About Me: Process


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.