design for engineers (and other non-designers)

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Hello.

AaBbCcDdPapyrus

The History of Typography During the Renaissance

1422 - 1536

(just kidding)

DESIGN FOR ENGINEERS(and other people who aren’t designers)

JORDAN KOSCHEI(ko - shy)

FUSION MEDIADirector of User Experience

THE INDUSTRYManaging Editor

Two Views on Design

I’d design it myself, but I don’t know the Photoshop.”

So what is design?

Applied arts Architecture

Automotive design Benchmarking design

Communication design Configuration design Engineering design

Environmental graphic design Experiential graphic design

Fashion design Game design

Graphic design Information architecture

Industrial design Instructional design Interaction design

Interior design Landscape architecture

Lighting design Military design methodology

Modular design Motion graphic design

Product design Process design Service design

Software design Sound design

Systems architecture Systems design

Systems modeling Transition design

Urban design User experience design

Visual design Web design

Biological design

Design is a funny word. Some people think design means how it looks. But of course, if you dig deeper, it’s really how it works.

Steve Jobs

To design is to communicate clearly by whatever means you can control or master.

Milton Glaser

Design is directed toward human beings. To design is to solve human problems by identifying them and executing the best solution.

Ivan Chermayeff

Design is the human side of engineering.

1. Design is scientific.

2. Design is purpose-driven.

3. Design is holistic.

4. Design is objective.

What is design?

1. Design is scientific.

2. Design is purpose-driven.

3. Design is holistic.

4. Design is objective.

What is design?

1. Design is scientific.

2. Design is purpose-driven.

3. Design is holistic.

4. Design is objective.

What is design?

1. Design is scientific.

2. Design is purpose-driven.

3. Design is holistic.

4. Design is objective.

What is design?

Why care about design?

Design is about choosing to care in an increasingly cynical world.

The Engineer’s Quick-and-Dirty Guide to Design

Non- Designer’s

1. Everything means something.

2. Design is in the details.

3. Be generous with whitespace.

4. Design is 95% typography.

5. Always be thinking of the user.

The Engineer’s Quick-and-Dirty Guide to Design

1. Everything means something.

2. Design is in the details.

3. Be generous with whitespace.

4. Design is 95% typography.

5. Always be thinking of the user.

The Engineer’s Quick-and-Dirty Guide to Design

1. Everything means something.

2. Design is in the details.

3. Be generous with whitespace.

4. Design is 95% typography.

5. Always be thinking of the user.

The Engineer’s Quick-and-Dirty Guide to Design

1. Everything means something.

2. Design is in the details.

3. Be generous with whitespace.

4. Design is 95% typography.

5. Always be thinking of the user.

The Engineer’s Quick-and-Dirty Guide to Design

1. Minimum 16px font.

2. Lines around 2 alphabets long.

3.Line spacing at 120 - 150%

4.Dark-on-light, not light-on-dark.

5.Use a basic font, like Helvetica or Georgia.

The Boring Typography Slide

The Engineer’s Quick-and-Dirty Guide to Design

1. Everything means something.

2. Design is in the details.

3. Be generous with whitespace.

4. Design is 95% typography.

5. Always be thinking of the user.

The Engineer’s Quick-and-Dirty Guide to Design

Design is important.

Design is important. Embrace it.

HUDSON VALLEY TECH MEETUP

theindustry.cc @industry

@jordankoschei

jordan@jordankoschei.com

jordankoschei.com

If you’re interested in design, you should be on Twitter.

btw

fin.

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