How to design better?
A collection of ideas on the design process and creating great designs
How to design better?
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“It’s a lifestyle, not a job.”
terrain.com • Design Literacy
1. Describe your company. What does your company do?
2. What are the objectives? Spell out the goals and the reasons behind them.
Increase sales / promote awareness / expand client base / obtaining data or information / change image / improve competitiveness / reduce cost / raise MSRP / enhance customer experience / change demographic / provide a... See more
2. What are the objectives? Spell out the goals and the reasons behind them.
Increase sales / promote awareness / expand client base / obtaining data or information / change image / improve competitiveness / reduce cost / raise MSRP / enhance customer experience / change demographic / provide a... See more
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10 Critical Questions in a Design Brief
people new to design tend to confuse an idea for the expression of an idea. Ideas are easy, because they don't rely on specifics. Expressing ideas is incredibly difficult, because doing it well requires a deep understanding of the medium that is only possible by having worked in it, such as understanding which methods to use where, identifying... See more
Nick Punt • Learning Product Design
Designer’s don’t solve problems. Designer’s bring intangible ideas and thoughts into tangible experiences, and we just happen solve someone’s problems along the way.
Lessons:
1. Imitate
Copywork is a great way to build the design muscles.
2. Remix
Start tweaking and fuse you'r imagination into it.
3. Invent
The “adjacent possible” is drawing connections from seeminlgy unrelated concepts/things and placing them together.
Dan gives the best breakdown of any designers process, that actually reveals the little nuances the nitty gritty parts of the process .
My father embodies design to the fullest extent. He says, “It’s a lifestyle, not a job.” He brings the same intensity to everything—whether solving engineering problems, crafting sales messages, or building side projects. He brings opinion. He is a polymath maniacal about every aspect his work touches. He is obsessed.