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- 2. ABOUT ME I’m an independent designer and M work with design studios around the country as well as with my own clients. I live in Chicago, IL. I’m also co-founder and Creative Director for Gapers Block, a site CHICAGO that’s all Chicago, all the time. CITY OF BROAD SHOULDERS & HUMBLE DREAMS
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- 6. ABOUT THIS PRESENTATION CRITICAL THINKING. CONCEPTS. METHODS. IDEAS. YOU ALREADY HAVE THE TOOLKIT.
- 7. ABOUT THIS PRESENTATION Tips and techniques fortify any designer’s toolkit but thinking critically about a design is as important as the tools and skills needed to produce it.
- 8. WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
- 9. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? Ludwig Mies van der Rohe said: “God is in the Details.”
- 10. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? We say: “Design is in the details.”
- 11. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? “Design is in the details.” We say it all the time. It’s a common phrase.
- 12. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? The small parts make up the whole.
- 13. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? Little things make a big difference.
- 14. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? You are the sum of all parts.
- 15. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? And so is design.
- 16. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? Ludwig Mies van der Rohe also said: “Less is more.”
- 17. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? It means that: We care. We listen. We solve problems. We take pride in our work.
- 18. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
- 19. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? NOT THIS DETAILS Men’s Lifestyle Magazine
- 20. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? NOT THIS EITHER MICROSOFT WORD W/ ALL TOOLBARS Jeff Attwood, Coding Horror
- 21. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? PINCH Craig Berman
- 22. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? Course 03: BEANS ALINEA Restaurant Grant Achatz, Owner & Chef
- 23. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? Course 05: SALSIFY ALINEA Restaurant Grant Achatz, Owner & Chef
- 24. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? Course 17: LAMB ALINEA Restaurant Grant Achatz, Owner & Chef
- 25. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? HALLOWEEN COSTUME Myself as Lance Armstrong
- 26. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? PROPOSED KIKKOMAN AD David Munson, Photographer
- 27. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? HOTEL MAX Seattle
- 28. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? UNIVERSAL CLEANERS Key West, Florida
- 29. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? RAPHA SOFTSHELL Rapha Cycling
- 30. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? RAPHA SOFTSHELL Rapha Cycling
- 31. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? TRIAX VAPOR 300 Nike
- 32. FOR DESIGNERS
- 33. A CHECKLIST & GUIDE
- 34. A CHECKLIST & GUIDE: 05 STEP IN, STEP OUT, 01 EXPERIMENT STEP BACK: BALANCE 02 CHOICES 06 BE YOUR OWN CRITIC 07 COMPLEXITY IN 03 STAY CONSISTENT SIMPLICITY: LESS IS MORE 08 OBSESSION IS 04 COMPLETENESS HEALTHY
- 35. 01 EXPERIMENT
- 36. Client work done for mStoner (http://mstoner.com)
- 37. Client work done for mStoner (http://mstoner.com)
- 38. Client work done for mStoner (http://mstoner.com)
- 39. Client work done for mStoner (http://mstoner.com)
- 40. 02 CHOICES
- 42. 04 COMPLETENESS
- 43. Client work done for mStoner (http://mstoner.com)
- 44. Client work done for mStoner (http://mstoner.com)
- 45. 05 STEP IN, STEP OUT, STEP BACK: BALANCE
- 48. 06 BE YOUR OWN CRITIC
- 49. Client work done for mStoner (http://mstoner.com)
- 50. Client work done for mStoner (http://mstoner.com)
- 51. 07 COMPLEXITY IN SIMPLICITY: LESS IS MORE
- 54. 08 OBSESSION IS HEALTHY
- 55. AND FINALLY: THOUGHTS, BREAKTHROUGHS & REVELATIONS
- 56. QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
- 57. THANKS