Reading #7

Physical thinking to reconstruction

1.       Physical thinking

a.       How to think physically

                                                               i.      Draw

                                                             ii.      Build

                                                            iii.      Photograph

                                                           iv.      Conceptualize

                                                             v.      Refine

2.       Take the matter outside

a.       How to take the matter outside

                                                               i.      Texture

                                                             ii.      Climate catalysts

                                                            iii.      Projection

3.       Unconventional tools

a.       How to use unconventional tools

                                                               i.      Decide what forms you want to create

                                                             ii.      Step away from computer

                                                            iii.      Find some marking tools

                                                           iv.      Choose wisely

                                                             v.      Make it a graphic

4.       Regurgitation

a.       How to regurgitate

                                                               i.      Take a walk

                                                             ii.      Study it

                                                            iii.      Restrict yourself

                                                           iv.      Document

                                                             v.      Slice and dice

5.       Reconstruction

a.       How to reconstruct

                                                               i.      Collect source material

                                                             ii.      Analyze and replicate your sources

                                                            iii.      Observe

                                                           iv.      Compile a dictionary of elements

                                                             v.      Make your own images

HOW DO YOU CREATE FORM?

1.       Daniel van der Velden

a.       Handwriting should convey a mood

2.       Art Chantry

a.       Form is an abstract concept with no basis in reality

3.       Martin Venezky

a.       Begin with materials and engage their properties

4.       Louise Sandhaus

a.       Identify the problem the design is solving

5.       Jonathan Barnbrook

a.       Form has to be absolutely about the meaning of the work

6.       Jessica Helfand

a.       The line

7.       Doyald Young

a.       First define form

8.       Keetra Dean Dixon

a.       Exercises

9.       Stephen Doyle

a.       Think about language

Reading #6

HOW TO CREATE FORM

1.       Sprinting

a.       How to sprint:

                                                              i.      Set parameters

                                                            ii.      Warm up

                                                          iii.      Plunge in

                                                           iv.      Decision time

2.       Alternative grids

a.       How to design alternative grids

                                                              i.      Observe

                                                            ii.      Replicate

                                                          iii.      Organize

3.       Kit of parts

a.       How to design a kit of parts

                                                              i.      Create your parts

                                                            ii.      Reconfigure

4.       Brand languages

a.       How to build a brand language

                                                              i.      Define the audience

                                                            ii.      Create a vocabulary

                                                          iii.      Decide the order

                                                           iv.      Apply systematically

                                                             v.      Document the family

5.       Mock-ups

a.       How to create a mock-up

                                                              i.      Plan

                                                            ii.      Design

                                                          iii.      Produce

Reading #5

Icon, Index, Symbol to Concept Presentation

1.       Icon, index, symbol

a.       Three kinds of signs:

                                                               i.      Icon

                                                             ii.      Index

                                                            iii.      Symbol

2.       Collaboration

a.       How to collaborate:

                                                               i.      Sit together

                                                             ii.      Hear and be heard

                                                            iii.      Identify leaders

                                                           iv.      Play

3.       Co-Design

a.       How to co-design:

                                                               i.      Identify co-designers to collaborate with

                                                             ii.      Define a question

                                                            iii.      Create a co-design kit

                                                           iv.      Listen and interpret

4.       Visual diary

a.       How to start a visual diary:

                                                               i.      Define parameters

                                                             ii.      Stick to the rules

                                                            iii.      Work in a series

                                                           iv.      Share your work

                                                             v.      Keep going

                                                           vi.      Harvest the good stuff

5.       Lost in translation

a.       How to not get lost in translation:

                                                               i.      Identify the languages

                                                             ii.      Begin with what’s familiar

                                                            iii.      Research translations

                                                           iv.      Use what’s shared

6.       Concept presentations

a.       How to make a concept presentation

                                                               i.      Choose a format

                                                             ii.      Make an outline

                                                            iii.      Fill in the blanks

                                                           iv.      Keep it simple

HOW DO YOU EDIT?

1.       Rudy Vanderlans

a.       Work on it until it makes sense

2.       David Barringer

a.       Dream. Improvise

3.       Erik Spiekermann

a.       Determine a set of values

4.       Georgianna Stout

a.       Internal knowledge

5.       Ivan Chermayeff

a.       Chosen solution must be appropriate, original, distinctive, simple and easy

6.       Luba Lukova

a.       Research

7.       Ken Barber

a.       Let project brief guide

8.       Ben Kiel

a.       Research, investigation, sketching

9.       Steven Heller

a.       Move things around until you’re content with the outcome

10.   Willi Kunz

a.       Concept sketch, preliminary design, comprehensive design