Des is a co-founder , and VP Customer Success at Intercom ( http://intercom.io ) a simple, personal messaging service for businesses and their customers. Used for marketing, sales, support and product, Intercom is the easiest way to reach your customers. https://speakerdeck.com/destraynor 2011-09-15 12:32:47 -0400 An updated version of the previous "Data Visualisation & Infographics" talk, this contains numerous new examples, and some additional closing points. An updated version of the previous "Data Visualisation & Infographics" talk, this contains numerous new examples, and some additional closing points. Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/destraynor/from-data-to-insight https://speakerdeck.com/destraynor/from-data-to-insight This was a 5 minute talk I gave to open the Úll conference in Dublin. 5 minute talks are always tricky to communicate. An idea I've been playing with lately is tying Bill Buxton's work in with Jobs To Be Done type thinking, to identify product opportunities. Many of the ideas and points you'll find in this talk originate with great thinkers like Buxton (http://billbuxton.com). The purpose of the talk was a whistle stop tour of them. More idea like these can be found at http://blog.intercom.io This was a 5 minute talk I gave to open the Úll conference in Dublin. 5 minute talks are always tricky to communicate. An idea I've been playing with lately is tying Bill Buxton's work in with Jobs To Be Done type thinking, to identify product opportunities. Many of the ideas and points you'll find in this talk originate with great thinkers like Buxton (http://billbuxton.com). The purpose of the talk was a whistle stop tour of them. More idea like these can be found at http://blog.intercom.io Tue, 22 May 2012 11:44:31 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/destraynor/simplify-by-orders-of-magnitude https://speakerdeck.com/destraynor/simplify-by-orders-of-magnitude Supporting blog post: http://blog.intercom.io/data-visualisation-in-web-apps/ I have given variations of this presentation at conferences such as WebVisions 12, Beyond Tellerand, MIX 11, MidwestUX. You can find a video recording of it at http://vimeo.com/34784156 http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/MIX/MIX11/OPN04 Supporting blog post: http://blog.intercom.io/data-visualisation-in-web-apps/ I have given variations of this presentation at conferences such as WebVisions 12, Beyond Tellerand, MIX 11, MidwestUX. You can find a video recording of it at http://vimeo.com/34784156 http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/MIX/MIX11/OPN04 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:33:14 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/destraynor/designing-dashboards-data-visualisations-in-web-apps https://speakerdeck.com/destraynor/designing-dashboards-data-visualisations-in-web-apps Supporting blog posts http://blog.intercom.io/writing-an-interface/ http://contrast.ie/blog/the-language-of-interfaces/ A presentation discussing the role of content in interfaces, what it influences, and why it is so important. Supporting blog posts http://blog.intercom.io/writing-an-interface/ http://contrast.ie/blog/the-language-of-interfaces/ A presentation discussing the role of content in interfaces, what it influences, and why it is so important. Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:32:47 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/destraynor/the-language-of-interfaces https://speakerdeck.com/destraynor/the-language-of-interfaces