Creative links: 12 August 2007
Posted 12 August 2007, by Aaron
Back to the basics of design
Are you looking for inspiration for your latest design project? Well, look no further: Stuart Brown from Modern Life talks about the basics of design, and how they form the foundation of inspiration. I particularly liked Stuarts take on simplicity:
“Effective design is never gimmicky. If you wish to design something that’s easier to maintain, more legible, and more future-proof then simplicity is the key.”
The evolution of the magazine cover
Vivien from Inspiration Bit writes an excellent article looking at the history and evolution of magazine covers over the years. This article offers a fascinating glimpse at design trends over the years, in particular how the headline has played an increasingly dominate role over the decades.
“I was so amazed by the contrast, not only in images but also in the absence of all those catchy headlines on the old magazine cover… When did we start promote magazines, books, websites, blogs differently? What’s with our obsession with writing the eye-catching titles, when did that become so important?”
Designing by accident
Over on Johnson Banks’ Thought for the Week, Michael Johnson demonstrates some examples of projects where the inspiration seems to have happened by accident, and muses how this unintentional ‘mucking about’ can be explained in the design process.
“…realising how many happy accidents there have been makes me think that the mistakes, albeit unintentional, must just be part of the way we work.”
Many thanks for the recent comment Asgeir.
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Tags:Design, Inspiration, Magazines, Simplicity
johno
14 August 2007, 11:55 am