Desire lines
I haven’t yet worked out the implications for interaction and UX design but I’m sure ‘desire lines’ have something to teach us: design what you like, people will still do what suits them best. I learnt what a ‘desire line’…
Visual methods for explanation and education
This afternoon I went along to the V&A to see Isotype: International picture language. Beyond just the icons for which they were so well known it showcases examples of work from the different periods of Otto and Marie Neurath’s careers,…
Working with data
The steps I think should be followed when working with data: 1 – find out as much as you can about the data, from its original source 2 – collect and clean the data 3 – explore the data, get…
Why choose to use an infographic?
The range of speakers at the ‘Design of Understanding’ and the range of work they create put me in mind of a theme I have been mulling over of late, that is the motivation behind creating any graphic. And looking…
The Design of Understanding
While last Friday’s ‘Design of Understanding’ managed to pose more questions than it answered, I have no doubt that the people who have the wherewithal to find the answers – multidisciplinary in their talents, interdisciplinary in their approach – were…