#designlesson

[nolhamontreal-blog]

Hello ! Haven’t published that much the past few weeks and one of the reason is that we started the second workshop, which is a partnership with MegaBlok and it takes me a lot of time.  We also have a confidentiality agreement which means I can’t show you much of the project (well, not until a looooong time) but at least, I can show you the beginning, when we had some fun with the toys the company brought us ! :D 

[dillitodelhi-blog]

Clarity is Job #1

It is the most important of any interface (or design or maybe life-tsh tsh). To be effective using an interface you’ve designed, people must be able to recognise what it is, care about why they use it and then successfully interact with it. While there is room for mystery and delayed gratification in interfaces, there is NO room for confusion.

Clarity inspires confidence and leads to further use.

Source:http://bokardo.com/principles-of-user-interface-design/

[wirosky]

✏ All the phone sketches of my class #studentlife #paper #design #designshool #designlesson #drawing #draw #student #studies #stratecollege #sketch #artofinstagram #artspotlight #art_empire #traditionalart #promarker #drawings #lesson #school #messy #phone

[thecuriousbeginner]

Type designer Sofie Beier exposes the way minds react to typefaces at this year's TYPO Berlin.

Must learn

[butterflieshurricanespackag-blog]

The number of products still on the market that fail in the most basic areas of design is unbelievable. In our effort to help educate companies, and thus help them grow their brand and make more money, here is one such example, and what could be done to help it.

What would you expect to be in the package based on the picture and color scheme?

Shower gel?  A feminine hygiene product?  A voucher for a wellness weekend?  Or maybe slimming product?

Would you say ham? Why not?

Here are some very basic things that would help this packaging:

1. Shoppers look first at pictures.  Therefore the image should communicate it is food, and specifically that it is ham.

2. In general people don’t like to see people on food packaging, especially if it is the focus of the image. Characters demonstrating weight loss or health should be smaller and not at the center.

3.The color could be fresher and warmer.  This is not an appetizing color. Red would be better color to start with.  Pink would at lest be in line with the color of ham.

See a more in-depth exploration of this subject on the post http://blog.butterflies-hurricanes.cz/unclear-and-misleading-packaging-design-/

[thecuriousbeginner]

2 design lessons to remember forever

1. Simple does not equal easy

2. Be open, let the client be involved in the design process, show them your process work

Thanks my profs for teaching me this

[thecuriousbeginner]

Get Used To It

This is a little late, but here's a last tip from my Type prof this semester.

Get used to slapping things on your work you don't want. Don't be afraid to ruin your background artwork. 

What to do: Type any text with Helvetica in bright pink, slap it on top and stare at it. After a while, you'll accept anything else on top of your work because anything is better than what you just did.