Contemporary Design Reviews, Articles on Graphic, Product, Architectural. Art and Webdesign
ISBN13: 9780465067107 Product Description Donald Norman's best-selling plea for user-friendly design, with more than 175,000 copies sold to date, is now a Basic paperback. First, businesses discovered quality as a key competitive edge; next came service. Now, Donald A. Norman, former Director of the Institute for Cognitive Science at the University of California, … [Read more...]
Product DescriptionMaking Sense of Design Effective design is at the heart of everything from software development to engineering to architecture. But what do we really know about the design process? What leads to effective, elegant designs? The Design of Design addresses these questions. These new essays by Fred Brooks contain extraordinary insights for designers in … [Read more...]
Product Description Are you one of the 123 million people in this world who is dissatisfied in your life? Do you run day-to-day on autopilot? Have you settled for “good enough”? Are risks just too risky? Are you living in a coma and don’t even know it? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you are living by default and not By Design! This book will … [Read more...]
A thoroughly prepared client brief is half the success of a rebranding or design project. Attaining all the necessary and relevant information from the client and a comprehensive insight into the client's brand provides you with a great foundation for the right brand identity and design solution. As a designer or brand consultant, a properly prepared client brief gives … [Read more...]
Just the other day I received a question on Twitter from Adam at Design4Love:"Hi.. how are you? Do you have any tips for me how to get into the UK design industry (Other than sending applications to agencies). Thanks!"Which got me thinking about how difficult it was for me and some of the fellow graphic design students I studied with to get a job in the design industry … [Read more...]
The Red-Bleu Rietveld chair was designed between 1918 and 1920, and is still an icon of modern interior design. Gerrit Th. Rietveld build his own furniture from cheap materials and simple designs, the prototype of his famous chair came to life in 1918. As you can imagine, it was rather a controversial design. Rietveld went back to the basics functions a … [Read more...]
My visit to Google today brought a pleasant surprise. They have put up one of their special images to get your attention for special events, and now they were celebrating Walter Gropius 125th Birthday! (May 18, 1883) Most people will not even know who Walter Gropius was, but for me this was a special item, as I just yesterday wrote the page about Das Bauhaus. Das … [Read more...]
The Revolt char was designed in 1953 by Friso Kramer for the Dutch company Ahrend Group. This was in the fifty's a revolutionary design, as the chair was produced with Bakelite combined with kraft-paper for the seating and back.. The frame was made of metal sheets instead of tubes. The metal sheets was then molded into shape. This make the whole construction very … [Read more...]
I really like Cars like the Porsche Cayman S, it shows how great a simpel and elegant design can bring a car to life. It has great curves and nice details to the design down, you can see the craftsmanship even with the exhausts pipes. Below you can also see that a great Color choice makes a lot of difference on how this car looks. You can learn … [Read more...]
One of the women I greatly admire is Anastacia. She is good looking, has a great voice and brings her music with power. All of her album covers are also very strong in using Pictures and name Branding. But Her Eyes and Glasses do make me feel even better then before. But you really should check out her music and lyrics! … [Read more...]