Developing a visual language to enhance knowledge transfer in the design of s...Dave Taylor
Design has a rich iconographic based tradition of information transfer with its roots stretching back many millennia. This topic is evolving into a new on and off screen visual language embedded in our daily interaction with an ever-expanding range of physical and virtual tools. There is a need to be able to interpret the information presented through this new language with the result that vital meaning can be “lost in translation” between the conceptual development of the product and the amalgamation of technical functionality and needs of the end user. This is particularly important in emerging disciplines such as Smart Clothes and Wearable Technology, bringing together a wide range of cross-disciplinary skills and technical expertise. The challenge is particularly evident when attempting to create an understanding of potentially complex technical functions and benefits within the smart clothes space when addressing niche vertical markets such as the active ageing, where the “end user” may not be familiar with either the terminology or the emerging visual language.
A copy of a presentation given today (16-02-2012) to year three graphic design students at University of Wales Newport as an introduction to designing e-magazines for the iPad
Many of us know the benefits of continuous training and it’s not rare to meet tech people that use that time between 18h and 24h working on personal projects, trying that fancy new tool or doing some open source work since there’s always room to improve our never-enough skills. The company would like it but client work often doesn’t push us enough, so what about improving our abilities during working hours?
Presenting some cases and ideas I’ll show that not only you would like the practice but also (and mainly) your company, your clients, your impostor syndrome, myself and the whole industry!
Developing a visual language to enhance knowledge transfer in the design of s...Dave Taylor
Design has a rich iconographic based tradition of information transfer with its roots stretching back many millennia. This topic is evolving into a new on and off screen visual language embedded in our daily interaction with an ever-expanding range of physical and virtual tools. There is a need to be able to interpret the information presented through this new language with the result that vital meaning can be “lost in translation” between the conceptual development of the product and the amalgamation of technical functionality and needs of the end user. This is particularly important in emerging disciplines such as Smart Clothes and Wearable Technology, bringing together a wide range of cross-disciplinary skills and technical expertise. The challenge is particularly evident when attempting to create an understanding of potentially complex technical functions and benefits within the smart clothes space when addressing niche vertical markets such as the active ageing, where the “end user” may not be familiar with either the terminology or the emerging visual language.
A copy of a presentation given today (16-02-2012) to year three graphic design students at University of Wales Newport as an introduction to designing e-magazines for the iPad
Many of us know the benefits of continuous training and it’s not rare to meet tech people that use that time between 18h and 24h working on personal projects, trying that fancy new tool or doing some open source work since there’s always room to improve our never-enough skills. The company would like it but client work often doesn’t push us enough, so what about improving our abilities during working hours?
Presenting some cases and ideas I’ll show that not only you would like the practice but also (and mainly) your company, your clients, your impostor syndrome, myself and the whole industry!
Part 2 of the Keynote presentation of my lecture today (08-11-2011) on information graphics for Year two Graphic Design Students at University of Wales Newport. No words or notes just the slides...
Design for Ageing Well: Improving the Quality of Life for the Ageing Populati...Dave Taylor
A paper prepared for presentation at the ISG 7th World Conference in vancouver 2010. The paper presented issues uncovered in early stages of the research being undertaken by the Smart Clothes and Wearable Technology research centre at the University of Wales Newport as part of the New Dynamics of Ageing - Design for Ageing Well Project
Part 2 of the Keynote presentation of my lecture today (08-11-2011) on information graphics for Year two Graphic Design Students at University of Wales Newport. No words or notes just the slides...
Design for Ageing Well: Improving the Quality of Life for the Ageing Populati...Dave Taylor
A paper prepared for presentation at the ISG 7th World Conference in vancouver 2010. The paper presented issues uncovered in early stages of the research being undertaken by the Smart Clothes and Wearable Technology research centre at the University of Wales Newport as part of the New Dynamics of Ageing - Design for Ageing Well Project
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