design for engineers
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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!