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コンテンツは Prescott Perez-Fox, The Busy Creator and Prescott Perez-Fox によって提供されます。エピソード、グラフィック、ポッドキャストの説明を含むすべてのポッドキャスト コンテンツは、Prescott Perez-Fox, The Busy Creator and Prescott Perez-Fox またはそのポッドキャスト プラットフォーム パートナーによって直接アップロードされ、提供されます。誰かがあなたの著作物をあなたの許可なく使用していると思われる場合は、ここで概説されているプロセスに従うことができますhttps://ja.player.fm/legal

Nick Spriggs (@ncsfoo) is a partner at Vector Media Group in New York City. Though he wasn’t one of the original founders, Nick’s role at Vector has been to grow the design and branding offerings to complement the development and marketing capabilities previously in place.

In this conversation, we discuss cultural differences among designers and developers, office rituals used at Vector, how to keep your remote colleagues in the daily mix, and best practices to keep an entire team communicating clearly and working productively.

Catch up with Nick on the website for Vector Media Group.

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Show Notes & Links

"Somehow a year in New York turned into 14."

—Nick Spriggs

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  • Prescott ran afoul of the Visa situation when he graduated from a UK university
  • E-3 Visa for Australians, TN NAFTA for Canadians, et al.
  • Christina Canters, a past guest on The Busy Creator
  • The Museum of Mathematics
  • Vector’s output is mainly websites & apps
  • Their studio is rooted in branding, typography, traditional graphic design
  • Nick likes the term “Product Designer” in the rare cases when it actually applies (thought beyond the page or the pixel, to the inter-connected parts and a bit of the “how”)

"Clients sometimes don't understand what the term 'Design' means."

—Nick Spriggs

Tweet This

  • The “explosion of explanation” can be exciting for a client
  • Designers are trained to observe, critique, discuss our work; clients, not so much
  • Vector was created around 2008 by Matt Weinberg & Lee Goldberg
  • Vector is staffed with “Creative Developers”, not just code monkeys
  • Nick was invited to join as a partner after working together as a collaborator previously
  • Vector [still] takes on pure development projects, as well as a few pure design projects. Most stuff is collaborative, though.

"You really have to be on your game when explaining something (to remote teammates.)"

—Nick Spriggs

Tweet This

"A big part of building the business is just time management."

—Nick Spriggs

Tweet This

Tools Techniques
  • Keep clients excited & enthusiastic beyond the project itself (if they can’t stay energised, it’s hard for you).
  • Bring clients “in” to the process (wireframes, sketches, etc.)
  • Have clients describe “found objects” in early phases; let the client use their own language so we can use it later
  • Allow designers & developers to cross-involve each other
  • Learn to hold quick, informal meetings internally
  • Involve developers into design-led processes; they too can participate
  • Formalise kick-off meetings to involve the whole team, when possible
  • Use retainers with clients; set aside blocks of hours ahead of time to ease minds and control workflows
  • Schedule “reverse meetings”, time where you’re actually at your desk working and no one can distract you
  • Take a screenshot at a random time during the day; see what everyone in the shop is working on
Habits
  • Use collaboration to inspire ourselves
  • Observe the politics of your client’s company
  • Bring your remote employees to headquarters for occasional workshops/retreats
  • Explain with clarity when sharing with clients or remote colleagues
  • Hold daily Standups, even with remote staff (via video call)
  • Celebrate the project conclusion (close-out, hand-off, etc.); create office rituals around milestones along the way
  • Track your time internally — as individuals and as teams — for your own learnings, regardless of how you bill the client
  • Visit the quirky coffee shops in your neighbourhood
  • Take the time to walk home (even if it’s 1 hour or more)
  • Take a 10-15 minute walk when you feel “stuck” or distracted
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Nick Spriggs (@ncsfoo) is a partner at Vector Media Group in New York City. Though he wasn’t one of the original founders, Nick’s role at Vector has been to grow the design and branding offerings to complement the development and marketing capabilities previously in place.

In this conversation, we discuss cultural differences among designers and developers, office rituals used at Vector, how to keep your remote colleagues in the daily mix, and best practices to keep an entire team communicating clearly and working productively.

Catch up with Nick on the website for Vector Media Group.

Subscribe to Get New Episodes

Subscribe to The Busy Creator Podcast on iTunes | on Google Play Music | on Android| on iHeart

Sponsor

Freedcamp, the best free online project management software

Bandwidth for The Busy Creator Podcast is provided by Freedcamp, Group Efforts Made Effortless.

Freedcamp is best free online project management software available. By using the built-in functions and additional tools like time tracking, invoices, milestones, file storage, and more, teams can customise the software for the task at hand! The Busy Creator Podcast itself is managed and operated on Freedcamp. Get started for free on Freedcamp.com

Show Notes & Links

"Somehow a year in New York turned into 14."

—Nick Spriggs

Tweet This

  • Prescott ran afoul of the Visa situation when he graduated from a UK university
  • E-3 Visa for Australians, TN NAFTA for Canadians, et al.
  • Christina Canters, a past guest on The Busy Creator
  • The Museum of Mathematics
  • Vector’s output is mainly websites & apps
  • Their studio is rooted in branding, typography, traditional graphic design
  • Nick likes the term “Product Designer” in the rare cases when it actually applies (thought beyond the page or the pixel, to the inter-connected parts and a bit of the “how”)

"Clients sometimes don't understand what the term 'Design' means."

—Nick Spriggs

Tweet This

  • The “explosion of explanation” can be exciting for a client
  • Designers are trained to observe, critique, discuss our work; clients, not so much
  • Vector was created around 2008 by Matt Weinberg & Lee Goldberg
  • Vector is staffed with “Creative Developers”, not just code monkeys
  • Nick was invited to join as a partner after working together as a collaborator previously
  • Vector [still] takes on pure development projects, as well as a few pure design projects. Most stuff is collaborative, though.

"You really have to be on your game when explaining something (to remote teammates.)"

—Nick Spriggs

Tweet This

"A big part of building the business is just time management."

—Nick Spriggs

Tweet This

Tools Techniques
  • Keep clients excited & enthusiastic beyond the project itself (if they can’t stay energised, it’s hard for you).
  • Bring clients “in” to the process (wireframes, sketches, etc.)
  • Have clients describe “found objects” in early phases; let the client use their own language so we can use it later
  • Allow designers & developers to cross-involve each other
  • Learn to hold quick, informal meetings internally
  • Involve developers into design-led processes; they too can participate
  • Formalise kick-off meetings to involve the whole team, when possible
  • Use retainers with clients; set aside blocks of hours ahead of time to ease minds and control workflows
  • Schedule “reverse meetings”, time where you’re actually at your desk working and no one can distract you
  • Take a screenshot at a random time during the day; see what everyone in the shop is working on
Habits
  • Use collaboration to inspire ourselves
  • Observe the politics of your client’s company
  • Bring your remote employees to headquarters for occasional workshops/retreats
  • Explain with clarity when sharing with clients or remote colleagues
  • Hold daily Standups, even with remote staff (via video call)
  • Celebrate the project conclusion (close-out, hand-off, etc.); create office rituals around milestones along the way
  • Track your time internally — as individuals and as teams — for your own learnings, regardless of how you bill the client
  • Visit the quirky coffee shops in your neighbourhood
  • Take the time to walk home (even if it’s 1 hour or more)
  • Take a 10-15 minute walk when you feel “stuck” or distracted
Try Audible.com Free for 30-Days

Visit BusyCreatorBook.com for your free trial

Get In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson as a free audiobook

Join the Discussion

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