Creative Developer

Table of Contents

• About the presenter
• What is a creative developer?
• How can animations & interaction help?
  • Examples
• Conclusion

About the presenter

Nicolas Garnier

What is a creative developer?

• Fancy term for dev with an eye for creativity.
• Uses all available tools to solve a creative & technical challenge
• Website, apps, installations
• JS, CSS, WebGL, Processing, Unity

How can animations & interaction help?

• Create anticipation & surprise
• Support the narrative & set the mood
• Engage the user
• Solve a design or technical challenge
• Know your audience

Examples

• Vita Architecture
• Lief Amsterdam
• Loer
• Fila mountain
• Alcest

Conclusion

• Think of animations and interactions as an extension to an original intent
• Be open-minded. Fun book to read: nature of code
• Ask yourself what it brings and ask for feedback
• Be ready to spend a lot of time on it