Whether your art is hanging in a gallery or you’re trying to convey a message to users through UX design, you are doing what all artists and designers do. You’re telling a story. As an illustrator or visual designer, your role as a storyteller is part of the process—whether at the beginning of a project, … Continue reading
In our ongoing Design Pioneers series, we highlighted Paul Rand, a legend in the design world. Continuing on with our series, we’d like to honor Muriel Cooper, the first female tenured professor in the MIT Media Lab. Because early pioneers in design were mostly male, it’s rather difficult to find information about female designers. But … Continue reading
If you’re new to design or would just like to brush up on your design skills, there are some fun games available to help hone your technique. Check out Method of Action, a collection of tools, games, and articles to help you learn design. Just click the titles below to play! The Bezier Game – A … Continue reading
Are you an Instagram user? If so, The Needs (www.theneeds.com) has a list of 20 designers that you must follow. We are highlighting the first 5—but check out the rest of the list too. Which ones are your favorites? 1 Design Love Fest: As an awesome Los Angeles-based graphic designer turned creative director and blogger-extraordinare, … Continue reading
100 years ago, a small group of printers and book designers in New York City founded AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts.) Today, with 25,000+ members practicing multidisciplinary design across the country and throughout the world, the organization plans to celebrate in a big way. AIGA invites you to explore the impact of design over … Continue reading
Perhaps the most beloved book on color for artists, Joseph Albers’ “Interaction of Color,” is now available for your iPad, thanks to Potion and Yale University Press. The app features two hours of video content, and 63 color plates. Users can create their own studies, share their work on social media sites, and read text … Continue reading
© MARTINA DALTON, Designer, Allovus Design Allovus employee, Amy Redmond, is deep into her “Every Letter Project,” which benefits 826 Seattle—a non-profit writing and tutoring organization dedicated to helping youth ages 6 to 18. For Redmond’s project, she has been assigned the letter “V,” and is playing around with tangrams (dissection puzzles consisting of seven … Continue reading
To successfully position and compete in today’s marketplace a designer needs to have a resume and portfolio in tip-top shape. It’s not just a matter of dusting off your old paper resume or stuffing a few current pieces into that old post-college portfolio case. Your work needs to look current and digital. Put together an online site … Continue reading
From the co.design website a infographic worth a look: The Disciplines of User Experience Design is a mega Venn diagram by Dan Saffer (given a pretty makeover by Thomas Gläser) that explores all of the overlap between UX and other fields of design. You’ll see UX’s overlap with architecture, human factors, sound design, and computer science–and … Continue reading