Research
What is Good Design?
• Innovative
• Understandable
• Original to the creator
• Serve a purpose while being aesthetically pleasing and nice to look at
• Tested
• Researched and thoroughly designed through collaboration
• Timeless
• Sustainable
• Benefits society
• Ergonomics (pertains to the scale of people and things)
• Accessible to all people
• Durable
Sources
Dieter Rams’ Ten Principles of Design
Rob Giampietro, Design Director at MoMA
Just to freshen up on some things I personally love learning about, I watched some videos regarding new smartphones I’ve been keeping my eyes on. Here are the videos from my favorite reviewers in the tech industry.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 Review: The Four-Pocket Laptop
When Phones Were Fun: Palm Centro (2007)
Exercise 1: Good/Bad Design
Iteration
V1: Draft
I prioritized a couple of things here, and then very quickly removed them. I figured my time at Panera Bread maybe isn’t as relevant as I always hope it would be.
V1: Final About Me Page
Obviously, my first draft was a little lackluster. I talk more about myself and include my general explanation of what Design means to me.
Short answer: The opportunity to help others.