design for engineers (and other non-designers)
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Hello.
AaBbCcDdPapyrus
The History of Typography During the Renaissance
1422 - 1536
(just kidding)
DESIGN FOR ENGINEERS(and other people who aren’t designers)
JORDAN KOSCHEI(ko - shy)
FUSION MEDIADirector of User Experience
THE INDUSTRYManaging Editor
Two Views on Design
I’d design it myself, but I don’t know the Photoshop.”
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So what is design?
Applied arts Architecture
Automotive design Benchmarking design
Communication design Configuration design Engineering design
Environmental graphic design Experiential graphic design
Fashion design Game design
Graphic design Information architecture
Industrial design Instructional design Interaction design
Interior design Landscape architecture
Lighting design Military design methodology
Modular design Motion graphic design
Product design Process design Service design
Software design Sound design
Systems architecture Systems design
Systems modeling Transition design
Urban design User experience design
Visual design Web design
Biological design
Design is a funny word. Some people think design means how it looks. But of course, if you dig deeper, it’s really how it works.
Steve Jobs
To design is to communicate clearly by whatever means you can control or master.
Milton Glaser
Design is directed toward human beings. To design is to solve human problems by identifying them and executing the best solution.
Ivan Chermayeff
Design is the human side of engineering.
1. Design is scientific.
2. Design is purpose-driven.
3. Design is holistic.
4. Design is objective.
What is design?
1. Design is scientific.
2. Design is purpose-driven.
3. Design is holistic.
4. Design is objective.
What is design?
1. Design is scientific.
2. Design is purpose-driven.
3. Design is holistic.
4. Design is objective.
What is design?
1. Design is scientific.
2. Design is purpose-driven.
3. Design is holistic.
4. Design is objective.
What is design?
Why care about design?
Design is about choosing to care in an increasingly cynical world.
The Engineer’s Quick-and-Dirty Guide to Design
Non- Designer’s
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Engineer’s Quick-and-Dirty Guide to Design
1. Minimum 16px font.
2. Lines around 2 alphabets 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
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.
The Engineer’s Quick-and-Dirty Guide to Design
Design is important.
Design is important. Embrace it.
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btw
fin.