Girl Geeks Toronto "Designers Do More Than Just Make Things Pretty"
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Hello, my name is Linda Nakanishi.
@lnakanishi
Designers do more thanjust make things pretty.
So what is design?
The simplest definition. Design is so many things, executed in many different ways, but the function is always the same. Whether it’s blueprints, a clever UI, a brochure, or a chair – design can help solve a visual or physical problem.
- A Type Primer (pp. vii) : John Kane
Design is a method of problem solving
What’s in a name?
Designer titles
Brand designer
Interactive designer
Independent designer
Graphic designer
Multimedia specialist
New media designer
UI designer
UX designer
Usability designer
Production artist
Product designer
Print designer
Web designer
The slashie titles
Print/Web Designer
UI/UX Designer
Web Designer/Web Developer
The ridiculous titles
Rock Star Designer
Web Design Guru
Pixel pusher
Visionary
Graphic Designers
Graphic designers work with graphical images, whether they be illustrations, typography, or images, and on a variety of media including print and web. Graphic design is typically rendered in 2D – printed on a physical surface or displayed on a screen.
- Wells Riley’s “Startups, this is how design works.”- Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo, designed by Saul Bass
Industrial Designers
Industrial designers create physical products designated for mass-consumption
The objective is to study both function and form, and the connection between product, the user, and the environment.
- Wells Riley’s “Startups, this is how design works.”- Wikipedia- KitchenAid® Artisan Stand Mixer
Interaction Designers
Interaction designers, on the other hand, focus on digital products and interactive software design. While graphic design is meant to be observed, interaction design helps humans experience or manipulate software or interface with screen-based hardware in order to achieve specific goals.
- Wells Riley’s “Startups, this is how design works.”- Path app www.path.com
User Interface Designers
User Interface (UI) designers design software or websites with the focus on the user's experience and interaction. The goal of the user interface designer is to make the user's interaction as simple and efficient as possible.
- Wells Riley’s “Startups, this is how design works.”
User Experience Designers
User Experience (UX) designers "incorporates aspects of psychology, anthropology, sociology, computer science, graphic design, industrial design and cognitive science. Depending on the purpose of the product, UX may also involve content design disciplines such as communication design, instructional design, or game design."
- Wells Riley’s “Startups, this is how design works.”- Wikipedia
From an article by Kevin Liew
From an article by Kevin Liew
Four tips for UI Designers
1. K.I.S.S.
2. Learn to code
3. Stay current
Responsive design (http://mediaqueri.es)
1. K.I.S.S.
2. Learn to code
3. Stay current
Responsive design (http://mediaqueri.es)
4. Inclusive design
Inclusive design needs to consider
VisionBlind, low vision, age related vision loss, colour blindness
HearingDeaf, deafened, hard of hearing
MobilityRestrictions to mouse or keyboard, fatigue
CognitiveMemory, problem-solving, concentration, reading, linguistic, and verbal comprehension
By: Monica Ackermann
Things to improve accessibility
Keyboard accessible
Increase clickable areas
Provide visible focus
Use san serif fonts
Avoid moving text and images
Colour contrast checking
By: Monica Ackermann
(http://snook.ca/technical/colour_contrast/colour.html)
Thank [email protected]
@lnakanishi