Desire lines are a development tool that a designer can use from the way that people actually interact with an interface, space, or object before […]
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There are times where design is best accomplished by a single, monolithic voice (design by dictator) and other times when it is best done by […]
31 of 365: Design by Committee design principle
Depth of Processing is a design theory in which it is believed that when information is analyzed more deeply, the information is more likely to be retained. Instruction sheets that are more complex and analytical are more likely to retained than more superficial ones.
30 of 365: Depth of Processing design principle
Baby face bias is a design principle in which designers use the generalized human interpretation of baby-faced features (such as large eyes, round head, small nose and mouth) to represent and codify naiveté, innocence and kindness. By emphasizing or exaggerating baby like features in faces, a design can evoke a feeling of protection, ownership, or forgiveness in a viewer. Alternatively. more angular features, less elongated heads, and other more adult features are less likely to be interpreted as innocent, kind, or naïve.
10 of 365: Baby face bias #design #design-principles
Advance Organizers are a design method in which an audience is given new information in one of two ways in order to become oriented with a new concept.
2 of 365: Expository and Comparative Advance Organizers
My very good long time friend Craig Smith recently reached out to get some visual branding work for his new podcasting venture, Pods & Sods, […]