or cannot afford a ticket themselves.

Apply for a free seat

Save $100 on FITC Toronto tickets!

Don’t have a ticket yet? No worries, we’ve got you covered. Save $100 off in-person tickets with code “fitcnews” and 25% off your online ticket with code “twittervip”.

Attend online or in person.

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]]> FITC Web Unleashed, October 24 -26, 2022 https://sayyeah.com/digital-insights/fitc-web-unleashed-october-2022/ Tue, 18 Oct 2022 19:10:32 +0000 https://sayyeah.com/?p=15878 Web Unleashed is back for its annual edition on October 24 – 26, 2022. Web Unleashed is a three-day conference led by some of the most knowledgeable minds in front-end web development. With sessions from expert speakers, the conference will empower front-end developers with the latest tools, techniques, and technologies in the industry. Web Unleashed […]

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Web Unleashed is back for its annual edition on October 24 – 26, 2022.

Web Unleashed is a three-day conference led by some of the most knowledgeable minds in front-end web development. With sessions from expert speakers, the conference will empower front-end developers with the latest tools, techniques, and technologies in the industry. Web Unleashed will also feature discussions on end-to-end testing, responsive design, and improving web performance.

Talks We’re Excited About

Full program schedule

FITC Diversity Initiative

In partnership with the RBC Diversity Program,  FITC is offering 100 complimentary tickets for people who are part of underrepresented groups in tech.

While the deadline to apply for this upcoming event has passed, we encourage people from underrepresented communities to follow FITC’s diversity initiatives for upcoming scholarships and other opportunities.

Attend by yourself or with your whole team

Tickets start from $60 for students and $180 for individual professionals, with discounted group tickets available.

Grab your tickets

Ready to keep your audience engaged with a delightful web experience?

We provide inclusive website design solutions that welcome your audiences to engage with your content, products, and services. Bring the best of front-end development to your projects with our web standards based, usable, accessible, and inclusive work.

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]]> The DesignConf by Learners: June 9-10, 2022 https://sayyeah.com/digital-insights/designconf-learners-june-2022/ Thu, 26 May 2022 14:15:58 +0000 https://sayyeah.com/?p=15718 The DesignConf by Learners is back for its second year. This hybrid event will take place from June 9-10, 2022 in Brooklyn, NY and will also be streamed virtually. Featuring a full schedule of insightful design talks, the DesignConf will include discussions about how the Gov.UK design system was built, self-care for creatives, inclusive design […]

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]]> The DesignConf by Learners is back for its second year.

This hybrid event will take place from June 9-10, 2022 in Brooklyn, NY and will also be streamed virtually. Featuring a full schedule of insightful design talks, the DesignConf will include discussions about how the Gov.UK design system was built, self-care for creatives, inclusive design practices, empowering up-and-coming designers, and the current state of design.

DesignConf By Learners 2022 attendance flyer

A few of the talks we’re excited about:

Check out the full lineup and event schedule

Grab your tickets

Join the virtual event for free or enjoy the in-person experience. Save 90% with discount code JOINSHOPIFYUX and attend the in-person event for just $180. Limited spots are available!

Register now

Need help designing exceptional user experiences?

Learn about our approach to inclusive design and our user experience (UX) design services.

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]]> Remote Design Week 2021, October 18-22, 2021 https://sayyeah.com/digital-insights/remote-design-week-oct-2021/ Thu, 14 Oct 2021 15:00:37 +0000 https://sayyeah.com/?p=15296 Immerse yourself and your team in 5 days of design knowledge sharing, discussing the latest industry trends, best practices, and ways of working at Remote Design Week 2021. The conference has a premier lineup of speakers, from all corners of the design industry, and we can’t wait to network with and hear from all of […]

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]]> Immerse yourself and your team in 5 days of design knowledge sharing, discussing the latest industry trends, best practices, and ways of working at Remote Design Week 2021. The conference has a premier lineup of speakers, from all corners of the design industry, and we can’t wait to network with and hear from all of these design leaders.

Talks we’re excited about at Remote Design Week 2021

Save your spot!

You won’t want to miss one of the biggest design conferences of the year. Grab a ticket for you and your team today. Team passes are available from $299-499, individual passes from $90.

Experience design as a foundational skill

If you’re looking to bring fundamental product strategy and experience design practices to your team, we’re here to help.

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]]> Join us at the Design Leadership Summit, September 29 in Toronto https://sayyeah.com/digital-insights/design-leadership-summit-sep-29-2018/ Thu, 13 Sep 2018 19:17:18 +0000 https://sayyeah.com/?p=7505 On September 29, we’ll be up close and personal with industry leaders and organizations that are revolutionizing design at the Design Leadership Summit. Hosted by DesignX at the Isabel Bader Theatre, this one-day conference will feature design leads at fast-growing tech companies and design and product leads from large legacy organizations. DesignX welcomes their keynote […]

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On September 29, we’ll be up close and personal with industry leaders and organizations that are revolutionizing design at the Design Leadership Summit.

Hosted by DesignX at the Isabel Bader Theatre, this one-day conference will feature design leads at fast-growing tech companies and design and product leads from large legacy organizations. DesignX welcomes their keynote speaker Jared Spool, Founder of the User Interface Conference and Co-Founder and CEO of Maker of Awesomeness, as well as representatives from Udacity, Abstract, Canadian Digital Services, and more.

Our own Matt Rintoul, President and head of design at Say Yeah, will be attending the Design Leadership Summit. He’s available to discuss interaction design and digital best practices.

Connect with Matt Rintoul, President of Say Yeah, on LinkedIn or by email.

The Design Leadership Summit is a great conference for those leading a design team. Discover the key things every design leader should know to propel your team, product, and service efficiency efforts. Attendees will learn:

  • How Designers Turn Into Leaders
  • What it takes to be a good leader in design…and more!

The Design Leadership Summit is expected to inspire and inform active and aspiring design leaders on how to cultivate design excellence in their organizations.

Learn more about the Design Leadership Summit

We hope to see you there.

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]]> FITC Toronto 2017: the future of design https://sayyeah.com/digital-insights/fitc-toronto-future-design/ Tue, 30 May 2017 22:54:11 +0000 https://sayyeah.com/?p=6902 FITC Toronto 2017, the renowned technology and creativity conference, took place April 22 to April 24, 2017. The conference welcomed thousands of attendees including creatives, technologists, executives, and marketers, and enlightened these inquiring minds on the future of innovation, technology, creativity, and design. Leaders from the global digital, design, and media industries led workshops, informative […]

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]]> FITC Toronto 2017, the renowned technology and creativity conference, took place April 22 to April 24, 2017.

The conference welcomed thousands of attendees including creatives, technologists, executives, and marketers, and enlightened these inquiring minds on the future of innovation, technology, creativity, and design.

Leaders from the global digital, design, and media industries led workshops, informative talks, installations, and presentations, highlighting how design and creativity play a major role in adding value and meaning to business and technology.

Attendees explored technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality, voice, and interactive technologies, within wide range of disciplines from graphic design, human-centric design, film, service design, industrial and installation design, and more.

Attendees at FITC Toronto 2017

Here are some highlights on the insights and notions surrounding the future of innovation, technology, creativity, and design:

Transcript

Paul Trani:

As a designer you need to be able to be fully aware of like, new technology and like embrace it. You know, whether it’s like 3D printing or AI or virtual reality, like whatever it is, we need to kinda like embrace it, ’cause it’s all gonna be part of communicating at the end of the day. We need to be on the forefront of that.

John Rotherberg:

Artists, creative people, always look at kind of themes of the day and age in which they live, and use that as inspiration and kind of raw material for the work that they create. And the way we see things, is let’s embrace this, there are all kinds of things we can do with it, it’s a new creative material. You can use it in an educational way, you can use it in a very focused sales oriented way, or you can use it in a completely expressive artistic way.

Liam Thurston:

-When you think of open source software as a way to like, open up code for people to use it. When I think about design user experience in product design, like creating open source design experiences that are sort of flexible, and you can tailor to yourself, it’s a way to manifest that same sort of community and nature in product design.

Helen Androlia:

I do love how, you know, we’re heading back into having things that are physical, having things like Social Print Studio that allows you to take your Instagram and turn them into these like, printed objects. I think we’re finding this comfortable balance between moving ahead digitally, intellectually, but making sure that we’re also grounding in the physical. This year at FITC I think we saw a lot of cool examples around how technology can make reactive and thoughtful objects.

Paul Trani:

-At the end of the day, we’re like creatives, and I think what really makes things really creative is when you start connecting things that aren’t normally connected, as they say. But that includes new technology. Oh, this new technology popped up, how can I take advantage and exploit it to my best of my ability, like as a designer? So, like, be open to new technology and see how you can use them to your advantage. When any new technology hits, you want the CEO to come to you and say “Hey, I think, Oh, Paul knows about this, let’s go and ask Paul what he thinks about X.”

Innovation by default with the system strategy framework.

Challenging the audience to understand the bigger picture when it comes to designing for people and organizations, and how the two intersect, our CEO, Lee Dale, led the innovation and strategy stream at FITC. He delivered a comprehensive talk on helping organizations meet market needs as effectively as possible by aligning organizational systems and customer segments through the system strategy framework. This framework covers essential considerations around operational capabilities and priorities to align to market needs, including mapping and impacting all the stages and touchpoints of the customer decision-making process.

Lee Dale talking digital strategy at FITC Toronto 2017

“Organizations who map only the touchpoints they control are not doing their job.”

~ Lee Dale, Say Yeah!

The power of an idea.

Ivan Cash, founder of Cash Studios warned his audience not to limit their creative inspiration to social media channels even though social media has become a driving force for introducing new concepts and capabilities in digital.

The power of an idea with Ivan Cash, FITC Toronto 2017

“The pressures of a structured, typical social life often cause us to unlearn our creativity,”said Cash, “Do things out in the real world for inspiration for ideas.”

Once you get into the rhythm of pulling out innovative design ideas from the real world, it’s important to analyze whether or not this idea is tailored to the needs of potential users, otherwise, it won’t have any value in the market.

Shedding your ego.

Creative director at TWG, Liam Oscar Thurston, reminded everyone that design is never about the designer. He walked his audience through the process of shedding your ego by way of understanding your own emotional intelligence (EI)—knowing how to manage it, and how to translate your EI discoveries into storytelling (marketing) and story-making (product design) initiatives.

Paul Trani, senior worldwide Creative Cloud evangelist for Adobe made a great point to accompany Liam Thurston’s thoughts on shedding ego by way of EI:

“Designers must be willing to change. They must diminish their ego, even when it comes to design styles.”

It’s natural to look at your problem and know how to solve it. But having the ability to lay your cares aside and find out how other people are affected by a problem—and how your knowledge, expertise, and insight can make their lives easier—is much more impactful and rewarding.

Using motion to empathize with machines.

Language in voice technology is becoming less complex and more comprehensive. Voice technology is beginning to pick up on international languages and continues to improve as technology emerges. However, until the prediction that human to technology interaction will soon surpass human to human interaction unfolds, certain implications will still remain. Motion is an essential interface model on the rise that experts are saying could fill the gap.

“We’re not using even half of what we could offer as far as experience goes. Motion enhances everything. Humanizing objects, and seeing something that is alive and moving and able to interact with humans is a huge step forward,” said Alon Chitayat, UX and motion designer at Google, “feelings are now the only things that robots can’t conquer.”

Empathy. A designer’s best friend.

“Design culture is about rediscovering the human side of business.”

~ Kit Oliynyk, Capital One

If used cleverly, empathy can create new opportunities for organizations. Helen Androlia, director of social media at Innocean Worldwide Canada briefly spoke on recognizing the neglected variables in everyday life, and how finding empathetic angles and opportunities can turn things around.

For example, in society, other than providing for their families, fathers are often neglected. The mother is always seen with the children. The mother is favoured and apparently always right. From a marketing perspective, empathizing with how a father may feel about this and sculpting a strategy that includes fathers could unveil a new demographic of customers and/or users, and provide new opportunities for an organization.

“Empathy can be built around someone [or something] who is always ignored to create a whole new target,” said Androlia.

Talking social media with Helen Androlia at FITC Toronto 2017

The future doesn’t stop there.

Other themes addressed throughout FITC included machine learning and designing for voice, game design, augmented reality storytelling, virtual reality, and more.

If you’re looking for support in navigating these kind of emerging new technologies to ensure your organization is effectively serving your business and your users, we’re here to help.

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