A few notes from Josef Muller-Brockmann’s Grid Systems in Graphic Design
Grid divides 2D space into smaller fields. Fields may be the same or different in size.
Vertical distance between fields: at least 1 line of text.
Horizontal distance between fields depends on size of type and illustrations used.
The smallest illustration corresponds to the smallest grid […]
Basic principles from Michael Freeman’s Space : Japanese Design Solutions for Compact Living:
1. Enjoy - somethings should be small (ie tea ceremony rooms)
2. Maximize - partition, compartmentalize. Multiple levels. Temporal partitions.
3. Compress
4. Open - remove partitions.
5. Conceal - multifuntional design elements.
Probably useful strategies for designing anything compact
Excellent piece and follow-up by Adam Greenfield for site re-design, also valuable for initial design. Using this at work right now.
5 questions and the 6th question.
1. who is this site for?
2. what is this site for?
3. what isn’t this site doing for its users that it should be?
4. what about your own needs? what […]
Notes on the Design of Everyday Things
Principles of design for understandibility and usability
Provide a good conceptual model
Make things visible
The Principle of Mapping
The Principle of Feedback
The three requirements for a system to be explorable:
1. In each state of the system, the user must readily see and be able to do the allowable actions.
2. The results of […]