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<div class="vevent h-event"> <h1 class="summary p-name">Unicorns Are Made, Not Born: The Truths of Designer/Developers — RefreshPDX</h1> <div class='date'><time class="dtstart dt-start" title="2015-09-16T18:00:00" datetime="2015-09-16T18:00:00">Wednesday, September 16, 2015 from 6</time>–<time class="dtend dt-end" title="2015-09-16T19:30:00" datetime="2015-09-16T19:30:00">7:30pm</time></div> <div class="location vcard p-location h-card"> <a class="url" href='http://calagator.org/venues/202394917'><span class='fn org p-name'>Idealist</span></a> <div class="adr p-adr h-adr"> <div class="street-address p-street-address">209 SW Oak Suite 101</div> <span class="locality p-locality">Portland</span> , <span class="region p-region">OR</span> <span class="postal-code p-postal-code">97204</span> <div class="country-name p-country-name">US</div> (<a href='https://maps.google.com/maps?q=209%20SW%20Oak%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Suite%20101,%20Portland%20OR%2097204%20US'>map</a>) </div> </div> <div class="description p-description"> <h2>Doors at 6pm, Talk at 6:30pm</h2> <p>Please visit the site to RSVP.</p> <h3>Our Topic</h3> <p>Over the years, the internet has had many a debate over unicorns, aka designers that code. In what capacity do they exist? Should more people try to become unicorns? What does it take to be a designer/developer?</p> <p>Despite what the descriptor might imply, being a unicorn isn’t magic – it’s work. Whether you’re starting a career in design, already designing and coding all the time, or hiring, you’ll have to make decisions about what to prioritize. So rather than perpetuating unicorn myths, let’s talk about what it’s like to jump between two disciplines and what makes one designer better than another.</p> <h3>Our speaker, Elea Chang</h3> <p>Elea Chang is a Bay-Area-native-turned-Portlander who designs for the web and thinks about usability. Previously, she worked for Upworthy, Idealist, and OkCupid Labs. Recently, Elea has written pieces for Model View Culture and The Pastry Box, and is putting together Affect, a conference on the intersection of design and social good.</p> </div> <h3>Links</h3> <ul> <li><a class="url u-url" href="http://rfrshpdx.org/unicorns-are-made/">Website</a></li> </ul> </div>

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Unicorns Are Made, Not Born: The Truths of Designer/Developers — RefreshPDX

Wednesday, September 16, 2015 from 6–7:30pm

Idealist

209 SW Oak Suite 101

Portland, OR 97204, US (map)

Our venue, Idealist Thanks to Idealist for hosting us this month! Idealist is located at 209 SW Oak, Suite 101, Portland, OR, 97204.

Website

http://rfrshpdx.org/unicorns-are-made/

Description

Doors at 6pm, Talk at 6:30pm

Please visit the site to RSVP.

Our Topic

Over the years, the internet has had many a debate over unicorns, aka designers that code. In what capacity do they exist? Should more people try to become unicorns? What does it take to be a designer/developer?

Despite what the descriptor might imply, being a unicorn isn’t magic – it’s work. Whether you’re starting a career in design, already designing and coding all the time, or hiring, you’ll have to make decisions about what to prioritize. So rather than perpetuating unicorn myths, let’s talk about what it’s like to jump between two disciplines and what makes one designer better than another.

Our speaker, Elea Chang

Elea Chang is a Bay-Area-native-turned-Portlander who designs for the web and thinks about usability. Previously, she worked for Upworthy, Idealist, and OkCupid Labs. Recently, Elea has written pieces for Model View Culture and The Pastry Box, and is putting together Affect, a conference on the intersection of design and social good.