This week, we looked deeper into icon design. “Trying to capture the essence of an object or idea with only a few lines and at the same time maintaining its elegance is pretty much design in a nutshell. That’s what’s so great about icons, they’re tiny poems” – Kyle Tezak Why use icons? Designing icons…Continue Reading IXD104- Week 2 Reflect
Famous monograms I thought it would be beneficial to investigate some well-known monograms to get an idea of what works and styles I can try. Also, how I can stand out against others. I like this as it has parts of the letters missing but it is still legible. I want to try something like…Continue Reading IXD103- Monogram Sketches
Wim Crouwel Wim Crouwel is a graphic designer who has been highly influential in the design world and one of the founders of total design. He is well-known for his systematic approach to design using grids in his layout. He has been influenced by functionalism. This is the idea that the function of a design…Continue Reading IXD103- Monogram Research (designers, mood-boards etc.)
I decided to research some illustrators for inspiration for my travel app. Rogie King Rogie is a designer, artist, illustrator, and a designer advocate at Figma. After looking further into his work, his illustrations really caught my attention. I feel that these can really inspire me for my travel app and other future projects. I…Continue Reading IXD104- Illustrator Research