Author: David Airey
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Stop motion. Behind the scenes.
When you invite people into your design process, it suddenly becomes a lot more interesting.
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The ideal design process?
I watched a good CreativeMornings video where Tom Foulkes and Michael Johnson talk process. Michael included this flowchart overview of his brand identity design process. “Meet, talk a lot, summary, talk a lot more, verbal brand, then write up a brief, do quite a lot of work, then present.” During his (nearly) 20 years in…
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10,000 hours
“A good four or five years after graduation is needed for designers to begin to find their feet.”
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Buzludzha monument, Bulgaria
Captivating, otherworldly photos of Buzludzha, Bulgaria, by photographer Timothy Allen.
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Book Mountain, by MVRDV
The Book Mountain library in Spijkenisse, Netherlands, is designed as an advert for reading.
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When pro bono design pays off
Working pro bono is an excellent way for inexperienced designers to build their portfolios, and for experienced designers to do great work for causes they love. Javier Mateos of Mexico-based design studio Xplaye helped both himself and others with a successful pro bono effort. Two years ago, Xplaye started a series of tribute exhibitions that…
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When what you’re selling isn’t what you’re selling
From Make Your Idea Matter, by Bernadette Jiwa. Yesterday I skipped the early gym session, packed up my MacBook and headed out to the hair salon. This particular salon runs a no-appointment-system; it’s first-come, first-served. So I got there almost an hour before they opened, sat on the ground outside and worked. Ten minutes later,…
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On designers critiquing designers
Design blogs often direct a lot of negativity toward projects of different kinds — especially within comment threads. So, now and again I like to remind myself that it’s almost impossible to give a balanced critique of another designer’s work without knowing a few things: Details of the design brief The relationship between the client…
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Ask about the budget
“Not everyone knows what their budget is. And that’s ok. It just means we’ll discuss a few options. Some below your price range, some above. It’ll take a little longer. “But if you know what your budget is; let us know. It’ll save us all from having to look at everything on the [car] lot.”…