designing for cohesive diversity
DESCRIPTION
An opportunity to create rich, diverse experiences is what gets a designer out of bed. It makes a space to innovate, let our inspirations drive better sites, and surprise our audiences. But it’s cohesion that gives an institution an authoritative and memorable presence. How do you tell the story of a university, hitting all the high notes when they range from acting to neuroscience? Can you showcase such a diverse landscape and still give it the feel of a unified entity? Designer Andy Rader explores the impacts, successes, and pitfalls of diverse designs within a unified brand through examples from Boston University.TRANSCRIPT
A little background
Boston University is a big place...
and that is just WordPress SitesWebsites
QHow do we achieve a unified presence while representing a diverse community?
QHow do we achieve a unified presence while representing a diverse community?
ACreate an internal agency to provide cohesive design for the university.
ACreate an internal agency to provide cohesive design for the university.
Editorial &Interactive &Photography &Print
Interactive Design
Interactive Design
1 Branding2 Layout3 Color4 Typography5 Voice & Tone6 Photography
Branding is not just a logo.
LogoTypographyVoice & TonePhotographymore at bu.edu/brand
Branding is a blueprint that guides, but does not limit our work.
Using frameworks for design maintains connections.
Core Designor, as i like to say...
We’ve all made mistakes.
and then came WordPress...
Flexi
Cohesive doesn’t mean redundant. Aim for balance.
A Family Resemblance
Like Father, Like Son.
Defining the Top Level
Color cohesion doesn’t need to be exact. It can also reflect a feeling.
Meet KennHe’s our Dean of Students
Select a handful of robust fonts to achieve consistency.
The future of web fonts has many paths. Choose wisely.
Define a direction for content. Is it conversational? Formal? Who is your audience?
Remember Kenn?
Choose a tone for your content, and be consistent.
But wait...there’s more
Annual Report 2011
Annual Report 2012
Bostonia
Kilachand Honors College
Thank you.
Presentation Links:
BU Homepagehttp://www.bu.edu/
Academicshttp://www.bu.edu/academics
O!ce of the Provosthttp://www.bu.edu/provost
Admissionshttp://www.bu.edu/admissions
Financial Assistancehttp://www.bu.edu/finaid
Arts & Scienceshttp://www.bu.edu/cas
Department of Earth & Environmenthttp://www.bu.edu/earth
Department of Englishhttp://www.bu.edu/english
College of Engineeringhttp://www.bu.edu/eng
Department of Biomedical Engineeringhttp://www.bu.edu/bme
BU Annual Report 2011http://www.bu.edu/ar/2011/
BU Annual Report 2012http://www.bu.edu/ar/2012/
Bostoniahttp://www.bu.edu/bostonia
Kilachand Honors Collegehttp://www.bu.edu/khc
BU Brandhttp://www.bu.edu/brand