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79 Short Essays on Design (Competition)
Michael Beirut Oh dear, I’m not…competitive. Well, let me rephrase. I don’t LOVE being competitive with others but I do like to push myself. That seems to be the opposite substance of almost all of the graphic designers I’ve learned … Continue reading
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Edward Tufte Discusses The iPhone Interface
To begin, I was bored. Could he have been any more monotone? I almost fell asleep and the video is pretty short. Aside from the terrible delivery of the review, I found his examination fairly interesting. Tufte repeated the phrase … Continue reading
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Final Thoughts
In visual aesthetics, it seems that simpler is better in almost every case. Information is understood and absorbed better when it is presented simply and without any visual frills. It’s been hard to determine when what I’m designing, though it … Continue reading
Vignelli’s Map and Design Limitations
Information Design is something that fascinates me. How do you make complicated information understandable for the masses? This was exactly the problem that the NYC Subway system faced after many transit systems were consolidated into a single integrated network. The result … Continue reading
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iPhone Interface Design
After having been an iPhone user for the last three years, I still don’t believe there’s anything better. The interface is unlike any other. It’s made for the user and is unbelievably stunning to look at. Like Mr. Tufte said, … Continue reading
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Michael Bierut has strong opinions
Good news. According to Michal Bierut’s essay: It takes a long time and a lot of people to produce even a modest piece of graphic design. I was so glad to hear that. Other gems: When in doubt make it … Continue reading
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Clutter and overload are a failure of design
I think… I’ll write this… like Edward Tufte… speaks. That was… the… longest… five minutes and forty six seconds……….. of my life. Including the time… when I really… really… had to pee… and hit every red light… on my way … Continue reading
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79 Short Essays on Design
#4 How to Become Famous – Who wouldn’t want to be famous? I don’t know if I’ll ever be famous as a graphic designer, but I think a lot of the advice given pertains to becoming famous in interactive media … Continue reading
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Designers are weird, but that’s okay
I thought I would watch another of those hour-long profiles so as not to do a duplicate blog, but as these aren’t being graded on quality, and as we’re all pretty busy with other stuff that doesn’t include sitting and … Continue reading
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