I recently read an article about the recruiting world and design research/ethnographic studies. The article explains how the standard means of recruiting in the commercial retail space is to hire recruiting agencies to connect the researcher with participants that are relevant to the project at hand. This list documents many aspects of the participants lives ( what [...]
I recently came across a post on design blog Core77 about the case study dubbed Ento. With the world’s ever increasing demand for sustainable foods, four post graduates from the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London created Ento as a blueprint to introduce insects to the Western diet. the project intends to explore this [...]
Link to article/video The packaging for a cell phone, Samsung Tocco Lite, is a new way for customers to set up their cell phones. A London creative agency, Vitamin, came up with this ridiculously awesome idea for the packaging of the Samsung cell phone. The idea of this design [...]
I thought this article was rather interesting and extremely informative about the mythology of mermaids and the significance of the Starbucks logo and name. It’s quite possible that I’m the last to know, but before reading this article I wasn’t aware that the Starbucks logo used to have the whole siren figure displayed before later [...]
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Not knowing what to write about for my next post, I stumbled onto this image. The interactions between graphic designers and their clients is very important. So far this semester, it has been interesting listing to what my teachers often discuss in class about their experiences with clients who are indecisive or those who expect [...]
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
This article highlights a major problem and drive that pushes designers today. It starts with the technology that is available to the public. We have much more advanced designing programs that come standard on most computers. They have come a long way from the “Paint” program. From PowerPoint to editing programs, even children today are [...]
I found the article, Demystifying Design, by Jeff Gothelf, an interesting read. The idea he conveys, that graphic design is perceived as a mystery to those outside the profession as being something that actually holds graphic design back as a profession, intrigued and drew me in as a reader. The initial idea of being perceived [...]
The article (3 Design Essentials For Early Adopters by Seth Priebatsch) drew me in mainly because of its title and pictures. Who am I kidding, it was definitely because of the pictures. The article’s main subject was about adopting three design essentials when creating a new application for smart phones. Keeping it simple, creating a [...]
A magazine article titled The United States of Design in the October 2011 issue of Fast Company, is an interesting article that talks about how design is important in America. It begins with talking about Scott Wilson and how he came up with the idea of the watch for the new iPod Nano. Wilson struggled [...]
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Graphic Design (or any other art based service such as photography, interior design, etc.) is a study in balance. Designers must balance artistic ability with business ability. Designers must also keep designs fresh and compelling but simple and concise. One grey area many self-employed designers will likely face is what type of services to offer. [...]