Speaker: Riisnæs Dagfinrud

• LinkedIn: Simon Riisnæs Dagfinrud
• E-mail: simon@noko.studio
• Personal Website: Simon's Directory
• Company: Noko Studio

Simon Riisnæs Dagfinrud is a freelance developer and designer who works with computational design. He talked about creative coding, various tools, and showcased some of his projects. One of the biggest takeaways from his talk was to keep interactions lightweight and to just make cool stuff.

Simon discussed various methods to see contrast. He created a comprehensive living style guide to evaluate the best and worst contrasts. He rated the contrast from A to F, indicating the quality of the background color contrast.

He developed several websites, including Bygdepride, demonstrating how to match different colors and use random colors effectively.

The next website was for Soul Sessions Oslo, dedicated to street dance. Simon designed various logos, not using a generator but experimenting with numerous designs and showcasing them randomly.

For one project, due to the large video file size, he pixelated it and used colors from the style guide to recreate the video using JavaScript. Clients found this intriguing and wanted to use it for social media and other platforms.

Case 1

For Forma, he was a logo designer and creator. He made the logo using JavaScript with moving icons and editable sizes. He also designed a shirt with the logo, quickly making it easy to edit logos and other elements.

Case 2

For House Captain, he created a website with a fun color scheme.

Case 3

For his own portfolio site, Simon.com, he used vibrant colors and found a unique way to present them.

Case 4

For Naive Set, he had creative freedom. He designed an extensive grid with various blocks to create the page's background. The album had a handmade logo, and he wanted to replicate that style in a fun way.

Useful Tips:

1. You don't have to specialize.
2. If an idea strikes you as "not right," always (re)consider why!
3. Think about your language (try using your native tongue).
4. The product is the idea, not (just) the output.
5. Collect your own references.
6. Definitely stay (or like, consider becoming) weird.