During our Skype session with Doug, I found it particularly interesting how his firm picks and chooses which companies to work with on projects. He stressed the importance of the firm and the company being a ‘good fit’ for each… Continue Reading
The main design lesson I gained from Objectified was that user experience is the most important aspect in designing anything, especially consumer products. Throughout the documentary, industrial designers spoke about products that were created or upgraded to better meet a specific audience’s… Continue Reading
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For me, “To Inform and Delight” reinforced the power graphic design and designers have on the way ideas and places are perceived. In the documentary, Milton Glaser made apparent his love of food and spoke about his work shaping the food culture… Continue Reading
Part I I found it interesting — and amusing — that Helvetica is such a polarizing type. While many of the designers and typographers interviewed in the documentary seemed almost in love with Helvetica, it was nice to see the… Continue Reading
The Dodge logo uses the Gestalt principles of closure and proximity to create the company’s signature ram image. Although all of the lines used to create the ram image are not touching, their proximity allows us to see what they… Continue Reading
As a magazine journalism major, design plays an extremely important role in my field of study and the industry I plan to be a part of following graduation. Graphic design makes magazines more attractive, visually appealing objects. Without graphic design,… Continue Reading
I got more excited for this course while reading through the list of advice. The fact that we’ll be doing sketching and visual thinking will be a fun and much-needed break from all the writing I’ll be doing in my… Continue Reading