A FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT APPROACH TO DIGITAL DESIGN
Jul 15, 2015
A FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT �APPROACH TO DIGITAL DESIGN
KENT EISENHUTH�UX at Google | @KentTheHuth�
WHY WRIGHT?
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PART 1 DON’T DESIGN FOR DESIGN’S SAKE
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THE VICTORIAN ERA
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“The average desire seems to be to build something
which will rear on its hind legs and paw the air in order
that you may seem more important than your neighbor.”
—Frank Lloyd Wright
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THE NEW ARCHITECTURE
DESIGN WITH A PURPOSE
PART 2 UNDERSTANDING MATERIALS
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GLASS
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CONCRETE
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WOOD
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MATERIALS IN DIGITAL DESIGN
ABUSING �THE SCREEN
PART 3 LAYOUT, FORM AND FUNCTION
“Form and function should be one�
joined in spiritual union.”
—Frank Lloyd Wright
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CONTENT, FORM AND UI BECOME ONE
PART 4 THE WHOLE AND ITS PARTS
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WHOLE FIRST, PARTS SECOND
WE ARE ALREADY �DOING THIS
A HOLISTIC VIEW FIRST
PART 5 HARMONY BETWEEN BUILDING �AND ENVIRONMENT
“No house should ever be on a hill or on anything. It
should be of the hill. Belonging to it. Hill and house
should live together, each happier for the other”
—Frank Lloyd Wright �
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CONCLUSION
1. Design with a purpose 2. Leverage available technologies 3. Combine content, its form and the UI 4. Think holistically first 5. Create harmony
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