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BENJAMIN SHOWN
CREATIVE DIRECTOR at TECTONIC
or
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BENJAMIN SHOWN
CREATIVE DIRECTOR at TECTONIC
I’m a creative director, graphic
designer, type aficionado, husband,
father, son, tall guy, Hoosier,
Bay Stater, conference speaker.
WHO AM I
CAMBRIDGE
FORT WAYNE
WEBSTER
EMP MUSEUMMASS MoCA MICROSOFT
EMP MUSEUMMASS MoCA MICROSOFT
EMP MUSEUMMASS MoCA MICROSOFT
VISUAL
INTERACTION
MOTION
Unified Theory of
Deliciousness
CHEF DAVID CHANG
When you eat something
amazing, you don’t just respond
to the dish in front of you.
You are almost always
transported back to another
moment in your life.
feeling that interplay
between the exotic
and the familiar.
feeling that interplay
between the exotic
and the familiar.
While we used to use metaphors from the outside
world to explain how to interact with an interface,
today‘s interfaces are becoming increasingly
indistinguishable from how we interact with the
outside world.
They engage our senses
and then exponentially extend them.
PROGRESS
AWESOMENESS
TIMETECH ADVANCEMENTS USER MATURITY
PROGRESS
AWESOMENESS
PLATFORM PARADIGM
EXPLAINING
TECH
90s–00s
PROGRESS
AWESOMENESS
PLATFORM PARADIGM
CELEBRATING
CONTENT
PLATFORM PARADIGM
EXPLAINING
TECH
00s-10s
PROGRESS
AWESOMENESS
PLATFORM PARADIGM
CELEBRATING
CONTENT
PLATFORM PARADIGM
EXPLAINING
TECH
PLATFORM PARADIGM
GIVE ME
CONTEXT
10s–BEYOND
PROGRESS
AWESOMENESS
PLATFORM PARADIGM
CELEBRATING
CONTENT
PLATFORM PARADIGM
LET’S TALK
PLATFORM PARADIGM
EXPLAINING
TECH
PLATFORM PARADIGM
GIVE ME
CONTEXT
10s–BEYOND
PROGRESS
AWESOMENESS
PLATFORM PARADIGM
CELEBRATING
CONTENT
PLATFORM PARADIGM
LET’S TALK
PLATFORM PARADIGM
EXPLAINING
TECH
PLATFORM PARADIGM
GIVE ME
CONTEXT
TIME
The only intuitive
interface is the nipple.
After that, it’s all learned.
BRUCE EDIGER
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
PLA TFORM PARADIGM
EXPLAINING TECH
Wemadethe
buttonsonthe
screenlookso
goodyou’ll
wanttolickthem.
STEVE JOB in 2000
1. PLATFORM PARADIGM
EXPLAINING
TECHNOLOGY
2. LEVERAGED METAPHOR
PHYSICAL
OBJECTS
3. EMOTIONAL HOOK
QUALITY FAUX
LEATHER
PROGRESS
AWESOMENESS
PLATFORM PARADIGM
CELEBRATING
CONTENT
PLATFORM PARADIGM
EXPLAINING
TECH
00s-10s
Our heads are round
so our thoughts
can change direction.
FRANCIS PICABIA
FRENCH AVANT-GARDE PAINTER
PLA TFORM PARADIGM
CELEBRATING CONTENT
BILL GATES in 1996
Contentisking.
1. PLATFORM PARADIGM
CELEBRATING
CONTENT
2. LEVERAGED METAPHOR
PRINT/PUBLICATION
DESIGN
3. EMOTIONAL HOOK
TRANSITION STATES
AND MOTION
PROGRESS
AWESOMENESS
PLATFORM PARADIGM
CELEBRATING
CONTENT
PLATFORM PARADIGM
EXPLAINING
TECH
PLATFORM PARADIGM
GIVE ME
CONTEXT
10s–BEYOND
Tap Double tap Drag Flick
Pinch Spread Press Press and tap
PLA TFORM PARADIGM
GIVE ME CONTEXT
1. PLATFORM PARADIGM
GIVE ME CONTEXT
2. LEVERAGED METAPHOR
PHYSICS
3. EMOTIONAL HOOK
FEEDBACK AND
CRYSTAL BALL EFFECT
PROGRESS
AWESOMENESS
PLATFORM PARADIGM
CELEBRATING
CONTENT
PLATFORM PARADIGM
LET’S TALK
PLATFORM PARADIGM
EXPLAINING
TECH
PLATFORM PARADIGM
GIVE ME
CONTEXT
10s–BEYOND
PLATFORM PARADIGM
LET’S TALK
FLUXA CONCEPT FOR NEXT-GEN CONTENT PRESENTATION
1. PLATFORM PARADIGM
LET’S TALK
2. LEVERAGED METAPHOR
SOCIAL INTERACTION
AND LANGUAGE
3. EMOTIONAL HOOK
EPHEMERALITY
PROGRESS
AWESOMENESS
PLATFORM PARADIGM
CELEBRATING
CONTENT
PLATFORM PARADIGM
LET’S TALK
PLATFORM PARADIGM
EXPLAINING
TECH
PLATFORM PARADIGM
GIVE ME
CONTEXT
TIME
While we used to use metaphors from the outside
world to explain how to interact with an interface,
today‘s interfaces are becoming increasingly
indistinguishable from how we interact with the
outside world.
They engage our senses
and then exponentially extend them.
1. 2. 3. 4.
Let’s embrace
the malleable.
1. 2. 3. 4.
Let’s engage the
literal senses:
touch, sound,
sight, taste, smell.
1. 2. 3. 4.
Let’s engage the
figurative senses:
time, place,
communication,
relationships.
1. 2. 3. 4.
Let’s care about
the content.
A good designer finds an
elegant way to put everything
you need on a page.
MIKE MONTEIRO
of MULE DESIGN
A good designer finds an
elegant way to put everything
you need on a page.
A great designer convinces you
half that shit is unnecessary.
MIKE MONTEIRO
of MULE DESIGN
Thank you!
BENJAMIN SHOWN
CREATIVE DIRECTOR at TECTONIC
—
WWW BENJAMINK.COM GOTECTONIC.COM
—
TWITTER @BENKSHOWN @GOTECTONIC

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