Mike Monteiro, "This is the Golden Age of Design...and We're Screwed"

MIKE MONTEIRO @MONTEIRO · MULE DESIGN

I COME WITH

GOOD NEWS

DESIGN RULES!

IT’S ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE, DAMMIT!

BITE ME

THIS IS THE

GOLDEN AGE OF DESIGN!

THIS IS THE

GOLDEN AGE OF DESIGN!

AND WE’RE SCREWED

HOLY SHIT

WE CAN’T FIND

DESIGNERS

1 2

WE CAN’T FIND

DESIGNERS

1

DESIGNERS AREN’T READY

2

WE CAN’T FIND

DESIGNERS

1

DESIGNERS AINT

READY

2

500“Where are you going to find

good designers?”

Mediocre.

He didn’t make it!

He didn’t make it!

Mediocre.

When do I vest?

Time to visit General Assembly

for more.

BUT MIKE,

Didn’t they teach this in design school?

Design school is awesome.terrible.

Design school is criminal.terrible.

FRESH MEAT!

12-week boot camp. Two 3-week projects. One 6-week project.

THE IBM CURRICULUM

12-week boot camp. Two 3-week projects. One 6-week project.

THE IBM CURRICULUM

BUT MIKE,

I can’t spare 12 weeks to train a designer!

Young designers and startups are toxic.

DRAMATIZATIONDRAMATIZATIONDRAMATIZATIONDRAMATIZATIONDRAMATIZATIONDRAMATIZATIONDRAMATIZATIONDRAMATIZATIONDRAMATIZATIONDRAMATIZATION

APPRENTICE

MENTOR

APPRENTICE

MENTOR

What do I need to do to start my own studio?

WAIT 10 YEARS!

Don’t fail with your own money!

Use old people to your advantage!

IS AANDY

DESIGNER

IS AANDY

DESIGNER

Confidence isn’t thinking

you know it all…

…it’s being unafraid to admit

you need to learn.

Everybody leaves.

Use design, Andy!

Bet on the future.

BUT MIKE,

Why should I work for a crotchety old fart like you?

IF YOUR DESIGN TEAM LOOKS LIKE THIS

THE ODDS ARE NOT IN YOUR FAVOR

“We need to develop a shared aesthetic vocabulary.”

Don’t confuse your own growth with a company’s growth.

Don’t adopt other people’s chaos.

BUT MIKE,

Why do you hate startups?

#fightme

#fightmeHERE COMES THE SOCIALISM.

Today’s UBER…

…yesterday’s UBER.

Same shit. Different day.

CLEAN WATER

IMMIGRATION

STATELESSNESS

VOTING RIGHTS

GUN VIOLENCE

GLOBAL WARMING

EQUAL RIGHTS

ACCESSIBLITY

RACISM

HOMELESSNESS

The world is working exactly as

we designed it.

I ♥STARTUPS!

DESIGN ENGINEERING PRODUCT BUSINESS

CUSTOMER

The value of experience is 10x.

GOOD LEADER

GOOD TEACHER

GOOD LEADER

GOOD TEACHER

GOOD LEADER

GOOD TEACHER

GOOD LEADER

GOOD TEACHER

GOOD LEADER

GOOD TEACHER

Experience minimizes your

chance of failure.

Design the world better.

Thank you.