Download - Design For Developers
DESIGN FOR DEVELOPERSKris Khaira
WHAT IS DEsign?
formfunction
IPHONE
juicy Salif
ANGKOR WAT
VOLKSWAGEN
what is a web 2.0 website?
GRADIENTS?CURVES?
BIG FONTS?
USER-GENERATED CONTENT
FUNCTIONALITYINTERACTIVITY
HOW DESIGN HELPS
GET ATTENTIONATTRACT USERS
ATTRACT DEVELOPERS
WHERE DO I START?
YOUR SENSE OF AESTHETICS
YOUR “DESIGN EYE”
PHOTOGRAPHYEMOTION
PHOTOGRAPHYCOMPOSITION
PHOTOGRAPHYCOMPOSITION
SCRATCH. DRAW. PAINT.LINES, SPACE, SHAPES, COLOR
SCRATCH. DRAW. PAINT
OBSERVE
EXPRESS YOURSELF
EXPRESS YOURSELF
RE-evaluate YOUR INFLUENCES
the way you liveEMBRACE ALTERNATIVE LIFESTYLES
YOUR SURROUNDINGSMusic
TVPeople
POPULAR CULTURECulture of the people
MASS CULTURECulture capitalised and marketed upon the
people
myths
bad design helps traffic
“Look at Craiglist”
“Look at Google”
Other factors - engine, tech, etc
Design still helps
DESIGN PROCESS
RESEARCHMOCKUPSHARE
ITERATE
TOOLS
ILLUSTRATION
Usually vector
For logos, fliers, etc
e.g. Adobe Illustrator, Inkscape
LAYOUT
For layout
e.g. Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Fireworks
QUICK STARTS
Use Adobe Illustrator for logos
Use Photoshop’s Actions
Use grids and guides in Photoshop
Make your own template PSDs
TERIMA KASIH