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Andrew Satake Blauvelt Elevated Graphic Design Far Beyond Notions of “Problem Solving”

Eye on Design

“Graphic design must be seen as a discipline capable of generating meaning on its own terms without undue reliance on commissions, prescriptive social functions, or specific media or styles,” wrote designer, curator, and writer Andrew Satake Blauvelt in 2003. . Graphic Design: Now in Production.

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Netflix vs. decision fatigue: How to solve the paradox of choice

UX Collective

So, you have experienced the Hick’s Law on Netflix, and certainly in other moments of decision making, but especially online because you have a very wide range of products. The virtue is that users want the power and control of the product. Glen Davis, Netflix product designer).

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Don Norman and the Emotional Side of Design

Inkbot Design

The emotional experience of using a product can be just as necessary. ” Over two decades later, emotional design remains integral to creating products and experiences that truly resonate with users. Emotional design considers how a product makes users feel on a gut, instinctual level.

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Incorporating UX Research in agile-based product development

UX Collective

UCD generally involves specification and delineation of the context of use, identification of business requirements and user goals that constitute product success, and iterative creation and evaluation with users of design solutions. one such methodology is Agile. 2014; Schön et al., 2017; Sfetsos & Stamelos, 2010). 2014; Schön et al.,

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Meet the Jury of the AZ Awards 2024

Azure Magazine

At Arizona State University, she is the director and founder of the Indigenous Design Collaborative , a community-driven design and construction program that brings together tribal community members, industry and a multidisciplinary team of ASU students and faculty to co-design and co-develop solutions for tribal communities.

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How research builds the designer

UX Collective

In order to understand what makes an expert designer, it needs to be understood that “Design is a service first backed with profound knowledge” (Manzini, 2003). We cannot design accessible products for colorblind people, without first doing proper study on the different types of colorblindness and surveying actual colorblind people.

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Ashley Minner: building meaningful connections with art

Moo

In this way of working, the process is at least as important as any product. . However, having spent about seven years in the program, I now feel like I have catching up to do in the studio. Maggie and Milly and Molly and May, Ashley Minner, 2003. MOO products are so high quality. I think of “art” in an expansive way.

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