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How designers can play in problem-solving

The people at AIGA just released a booklet extension of the “Why design?” brochure.

Growth, we all have learned, is no longer automatic. The past has less to teach us than we need to know. Consumers are jaded, markets fragmented and disposable dollars scarce. Risk is everywhere, and pressure produces rigidity, making it difficult to try new things. More than ever, time is our enemy…

You can download the updated brochure for free at AIGA’s website.

Geschreven op Tuesday 7 October 2008
Tags: AIGA, business, Design
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Don’t get stuck in your RSS reader

After talking to some people about Blogging at Open Coffee Brussels, I realized that I almost never read an article in my RSS reader. All I do is selecting a category (depends on what mood I’m in) and I start scanning through the headlines. When something interesting pop’s up I hit (right-arrow) which fire’s up the article in my browser.

Reading an interesting article on the website itself gives me more feeling, it makes me more connected with the author. The design that surrounds the article was made for a specific reason: to add a visual, personal touch to the website’s content. I want to experience every word, every pixel & design decision – not just to read “plain text with images” in my rss reader.

Yes – content can be strong on it’s own, but design can add extra value to that content. It can help to express what the author wants to say, how he sees and experiences certain things in his life. Every color, font, width, margin, … was chosen for a specific reason (hopefully).

Besides design – Another interesting part is reading news about a specific subject, whenever I feel like. In the morning I tend to read technology news, whilst in the noon I like reading design related articles. Once back home I start reading all xhtml/css related articles.

So my dear readers, what are your RSS reading habbits?

Geschreven op Thursday 2 October 2008
Tags: Design, habbits, reading, rss
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Versatile designers are the interesting designers

Alexander Radsby on “Designers having a unique style”:

To be stuck with one unique style is for the most part a bad thing. I think that a good designer should be able to express his thoughts using the style that you’ve gained through experience. Always be open minded, open to new ways of thinking, new ways of working and be adapt to the current situation.

If you are open minded, your ideas and influences will change and you and your style will change with it. It’s all about experience. Versatile designers are the interesting designers.

More insights at abduzeedo.com.