Friday, 24 October 2014

Designing for screen - David Eccles and Thomas squire:

Numiko

Visiting professional on the subjects of designing for screen.


Companies prefer 'general graphic designers' in adverse to web designers. They can teach you how to code etc. Learn grid systems, html etc

Numiko - multi specialism.
Studio in Leeds but 90% of business based in London. No Need to go to London.


transition from degree to studio:

"be able to code etc" but not all industry require it.

Understanding of web capabilities 

"No oreally knows what they're doing because G-D is a new industry"

wed designers can be 'underlooked'. Lack understanding of D-principles 

Whole summer intern then some of 3rd year

"Mash versatile RM" font

" designers worked on a 2 month web & print proj" senior + junior designer

Digital brand application

Colour compliance

consider load time

Frontend + back end designer

anything less than 600 pxl is hard to make work

Make things do stuff Nesta

Always think youre going to get better photos than you do

Psychology in design:

'Hero interactions' 

Design council

SVG vector - small, load quick, good for responsive

18clm, 14colm, 9 colm, 6 colm

6pt baseline grid

"things get old really quickly in web"

have to continue evolving the site even after the deadlines

Content management system 

'Slices'

Wahoo







Iconography, illustration and data representation

Typography is king online

understanding brand identity

Icons and illustration

The grid (underlines everything in G design)



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