Fundamental Design Principles
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The document discusses fundamental design principles from a Christian perspective. It references biblical stories and concepts like the Tabernacle to illustrate principles of design such as structure, dimensions, symbols and their meanings. Design elements from nature like triangles, arches, honeycombs and fractals are also examined. The document advocates for thoughtful, well-executed design that solves problems and prevents them.
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- 1. Fundamental Design Principles http://flickr.com/photos/ryanricketts/2295726918/
- 2. Hi. I’m Nathan Smith. I work at as a designer + front-end dev. http://fellowshiptech.com/
- 3. dign quot;... An orderly method of arrangement to drive a particular purpose.
- 4. MAYA – Human Centered Design (video clip) http://maya.com/practices/human-centered-design
- 5. WE ARE HARD-WIRED TO RESPOND TO TYPES OF UNIVERSAL STIMULI:
- 7. “Big-D” design is broad. Today, I will address... http://flickr.com/photos/yakobusan/2363688612/
- 8. Shapes Ratios Symbols Brands Audience Workflow Usability Interface
- 9. But, if it’s not all about JESUS I’m wasting your time.
- 10. Man’s initiative vs. God’s command Tower of Babel
- 11. Structure + Dimensions of Tabernacle http://templebuilders.com/Index_Tabernacle_of_Moses_2.php
- 14. Presbyterian United Church Methodist (USA) Church
- 15. Open hearts. Open minds. Open doors. http://umc.org/
- 16. THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER BRANDS HAVE BECOME RED http://joinred.com/
- 17. Pyramids Endure Triangle = basic 2-dimensional shape. Used to point towards goal (skyward). http://flickr.com/photos/liberato/185902386/
- 18. FATHER Trinitarian theology IS places emphasis on a triangular NOT NOT GOD relationship. IS IS SPIRIT SON NOT
- 19. Arrows signify progression of time + spatial direction. http://flickr.com/photos/icampbellzoom/451536289/
- 20. Roman Arch (has staying power) http://flickr.com/photos/8177037@N06/684520414/
- 22. Arch + Dome implies authority and stateliness http://flickr.com/photos/eob/70343169/
- 23. Triangles + Arches Structurally Sound http://smashingmagazine.com/2008/05/27/smashing-texture-contest-results/
- 24. Heck, just ask your everyday honeybee http://flickr.com/photos/justusthane/1252907196/
- 25. Also good for backgrounds http://squidfingers.com/patterns/
- 28. Industrial Revolution http://flickr.com/photos/zou-san/2293618925/
- 29. Our craft is becoming a commodity and people in charge don't care about the quality of the markup, CSS or how nice our JavaScript is. What matters is how fast you can get it to market, how many people it reaches and how cheaply it can be built. – Christian Heilmann http://thinkvitamin.com/dev/web-development-is-moving-on-are-you/
- 30. Luddites were a social movement of British textile artisans in the early nineteenth century who protested, often by destroying mechanized looms, against the changes produced by the Industrial Revolution, which they felt were leaving them without work. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luddite
- 31. I’m convinced the people railing against CSS frameworks are just trying to drum up false job security. – Jeff Croft http://jeffcroft.com/blog/2007/nov/17/whats-not-love-about-css-frameworks/
- 32. There’s a somewhat disturbing thing going on with people advocating a rebirth of table based web design. Why? Probably because CSS layouts are “hard.” – Marco van Hylckama Vlieg http://i-marco.nl/weblog/archive/2009/02/18/the_death_of_web_development_a
- 37. “Good enough” stops short of great. http://uiandus.com/2009/02/19/video/gems-of-unnoticed-problems/
- 38. Well Executed Typography is Timeless http://flickr.com/photos/mwichary/2140391908/
- 39. Never use these fonts • Papyrus • Comic Sans
- 42. Helvetica – Documentary on Typography (video clip) http://helveticafilm.com/
- 43. In Lives of the Artists, Giorgio Vasari relates that when the Pope sent a messenger to Giotto di Bondone, asking him to send a drawing to demonstrate his skill, Giotto drew, in red paint, a circle so perfect that it seemed as though it was drawn using a compass and instructed the messenger to give it to him. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giotto_di_Bondone
- 46. Most efficient ratio of surface-area to volume http://flickr.com/photos/kingfal/3048352401/
- 47. Good for storage of mass quantities http://flickr.com/photos/ride/2150067632/
- 48. Icons = 1x1 ratio. Many are circular. Firefox Safari Chrome IE 7
- 49. Fibonacci sequence http://flickr.com/photos/lucapost/694780262/
- 51. GOLDEN RATIO – BOOK LAYOUT http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ratio
- 52. Rectangles = lingua franca of web
- 53. Rectangles = lingua franca of web
- 54. Rectangles = lingua franca of web
- 56. How do you eat an elephant? http://flickr.com/photos/flametree/145019107/
- 57. (one bite at a time) lion lion lion lion lion lion http://flickr.com/photos/24027284@N08/2277860703/
- 58. SELF-MANAGED TEAM – GREEK MYRMIDONS Μυρμιδόνες = elite + fearless + took initiative http://imdb.com/title/tt0332452/
- 59. Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has. – Rev. Billy Graham http://billygraham.org/mediaRelations/photographs.asp
- 60. Attitude, not aptitude, determines altitude. Zig Ziglar hover mode = 230 bps http://flickr.com/photos/mommamia/2857914776/
- 61. My brother Wesley acted wisely – the souls that were awakened under his ministry he joined in class [study groups], and thus preserved the fruits of his labor. This I neglected, and my people are a rope of sand. – George Whitefield
- 62. “SCRUM WALL” at FELLOWSHIP TECH http://flickr.com/photos/34694527@N06/3221379926/
- 63. If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening my axe. – Abraham Lincoln http://flickr.com/photos/bigberto/2764464101/
- 64. Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler. – Albert Einstein http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein
- 65. Conflicting brands + messages http://flickr.com/photos/cennydd/3191424928/
- 67. Once the pedestrian begins walking, there is no safety indicator. When you’re halfway across the road, you have no idea whether or not it is safe. – Jeremy Keith http://adactio.com/journal/1154/
- 68. Documentation is no substitute for good design http://adactio.com/journal/1154/
- 69. Must unlearn what you have learned.
- 70. Let choirs sing well or not at all. Otherwise we merely confirm the majority in their conviction that the world of business, which does with such efficiency so much that never really needed doing, is the real, the adult, and the practical world; and that all this culture and religion (horrid words both) are essentially marginal, amateurish, and rather effeminate activities. C.S. Lewis
- 71. fivesimplesteps.co.uk principlesofbeautifulwebdesign.com
- 72. 960.gs – Helpful tools are available :)
- 73. Those who code XHTML + CSS as well as they design will always have an edge over those who only design... You’re able to foresee potential layout and coding issues while the comp is still in Photoshop or Fireworks or even Illustrator. – Cameron Moll http://cameronmoll.com/archives/000036.html
- 74. The artisan is not dead! Modern-day craftsmen are in high demand. 31three.com SquaredEye.com
- 75. Objectified – Documentary on Industrial Design (video clip) http://objectifiedfilm.com/
- 76. Design is Anticipatory • Don’t wait for problems. Solve ahead of time. • Know your audience, adapt your workflow. • Communicate function via aesthetic form. • Learn to convey more, by saying less. • Don’t lose sight of the primary focus.
- 77. That’s all. Keep in touch! twitter.com/nathansmith slideshare.net/nathansmith http://flickr.com/photos/mrjoro/89187454/