Hong Kong Design Book Club #6 6th May 2016
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Hong Kong Design Book Club #66th May 2016
What I want is
A small book club
with design enthusiasts
who are also love reading
and enjoying life
Books we covered
Dec 2015 Jan 2016 Feb 2016 Mar 2016 Apr 2016
Books we will cover
Jun 2016 Jul 2016 Aug 2016 Sep 2016 Act 2016
The Non-Designer's Design BookBy Robin Williams
● Originally published in 1994● Introducing 4 design principles (C.R.A.P) and how
to design with color and font type● Could be tremendous help for non-designers
attempting to design/great review for trained designers
The book of this month
“Don’t be a wimp!”
“Once you can name something, you're conscious of it. You have power over it. You're in control. You own it.”
Quotes
http://www.ratz.com/robin/toc.html
Robin Williams
● Published many popular computer related books
● Studies William Shakespeare and also published a book about him
● Bake pies on Sunday, love dogs, collect hats, and has a mermaid tattoo
Design principles1. Contrast2. Repetition3. Alignment4. Proximity
http://www.moxhe.com.au/menuhttp://bit.ly/1BxUio5
Making use of contrast can help you create a design in which one item is clearly dominant. This helps the viewer “get” the point of your design quickly.
Design principles1. Contrast2. Repetition3. Alignment4. Proximity
https://obeygiant.com/http://bit.ly/1BxUio5
Repetition of certain design elements will bring a clear sense of unity, consistency, and cohesiveness.
Design principles1. Contrast2. Repetition3. Alignment4. Proximity
http://www.beoplay.com/landingpages/portraits#No1http://bit.ly/1BxUio5
The whole point of the alignment principle is that nothing in your design should look as if it were placed there randomly. Every element is connected visually via an invisible line.
Design principles1. Contrast2. Repetition3. Alignment4. Proximity
https://yourkarma.com/http://bit.ly/1T4e1uP
Designers can assist users by placing items that should be seen as grouped in close proximity, whilst separating items that should not be grouped.
http://theforecaster-interactive.com/
Questions
1. How can these principles affect your work/life?2. What is your biggest takeaway from the book?
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