Sustainable design at UCLA
A presentation at Sustainability Action Research at UCLA by Scott Gruber
Sustainable design at UCLA.
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The UCLA brand encompasses the work of many different people. 15
Are we building a culture of collaboration? 16
Sharing Code 17
Project Management 18
Talking 19
Design with people 20
Design with people 21
Design with people 22
Design with people 23
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All the good things I’ve made at UCLA have been with other people. 25
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Working on a team takes patience takes empathy takes listening takes practice 27
Learn how to give and receive feedback. 28
“Avoid bad meetings at all costs if you’re looking to increase productivity.” 29
Signs of a bad meeting… 30
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What do you want to build? 37
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“Design Systems are as much social as they are technical and we should think of them as communities and not just projects.” –Jina Anne 39
Do we have a shared design language? 40
Typography. Color palette. Logo. 41
Should all our products look the same? 42
Rules Strict Loose Parts Modular Integrated Organization Centralized Federated Distributed 43
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“Art direction is how to make someone feel through design.” –Andy Clarke 45
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UCLA culture is complex. Our design system needs to flexible and bespoke. 47
What do you want to create at UCLA? 48
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Institute of the Environment and Sustainability Thank You scott.gruber@g.ucla.edu www.scottgruber.me @scott_gruber 4356 Life Sciences 50
A brief history of design culture at UCLA, UCLA branding and cultural movement on campus to create a UCLA design system.
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