#101 My thoughts on Google's I/O ting, The Innovation Showcase and Using the right Fonts
Interesting week, more building. Worked on CupsPrinted again and created a logic so that the prices would update based on the dropdowns.
Today, I summarised the Google I/O video and Apple WWDC is coming up so enjoy the spills.
Design Principles
Typography
Learn the basics of Typography. May help if you’re looking to create a logo (or you could use Wix Logo maker)
Recommended tool is Adobe Illustrator
Mixfont | A modern font generator
Discover a playful way to choose beautiful fonts that work well together.
SkyFonts - A font manager
Font Manager, will always make sure you have the latest version of your fone
Document your design systems, together
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Sync components and styles with your design tools using our Sketch plugin & Figma integration
Insights
Watch Early Gary Vee videos
Scrappy…trust the process.
Online Video Platform for Your Business. garyvaynerchuk’s videos
Stripe’s fifth engineering hub is Remote
Stripe (the payments rocket ship) announced that its next engineering hub will be remote.
Like I’ve said in previous issues, more and more companies are will be hiring remote workers due to expensive leases.
Apple WWDC 2019 is coming up and here's Bloombergs leak on new features that may be planned
Apple will hold its WWDC developer event in a few weeks, and Bloomberg has a leak on some of the new macOS/iOS features that may be planned
Google I/O
Google I/O is an annual developer conference held by Google in California. It started in 2008 and I/O is stands for “Input/Output” with the slogan “Innovation in the Open”.
If you’re interest in the things Google is doing to bring hardware and software together, turning the camera into a powerful tool. Imagine your Google searches moving in 3D, being able to scan a meal at a restaurant to see what the food looks like.
I believe Google has the breath of data and insights to be able to do machine learning properly - so if you’re interested in that kind of stuff, watch this 13 min vid on YouTube.
My personal favourite is Nest - rebranded as “the helpful home”. This touches on security, video calling with duo cams to your friends and family whilst away
Google I/O 2019 event in 13 minutes
The Mobile Phone Generation – AVC
Great blogger talks about how Uber, Instagram
Makers
The Innovation Showcase
A collaboration between AFBE and UK BlackTech.
They bring you The Innovation Showcase on Friday 24th 2019 at Bloomberg focussing on the skills and talent in the BAME community. They are moving beyond “diversity” talks and showcasing skills/talent.
Sign up for your free ticket now
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CEO admits that he can't judge another programmers technical ability in a 60 min interview
At some point, we programmers are going to have to admit that we really can’t judge another programmers technical abilities in a 60 min interview.
Obviously I’m building cups so I needed a default colour picker. I did my Google’s and came across color-picker.js which is hosted on Github. But the download file you need is here.
Job Opportunity: Moody Month: women's moods, hormones and cycles
Job Opportunity
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A number of roles going for female engineers/data analysts.
Hit reply if you want the job spec and the inside scoop
Free Javascript course in a British accent
Learn how Javascript works, some basic API’s and finally create a mini project - Free Course
Culture Chat
Stories from people of color learning to code
Stories about how to code on a budget, tips from people who’ve been there and good advice on bootcamps - not all bootcamps were created equally.
YSYS launch a 6 week pre-accelerator for 18-24 year olds
YSYS are launching a six-week pre-accelerator for 18–24 year old diverse founders as part of OneTech Talent, a provider of the Mayor of London’s Digital Talent Programme.
My work on a service design project for Waltham Forest Council
Meet Ryzard Akita - a Digital Product Designer who has freelanced for 10years+, was the design lead on Suvera and co-founded a digital design studio.
He teamed up with Comuzi recently and worked on a service design project for Waltham Forest Council, to improve the opportunities of young people within the borough
Here’s his short story on his experience