information design principles
DESCRIPTION
A presentation for educators on applying design principles to Information DesignTRANSCRIPT
InformationDESIGNPRINCIPLESby Joseph Broughton
@JosephBroughton
Problem
http://www.flickr.com/photos/migueleveryday/5914092322/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/djwtwo/8331524425/
Solution
DESIGNPRINCIPLES
Simplicity
Slides = Handouts
Glance Media
secondss
second
Ads are glance media.
From: "Great Presentations Are Like Ads by @slidecomet"
Applies to Slides too.
Keep it simple.From: "Great Presentations Are Like Ads by @slidecomet"
Unity&Contrast
Visual Elements
Unity Contrast&through
Text Color Images
Text
Readability&
Consistency
Text
”“Erik Spiekermann typographer and graphic designer
A real typeface needs rhythm, needs contrast.
Text
from Sample Slides by Garr Reynolds
72% of part time workers are
women
Text
&www.fontsquirrel.com www.dafont.com
Text
Color
Color Choosewisely
01
THE LOOK & FEELlookin’ good
Color
ColorAdobeKuler
kuler.adobe.com
Color
Images
Images
=
From: Simple Design by Chiara Ojeda
www.slideshare.net/ohmgrrl/simple-design-16960683
Images
“It’s taken me all my life to learn whatnot to play.”
— Dizzy-Gillespie
from Sample Slides by Garr Reynolds
Images
Images
SensebandwidthImages
David McCandless: The beauty of data visualization
By Chiara Ojeda
Chiara Ojeda
Follow heron
www.slideshare.net/ohmgrrl/simple-design-16960683
Visual Elements
Unity Contrast&through
Text Color Images
Text Color Images{
Text Color Images{
Text Color Images{Compfight
(compfight.com)
farmers marketproduce
Creative Commons
Technicalissues
Begin with
a blank canvas
white black
Zoom Outto see entire slide
Rulers
ToolbarSetup
{ {Layout Objects
{ {Typography
ImageEditing{
Groupingand
Position
Inspector& stuff{
Colors
Where to get ?inspired
SlideShare
www.slideshare.net
noteandpoint.com
DesignWebsites
SMASHINGMAGAZINE
www.smashingmagazine.com/
DesignAwards
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/design-thinking-free-inspiration-ashley-nahornick
DesignPodcasts
thedeependdesign.com/graphic-design-podcast/
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DESIGNTHINK
by Joseph Broughton
@JosephBroughton
ThankYou
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