This document provides tips and techniques for improving visual design skills in presentations. It discusses copying good examples, practicing visual design, learning basic tips and tricks, and gaining confidence through faking expertise. Key techniques include lining elements up, balancing white space, using designer fonts, treating text as the back of your hand, aligning text, employing colors purposefully, and leveraging image search tools. The document is intended to help attendees of a workshop leave with tools to make their designs look better.
MoI_Ideas on the value of branding Q3 2015Martin Barnes
Last year I made a presentation to a chapter of EO, becuase my audence was a group of very successful buisness owners
I wanted to tell a story we could then have a great disucssion about and share valueable insights.
A snapshot of My branding Portfolio. Please get in touch or look up my portfolio to see more. Alternatively jump on to my website to also see my illustration work.
Developers, you're designing experiences (and you didn't even know it)P.J. Onori
Designers are from Venus, developers are from Mars. For far too long, the two groups have had difficulties working together. At best, it is dysfunctional, at worst, impossible. In return, we have been drowned in a sea of horrible products.
Great experiences come from design and technology working together to complement each other. In this presentation, the focus in on how developers can be integrated into the design process earlier and more effectively.
Usability vs Design – When Does One Trump the Other? AI (Alexander Interactiv...Josh Levine
I recently presented at the Internet Retailer Web Design Conference (IRWD) down in Orlando (Feb 13). The topic was "How to achieve harmony between usability and design". Special thanks to Jordan Lustig, from Saks Fifth Avenue, for joining me up on stage. We had a great time. Thank you all for joining us!
Design Principles: The Philosophy of UXWhitney Hess
The visual principles of harmony, unity, contrast, emphasis, variety, balance, proportion, repetition, texture and movement (and others) are widely recognized and practiced, even when they aren’t formally articulated. But creating a good design doesn’t automatically mean creating a good experience.
In order for us to cultivate positive experiences for our users, we need to establish a set of guiding principles for experience design. Guiding principles are the broad philosophy or fundamental beliefs that steer an organization, team or individual’s decision making, irrespective of the project goals, constraints, or resources.
Whitney will share a universally-applicable set of experience design principles that we should all strive to follow, and will explore how you can create and use your own guiding principles to take your site or product to the next level.
It's Eggless Profile v2.0 Medium ResolutionImran Ladak
A brief introduction to the work of It's Eggless - a graphic design studio based out of Mumbai, IN.
Get in touch with us at hello@itseggless.com, for (most of) your graphic design requirements!
• Branding & Identity
• Newsletters and Internal Communications
• Presentations, Reports and Brochures
• Social Media Graphics
• Web Banners
+ more!
RGD Ontario Webinar: Strategy In Design: How To Create Meaningful & Successfu...MLD/Mel Lim Design
In this webinar, Mel Lim, founder of Mel Lim Design, will reveal how her studio and team create designs through strategies and methodologies that are unique to each of the brands and businesses they serve.
Mel will discuss these top 5 questions:
// How to set a holistic framework
// How to keep your design relevant to your client's business goals/objectives
// How to integrate outside resources and technologies and keep them aligned to your project goals
How to define these terms: "meaningful and successful" versus "beautiful and cool"
// How to setup a metric to measure design "success"
Talk at the UAlberta Students Design Association onDesign series about user experience, what it is, and how upcoming visual and industrial designers can get involved in UX.
If good design requires failure, how can designers f*ck up when failure isn’t considered an option?
Edison famously said, "I failed my way to success." In the interactive world, we've all heard the buzz phrases about failing fast, and how failure--particularly in the form of prototyping--can be a powerful design tool. But what about real failure? We've all experienced projects that never got off the ground, or crashed and burned stunningly. We don't put them in our portfolios. We only talk about them when we've had one drink too many. What can we learn from our embarrassments? And are there really things we can learn by failing, especially in the agency and consulting worlds, where we are hired for our expertise, and infallibility?
Questions to think about:
Can there be actual power, and knowledge in failure? What is your biggest failure, and what did you learn from it?
What are the different ways you can fail? Have you ever had a "successful" project that was a personal failure? Why? What can you learn from it?
Why are we so afraid of failing? What are the negative consequences of failure? And how can we encourage a positive viewpoint on failure?
How can we pull victory from the flames of defeat? How do you not panic when you sense yourself failing? How can you use your failure to inform future successes?
How can we build an acceptance of failure into a design or consulting practice? How can we get away from always having to be right, and move towards creative adaptability?
MoI_Ideas on the value of branding Q3 2015Martin Barnes
Last year I made a presentation to a chapter of EO, becuase my audence was a group of very successful buisness owners
I wanted to tell a story we could then have a great disucssion about and share valueable insights.
A snapshot of My branding Portfolio. Please get in touch or look up my portfolio to see more. Alternatively jump on to my website to also see my illustration work.
Developers, you're designing experiences (and you didn't even know it)P.J. Onori
Designers are from Venus, developers are from Mars. For far too long, the two groups have had difficulties working together. At best, it is dysfunctional, at worst, impossible. In return, we have been drowned in a sea of horrible products.
Great experiences come from design and technology working together to complement each other. In this presentation, the focus in on how developers can be integrated into the design process earlier and more effectively.
Usability vs Design – When Does One Trump the Other? AI (Alexander Interactiv...Josh Levine
I recently presented at the Internet Retailer Web Design Conference (IRWD) down in Orlando (Feb 13). The topic was "How to achieve harmony between usability and design". Special thanks to Jordan Lustig, from Saks Fifth Avenue, for joining me up on stage. We had a great time. Thank you all for joining us!
Design Principles: The Philosophy of UXWhitney Hess
The visual principles of harmony, unity, contrast, emphasis, variety, balance, proportion, repetition, texture and movement (and others) are widely recognized and practiced, even when they aren’t formally articulated. But creating a good design doesn’t automatically mean creating a good experience.
In order for us to cultivate positive experiences for our users, we need to establish a set of guiding principles for experience design. Guiding principles are the broad philosophy or fundamental beliefs that steer an organization, team or individual’s decision making, irrespective of the project goals, constraints, or resources.
Whitney will share a universally-applicable set of experience design principles that we should all strive to follow, and will explore how you can create and use your own guiding principles to take your site or product to the next level.
It's Eggless Profile v2.0 Medium ResolutionImran Ladak
A brief introduction to the work of It's Eggless - a graphic design studio based out of Mumbai, IN.
Get in touch with us at hello@itseggless.com, for (most of) your graphic design requirements!
• Branding & Identity
• Newsletters and Internal Communications
• Presentations, Reports and Brochures
• Social Media Graphics
• Web Banners
+ more!
RGD Ontario Webinar: Strategy In Design: How To Create Meaningful & Successfu...MLD/Mel Lim Design
In this webinar, Mel Lim, founder of Mel Lim Design, will reveal how her studio and team create designs through strategies and methodologies that are unique to each of the brands and businesses they serve.
Mel will discuss these top 5 questions:
// How to set a holistic framework
// How to keep your design relevant to your client's business goals/objectives
// How to integrate outside resources and technologies and keep them aligned to your project goals
How to define these terms: "meaningful and successful" versus "beautiful and cool"
// How to setup a metric to measure design "success"
Talk at the UAlberta Students Design Association onDesign series about user experience, what it is, and how upcoming visual and industrial designers can get involved in UX.
If good design requires failure, how can designers f*ck up when failure isn’t considered an option?
Edison famously said, "I failed my way to success." In the interactive world, we've all heard the buzz phrases about failing fast, and how failure--particularly in the form of prototyping--can be a powerful design tool. But what about real failure? We've all experienced projects that never got off the ground, or crashed and burned stunningly. We don't put them in our portfolios. We only talk about them when we've had one drink too many. What can we learn from our embarrassments? And are there really things we can learn by failing, especially in the agency and consulting worlds, where we are hired for our expertise, and infallibility?
Questions to think about:
Can there be actual power, and knowledge in failure? What is your biggest failure, and what did you learn from it?
What are the different ways you can fail? Have you ever had a "successful" project that was a personal failure? Why? What can you learn from it?
Why are we so afraid of failing? What are the negative consequences of failure? And how can we encourage a positive viewpoint on failure?
How can we pull victory from the flames of defeat? How do you not panic when you sense yourself failing? How can you use your failure to inform future successes?
How can we build an acceptance of failure into a design or consulting practice? How can we get away from always having to be right, and move towards creative adaptability?
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.
You could be a professional graphic designer and still make mistakes. There is always the possibility of human error. On the other hand if you’re not a designer, the chances of making some common graphic design mistakes are even higher. Because you don’t know what you don’t know. That’s where this blog comes in. To make your job easier and help you create better designs, we have put together a list of common graphic design mistakes that you need to avoid.
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.
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67. POINTS OF PARITY &
DIFFERENTIATION
POINT-OF-PARITY: Shared brand associations
needed to be player, to neutralize ‘competition’
POINT-OF-DIFFERENCE: Unique brand associations
needed to stand out
BRANDS, EXPERIENCE & SOCIAL TECHNOLOGY
SPRING 2011 Jennifer Aaker + Chris Flink Source: Keller 2003
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84. 7 SECRET 1. LINE THINGS UP
TRICKS TO 2. BALANCE THE PAGE & LEAVE
SOME WHITE SPACE
GREAT VISUAL
DESIGN 3. USE DESIGNER FONTS
4. THINK OF TEXT AS THE BACK
OF YOUR LEFT HAND
5. LEFT-ALIGN TEXT IN MOST
CASES (CENTER IS OK TOO)
6. USE COLORS TO
COMMUNICATE & MAKE
THINGS POP
7. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
GOOGLE IMAGE SEARCH &
FLICKR SEARCH
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88. BEST BEST
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Brands, Experience & Social Technology Technology
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89. TABLE
THE
OFF
featuring
MFA DESIGN GRADUATES April 5th - April 17th
JENNIFER LOPEZ Tues-Fri 10-5 Sat & Sun 1-5
PURIN PHANICHPHANT Reception April 14th 5pm-7pm
CHRISTIN STAUBO Thomas Welton Art Gallery
ABBY STURGES Stanford University
OFF
THE
TABLE
a civilized discourse on food in the 21st century
90. HELLO!
CREATIVE / DESIGNER
Farmgroup Design Studio, Bangkok
August 2008 – May 2009
Joined a team of young & talented graphic,
motion, and environmental designers in a
journey to de ne, understand, and solve client
PURIN PHANICHPHANT
from
problems. Projects included life-sized
interactive Christmas tree and snow globe,
product + interaction designer
modular graphic cubes, children’s maze,
kinetic sculptures, and many more!
purincess@gmail.com 249 Ramona St.
www.purincess.com Palo Alto, CA 94301
650.504.5640
STANFORD UNIVERSITY INTERACTION DESIGNER RECOGNITION ENJOYMENT
Joint Program in Design O ce Design Group, Microso Corporation 2006 IDSA Student Merit Award Product conceptualization & sketching
Candidate in Master of Fine Arts, Class of 2011 June 2005 – August 2005 (intern), ID Magazine Student Design Review 06 User experience storyboarding
August 2006 – August 2007 Honorable Mention for CUBOT: Motion-
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY User interface design
Collaborated with usability engineers, based Building Block System
Interdisciplinary Program in Industrial Design Low- delity prototyping
program managers, developers, product CHI 2006 & 2007 Presenter
and Human-Computer Interaction planners, as well as other designers within the Building interactive prototypes with Flash/
Graduated May 2006 with College and 2003, 2005, and 2006 CMU School of Design Actionscript, Processing, and Arduino
group to de ne front-end user experience for
University Honors Merit Award
current and future versions of O ce client and Visualizing concepts with SketchUp & Solidworks
server applications 2005–06 CMU HCI Student Advisory Board
Member Woodworking, TIG Welding
CMU Student Representative, ADSL Bicycle building & riding
Conference, Belgium, Jan’05 Settlers of Catan
PRODUCT DESIGN INTERN
My name is Purin Phanichphant. I am currently a graduate student in the
CUT Daedalus Excel Product Development
Joint Program in Design at Stanford University.
January 2006 – May 2006
Worked on various aspects of medical With a thorough understanding of the design process, ability to sketch
FOLD & GLUE equipment design projects, including
and prototype rapidly in various media, and my love for experimentation,
product form sketching, product
modeling, CAD prototyping, competitive I want to leverage playfulness and create the next breakthrough products
VOILA! analysis, and designing interactive user
interface mock-ups
and technologies that change human behavior for the be er. Ultimately, I
wish to create a world that is happier, healthier, and full of laughter.
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100. HACK FOR EGYPT
Saturday May 14th.
10am-8pm
You will help develop technology for free You will help develop technology for free
and fair elections, public input on the and fair elections, public input on the
constitution, and government constitution, and government
accountability. You will be working accountability. You will be working
alongside universities in Egypt, alongside universities in Egypt,
international development experts, the international development experts, the
makers of existing apps, and the activists makers of existing apps, and the activists
that will use the technology. Your work will that will use the technology. Your work will
be meaningful, relevant, and high-impact. be meaningful, relevant, and high-impact.
There is no registration fee, with free food There is no registration fee, with free food
and drinks as usual. and drinks as usual.
102. KEY INSIGHTS
‘MARRIAGE’ TEMPLATE OVER-RATED.
What is under-rated: understanding relationship types
RELATIONSHIPS ARE IMPORTANT,
BUT OFTEN MISUNDERSTOOD
Need to list ‘dos and don’ts’ & apologies/recoveries
UNDERSTANDING PSYCHOLOGY
OF RELATIONSHIPS
Pay particular attention first interactions
Be happy when transgressions occur
RETHINK BRAND
Bank account