Telepathy
MAY 17, 2017
A Sprint Story. Design Sprints are a highly structured week-long approach to solving problems. There’s a strict schedule. There’s an outlined series of exercises to follow. There’s even a timer to ensure things are on task. The structure of a Design Sprint is what makes it so successful and productive, but within that format there are moments of uncertainty and ambiguity.
Fonts in Use
MAY 17, 2017
Contributed by Nick Sherman License: All Rights Reserved. Shortly after being sentenced to jail time for the Eros periodical he started with Herb Lubalin, Ralph Ginzburg launched Fact magazine in 1964, again enlisting Lubalin as art director. Fact focused largely on political issues and was known for its scathingly satirical takedowns of everyone from Bobby Kennedy to Reader’s Digest to the entire American automobile industry (a young Ralph Nader contributed research on that topic).
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Design Soak
MAY 13, 2017
Life's Labyrinth: looking at life through a shattered lens. A very clever, yet simple concept. Via.
Illustration Art
MAY 17, 2017
In my latest column for The Saturday Evening Post I've posted several close ups from original oil paintings by J.C. Leyendecker , so you can see his brush strokes and the finer details of his work. For some reason I can get bigger and sharper images through the Post's web site than I can on blogger. Take a look! The close ups are courtesy of the fabulous Kelly Collection of American Illustration.
Speaker: Amber Asay, Creative Director and Founder of award-winning design studio Nice People
Understanding what trends are happening and how they’re impacting the competitive landscape is crucial to providing top dollar design strategy to your clients. With so many trends coming and going, it can be overwhelming to determine which ones you should capitalize on and which ones might not be worth the trouble. In this exclusive webinar with Amber Asay, we’ll explore graphic design trends that need to die, trends that are starting to pick up and why, trends that have come and gone, and how t
Telepathy
MAY 17, 2017
Chapter Two: Solution Sketching & The Case Of The Missing Context. Chapter One in case you missed it. The Plan. Now that we’ve laid the groundwork, it’s time to dive in and start brainstorming ways to solve the problems identified during Day One. Today’s activities involve sketching out lots of ideas to identify the best course of action. Before the fun begins, each team member shares examples of inspiration to help get the everyone in right mindset.
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Telepathy
MAY 17, 2017
A Sprint Story Chapter Four: Design, Divide, Conquer, F#% It Up and Fix It. Chapter Three in case you missed it. The Plan. With our storyboard in hand, we work as a team to build a medium-fidelity prototype to help gather reliable data. The key here is “Goldilocks fidelity”, a prototype that feels just real enough to test and get the answers we need.
Telepathy
MAY 17, 2017
A Sprint Story Chapter Five: Feedback Friday, Mead Makers & Pirate Ships. Chapter Four in case you missed it. The Plan. Today everything our team has discussed for the past week is finally put to the test in the real world, with actual user interviews. The goal is to uncover opportunities to improve and better understand our users’ needs. One team member will lead the interviews while the rest of the team observes via webcam.
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