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The History of Typography During the Renaissance

1422 - 1536

The History of Typography During the Renaissance

1422 - 1536

(just kidding)

DESIGN FOR ENGINEERSJordan Koschei

DESIGN FOR ENGINEERSJordan Koschei

(kō-shy)

Two Views on Design

I’d design it myself, but I don’t know the Photoshop.”

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So what is design?

1. Design is scientific.

2. Design is purpose-driven.

3. Design is holistic.

4. Design is objective.

1. Design is scientific.

2. Design is purpose-driven.

3. Design is holistic.

4. Design is objective.

1. Design is scientific.

2. Design is purpose-driven.

3. Design is holistic.

4. Design is objective.

1. Design is scientific.

2. Design is purpose-driven.

3. Design is holistic.

4. Design is objective.

Why should I care about design?

Design is the human side of engineering.

The Engineer’s Quick-and-Dirty Guide to Design

1. Everything means something.

2. Design is in the details.

3. Be generous with whitespace.

4. Design is 95% typography.

5. Always be thinking of the user.

1. Everything means something.

2. Design is in the details.

3. Be generous with whitespace.

4. Design is 95% typography.

5. Always be thinking of the user.

1. Everything means something.

2. Design is in the details.

3. Be generous with whitespace.

4. Design is 95% typography.

5. Always be thinking of the user.

1. Everything means something.

2. Design is in the details.

3. Be generous with whitespace.

4. Design is 95% typography.

5. Always be thinking of the user.

1. Minimum 16px font.

2. Lines 50-60 characters long.

3. Line spacing at 120 - 150%

4. Dark-on-light, not light-on-dark.

5. Use a basic font, like Helvetica or Georgia.

The Boring Typography Slide

1. Everything means something.

2. Design is in the details.

3. Be generous with whitespace.

4. Design is 95% typography.

5. Always be thinking of the user.

Learn more, quick!

https://github.com/jordankoschei/design-for-engineers

@jordankoschei

Thank you!