How to add rigour to Design Practice
The traditional understanding of design as merely a practice-led artistic discipline has evolved into a more holistic view including social, ethical and cultural aspects. Arguably, design is a discipline: It has principles, methodologies and theoretical frameworks which designers use to
How to add rigour to Design Practice
The traditional understanding of design as merely a practice-led artistic discipline has evolved into a more holistic view including social, ethical and cultural aspects. Arguably, design is a discipline: It has principles, methodologies and theoretical frameworks which designers use to
The affective experience behind problem-solving
Let’s start from the end: We finally have solved that problem we have been working on for a while. How did we do it? Rationally, first we made sense of the problem-situation. Then to understand that situation we learnt new
The affective experience behind problem-solving
Let’s start from the end: We finally have solved that problem we have been working on for a while. How did we do it? Rationally, first we made sense of the problem-situation. Then to understand that situation we learnt new
Designing a Pink Experience
Last week I received the above pink set of objects in the post. They were all part of the welcome kit for the ‘Race For Life’ marathon of Cancer Research UK, in which I will be taking part this summer.
Designing a Pink Experience
Last week I received the above pink set of objects in the post. They were all part of the welcome kit for the ‘Race For Life’ marathon of Cancer Research UK, in which I will be taking part this summer.
The role of expertise in information design problem-solving
In a previous post I provided an overview of 10 key factors involved in the way information designers solve problems, this post gives a more detailed explanation of how some of those factors, particularly experience and expertise, actually work in
The role of expertise in information design problem-solving
In a previous post I provided an overview of 10 key factors involved in the way information designers solve problems, this post gives a more detailed explanation of how some of those factors, particularly experience and expertise, actually work in
A gap beyond design
I’m in Argentina for the Easter break, and four days ago (in the early morning of Tuesday 2nd April) we were hit by a storm which causes serious flooding in the cities of Buenos Aires and La plata. The storm
A gap beyond design
I’m in Argentina for the Easter break, and four days ago (in the early morning of Tuesday 2nd April) we were hit by a storm which causes serious flooding in the cities of Buenos Aires and La plata. The storm
10 factors to information design problem-solving
(Information) designers approach problems and go through the problem-solving process using diverse methods, but eventually they all arrive to (different degrees of successful) solutions. Some designers seem to go through the conceptual design process with no apparent method, others take
10 factors to information design problem-solving
(Information) designers approach problems and go through the problem-solving process using diverse methods, but eventually they all arrive to (different degrees of successful) solutions. Some designers seem to go through the conceptual design process with no apparent method, others take
Evidence-based information design principles
Last week I attended a lecture entirely about underground diagrammatic maps! (one of my first loves) In the lecture, the London Underground diagram (LUD) was presented as the case study to unravel various information design and cognitive principles. Created back
Evidence-based information design principles
Last week I attended a lecture entirely about underground diagrammatic maps! (one of my first loves) In the lecture, the London Underground diagram (LUD) was presented as the case study to unravel various information design and cognitive principles. Created back
