Software instructions by IKEA? 3 ways to make your documentation more visualBen Crothers
We can't all give our customers instructions using just pictures (like IKEA), but there are still ways that we can bring better visual communication into our product documentation. Here are the 3 ways, and the first way actually helps you and your team, too.
A brief run-through of various group-based and individual techniques for using the wonders of sketching in Service Design. The second half of the presentation covers hands-on drawing techniques to tackle common objects and other things often drawn in Service Design artefacts.
Software instructions by IKEA? 3 ways to make your documentation more visualBen Crothers
We can't all give our customers instructions using just pictures (like IKEA), but there are still ways that we can bring better visual communication into our product documentation. Here are the 3 ways, and the first way actually helps you and your team, too.
A brief run-through of various group-based and individual techniques for using the wonders of sketching in Service Design. The second half of the presentation covers hands-on drawing techniques to tackle common objects and other things often drawn in Service Design artefacts.
Bring Out Your Inner Design Thinker: Crafting Your Own Tools for ChangeBen Crothers
This talk was given at Link Festival, Melbourne (2015). It explores how we can all use the lo-fi materials we have in our office stationery cupboards to make simple but innovative tools for teams to use, to help them in strategy, decision-making, prioritisation and communication. Not just for designers! But for any team.
Why is this so hard? Understanding the challenges that inhibit design in your...Adam Connor
Design has been heralded as the savior of product and service offerings, and lately companies are scrambling to pick up designers everywhere they can find them. Innovation centers are springing up like mushrooms and it seems everybody is talking about the importance of knowing and understanding their audience. However, these new ways of working and thinking don’t seem to take hold, so people keep doing things the way they´ve always done them and users continue to suffer.
What causes these organizations with such good intentions and great talent to struggle?
An organization may be aware that it needs to change, but knowing what and how to change is hard. And for change to happen, organizations have to be ready for change. Using culture as a lens, we examine how people work together, how they believe things should work, and which values they share.
Slides from my talk on the things I've learned by comparing the collaborative process as it is carried out in many modern organizations to the creative process of artists and makers.
Bring Out Your Inner Design Thinker: Crafting Your Own Tools for ChangeBen Crothers
This talk was given at Link Festival, Melbourne (2015). It explores how we can all use the lo-fi materials we have in our office stationery cupboards to make simple but innovative tools for teams to use, to help them in strategy, decision-making, prioritisation and communication. Not just for designers! But for any team.
Why is this so hard? Understanding the challenges that inhibit design in your...Adam Connor
Design has been heralded as the savior of product and service offerings, and lately companies are scrambling to pick up designers everywhere they can find them. Innovation centers are springing up like mushrooms and it seems everybody is talking about the importance of knowing and understanding their audience. However, these new ways of working and thinking don’t seem to take hold, so people keep doing things the way they´ve always done them and users continue to suffer.
What causes these organizations with such good intentions and great talent to struggle?
An organization may be aware that it needs to change, but knowing what and how to change is hard. And for change to happen, organizations have to be ready for change. Using culture as a lens, we examine how people work together, how they believe things should work, and which values they share.
Slides from my talk on the things I've learned by comparing the collaborative process as it is carried out in many modern organizations to the creative process of artists and makers.
Book Formatting: Quality Control Checks for DesignersConfidence Ago
This presentation was made to help designers who work in publishing houses or format books for printing ensure quality.
Quality control is vital to every industry. This is why every department in a company need create a method they use in ensuring quality. This, perhaps, will not only improve the quality of products and bring errors to the barest minimum, but take it to a near perfect finish.
It is beyond a moot point that a good book will somewhat be judged by its cover, but the content of the book remains king. No matter how beautiful the cover, if the quality of writing or presentation is off, that will be a reason for readers not to come back to the book or recommend it.
So, this presentation points designers to some important things that may be missed by an editor that they could eventually discover and call the attention of the editor.
Can AI do good? at 'offtheCanvas' India HCI preludeAlan Dix
Invited talk at 'offtheCanvas' IndiaHCI prelude, 29th June 2024.
https://www.alandix.com/academic/talks/offtheCanvas-IndiaHCI2024/
The world is being changed fundamentally by AI and we are constantly faced with newspaper headlines about its harmful effects. However, there is also the potential to both ameliorate theses harms and use the new abilities of AI to transform society for the good. Can you make the difference?
White wonder, Work developed by Eva TschoppMansi Shah
White Wonder by Eva Tschopp
A tale about our culture around the use of fertilizers and pesticides visiting small farms around Ahmedabad in Matar and Shilaj.
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Transforming Brand Perception and Boosting Profitabilityaaryangarg12
In today's digital era, the dynamics of brand perception, consumer behavior, and profitability have been profoundly reshaped by the synergy of branding, social media, and website design. This research paper investigates the transformative power of these elements in influencing how individuals perceive brands and products and how this transformation can be harnessed to drive sales and profitability for businesses.
Through an exploration of brand psychology and consumer behavior, this study sheds light on the intricate ways in which effective branding strategies, strategic social media engagement, and user-centric website design contribute to altering consumers' perceptions. We delve into the principles that underlie successful brand transformations, examining how visual identity, messaging, and storytelling can captivate and resonate with target audiences.
Methodologically, this research employs a comprehensive approach, combining qualitative and quantitative analyses. Real-world case studies illustrate the impact of branding, social media campaigns, and website redesigns on consumer perception, sales figures, and profitability. We assess the various metrics, including brand awareness, customer engagement, conversion rates, and revenue growth, to measure the effectiveness of these strategies.
The results underscore the pivotal role of cohesive branding, social media influence, and website usability in shaping positive brand perceptions, influencing consumer decisions, and ultimately bolstering sales and profitability. This paper provides actionable insights and strategic recommendations for businesses seeking to leverage branding, social media, and website design as potent tools to enhance their market position and financial success.
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2. Digital Technology
Definition
The term Digital Technologies is used to describe the u se of digital resources to effectively find,
analyse, create, communicate, and use information in a digital context. This encompasses the use
of web 2.0 tools, digital media tools, programming tools and software applications.
Digital Technology Quotes
“Many people see technology as the problem behind the so-called digital
divide. Others see it as the solution. Technology is neither. It must operate in
conjunction with business, economic, political and social system."
Carly Fiorina
"The number one benefit of information technology is that it empowers
people to do what they want to do. It lets people be creative. It lets people be
productive. It lets people learn things they didn't think they could learn before,
and so in a sense it is all about potential.”
Steve Ballmer
3. How did I use Digital
technology?
When creating my AS Coursework, digital technology played a
key part within the process and paramount to make my
magazine as successful as possible and hit the high
grades. I uses many forms of digital technology from
digital cameras such as the cannon 550D which aided
me in taking professional pictures to using Photoshop
and InDesign which is used within industry today.
The Programs of Photoshop at the beginning of the course
was familiar due to my GSCE in media. This meant I was
able to understand the basic tools and edits in order to
have the picture I wanted for my front cover. Furthermore,
I created my prelim task using Photoshop; this was due
to me being unaware how to navigate around
InDesign.
When looking at my progress though the “ year course I have
been able to highlight I am aware of how to use digital
technology successfully such as InDesign when needing
to make my A2 course work magazine. An example of
this when considering my magazine and prelim task
would be the range and quality of images I was able to
produce. Considering this factor as a “meaningful
moment” when making my magazine I feel the front
Other Methods in which I used
Digital technology…
- Blogger
- Prezi
- Become more confident using familiar
technology such as; Cannon 550D
4. Skills Developed…
I have develop skills such as precision to make
sure my work is within boards and conventions
of the music magazine industry to make my
magazine have little flaws.
Finally I have also developed my skills of editing
and colour correction and contrast at using the
Photoshop tools becoming more confident and
trying new ways to make my images stand out
against others.
Finally…
The skill I feel I have most improved
and developed when considering
my music magazine and prelim task
would be the removal of
backgrounds. This is due to when
considering my prelim task my
confidence in removing
background was little due to the
rough edges and quality being low.
Hence when preserving and
practicing for my music magazine I
have been able to remove
backgrounds and keep the quality
of the image.
5. CreativityDefinition
The use of imagination or original ideas to create something; inventiveness.
Creativity Quotes
“Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you
will what you imagine, and at last, you create what you will”
George Bernard Shaw
“Creativity is more than just being different. Anybody can plan weird; that’s
easy. What’s hard is to be as simple as Bach. Making the simple,
awesomely simple, that’s creativity”
Charles Mingus
7. Relating to my Course Work…
Examples…
- Using colour filters and overlays on images within the article.
Allowing the page to bring other colours into the magazine
and stand out, breaking the convention of typical serious
images in rock magazines that are typically dark.
- Boards around the magazine, to make the magazine seem
neat yet edgy
- Colour schemes, to keep a housing style and consistency yet
being creative with the fonts for the front cover and pull
quotes.
8. Research and Planning
Definitions
Research: The systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to
establish facts and reach new conclusions.
Planning: A detailed proposal for doing or achieving something. An intention or decision about
what one is going to do in the future.
Planning Quote
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”
Benjamin Franklin
“It was amazing how you could get so far from where you'd planned, and yet find it was
exactly were you needed to be.”
Sarah Dessen
Research Quotes
“If we knew what we were doing, it would not be called research would it?”
Albert Einstein
“Research is four things: brains with which to think, eyes with which to see, machines with
which to measure and, fourth, money.”
Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
9. Planning and Research
How did I use
Research in my AS
Course work ?
Research and planning was a key part in
my music magazine but not so
,much in the prelim task. This meant
when comparing work the second
piece was better due to the time and
detail put into the creation of the
magazine. This meant it seemed
more successful and professional as
it followed conventions I had
researched and the genre also.
10. Post Production
Definition
The final phase of technical work, as editing or synchronizing of sound
elements, that must be done before a film, tape, or recording can be
released. The work on a film or a television programme, such as editing,
dubbing, etc, that takes place after shooting or videotaping is completed.
Post Production Quote:
“Everybody’s a filmmaker today.”
John Milius