On Monday, we took a closer look at planes, and their relationship with the layout of existing apps on phone screens. I chose three of my favourite apps from my phone, and attempted to recreate them using basic shapes and planes. This exercise has helped me a lot to understand the basic structure of popular…Continue Reading IXD101 – Looking at Existing Apps

On Monday’s class, we explored a range of core design principles that would help us when creating our designs. Golden Ratio The Golden Ratio, which is closely related to the Fibonacci sequence, describes the symmetrical relationship between two proportions. Approximately a 1:1.61 ratio, the Golden Ratio can be illustrated using a Golden Rectangle. This is…Continue Reading IXD101 – Core Principals

Pinterest Board On Monday, our class was placed into groups for a new project, 100 iterations of ‘Point, Line and Plane’. We were asked to choose an area to focus on from the three options. My group decided on ‘Point’ as our area. Then, as a category to focus on, we chose ‘Food’, as there…Continue Reading IXD101 – 100 Iterations (Group Project)

Tim Brown is an English industrial designer, born in Preston, 1962. He attended the Royal College of Art, where he studied Industrial Design, graduating in 1987. Currently, Brown is the CEO of the award-winning innovation and design firm IDEO. He tends to take an approach to design that digs deeper than the surface, his mission…Continue Reading IXD102 – Pocket Profile: Tim Brown

I watched the following speech by designer and web developer Wilson Miner: Link to Video Wilson Miner Wilson Miner is a designer and web developer based in San Francisco. He is currently the head of design for Rdio, a new social music service. Wilson has also previously been responsible for co-founding neighbourhood news site EveryBlock,…Continue Reading IXD102 – Wilson Miner: When We Build

Pioneers of Type Design In today’s class, we looked at some of the history of typography, including artists and inventors who were the pioneers of type design, such as Johannes Gutenberg and Albrecht Durer. Johannes Gutenberg Johannes Gutenberg was a German inventor and printer, who introduced printing to Europe with his mechanical movable-type printing press….Continue Reading IXD102 – Gutenberg and Moveable Type

Helvetica               One of the most well-recognised typefaces in the world today, Helvetica came into existence in 1957, when it was developed by Swiss designer Max Miedinger. In a post-war world in Eastern Europe, many companies and institutions desired a change to the everyday norm in advertisements and packaging….Continue Reading IXD102 – Type Specimen

Creating a Manifesto I want my manifesto to invoke dedication and persistence. I want to be able to portray the understanding that you cannot always be at your best, and that it is okay to fail from time to time. Here are a few quotes I have considered: It always seems impossible until it’s done….Continue Reading IXD101 – Manifesto

Point, Line and Plane On Monday, we were asked to create nine different designs each for the titles ‘Point’, ‘Line’ and ‘Plane’, using a grid. I used the application Figma to create my designs. Point Line…Continue Reading IXD101 – Point, Line and Plane

What is a Manifesto? A manifesto is an artistic declaration of intent, in regard to the style and movement of an artwork or artist. They can be used to express the typical views and themes of the artist or movement, whether this is maintaining or (more often) diverting the status quo, and usually the characteristics…Continue Reading IXD101 – Manifesto (Research)