2015 Schedule
Interactive: March 13–17  •  Film: March 13–21  •  Music: March 17–22

Designers and Content Creators: Make Love Not War

Saturday, March 14
9:30AM - 10:30AM

JW Marriott
Salon C
110 E 2nd St

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The tension between designers and copywriters is at all-time high. Both designers of information, they need to get off their high horses, put their egos to one side and talk to each other.

Users come to websites to get information, not to look at design, so content needs to be high up in the priority of a web build. Writers and designers both want to control the show, but if they start with UX in mind, the end result is much better for users.

This 'marriage therapy' session, based on cognitive behavioral techniques, will showcase how you can resolve the conflicts you've experienced - whether you are a Mr. Content or a Mrs. Designer. We'll interactively assess the problems we face and work to resolve the arguments.

We'll find a way to build digital experiences together that are right for the user and – ultimately – the marriage too.

Hashtags

#sxsw #lovenotwar

Presenters

Christine Cawthorne

Dir

Crocstar Media Ltd

Christine is an online copywriter with a background in journalism at the BBC. Having worked as a homepage editor for Yahoo, AOL and BT, she has translated this experience into writing content and m...

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Jon Kohrs

Happiness Engineer

Fresh Eggs

Jon is the UX director at a national government agency and owner of Fresh Eggs, a UX consultancy in Kansas City. On the side, Jon and his wife raise two kids and are pursuing raising a social start...

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Details

Access
Interactive Badge, Gold Badge, Platinum Badge
Type
Core Conversation
Theme
Design and Development
Level
Intermediate

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