SXSW INTERACTIVE 2008

Checklist for Design:

1. Experiment
2. Choices
3. Stay Consistent
4. Completeness
5. Step In, Step Out, Step Back: Balance
6. Be your own Critic
7. Complexity in Simplicity: Less is More
8. Obsession is Healthy

Naz hamid from weightshift.com gave a designers point of view and workflow breakdown for design mockup.  More geared towards graphic designers, the presentation lent insight into the care and detailed complexity that goes into successful design practices.  Practices such as taking time to really absorb client wants and needs before putting the brush to the canvas and putting a design down to gain perspective were really useful and translatable practices over many disciplines.