Some design trends and thought
I watched two videos this week, one is the New York Times Visual Editor sharing her design process with us, the other is the Avatar Robot Cafe Tokyo project. There are three main takeaways from watching these two videos.
First is TRACY MA gave me inspiration, the triangular design formula she used in designing enables her to have a more comprehensive thinking during designing. The lower left corner of the ‘superficial embroidery’ is put some design elements combine together to give them a better form, at the bottom right of ‘making people feel something’ is designer wants to let the audience feel the feeling, and the point on the top is using a visual way to thought, demonstrate the way together. She thinks of this’ formula ‘in any design she does, and I think it helps me a lot.
Second, I noticed the complete process when TRACY MA design. She cited an example of a trump project, she found a problem first, and then it took a long time to collect pictures, then try some visual effect, she put forward an idea and thinking, in other people’s advice she continued to adjust again and again, finally joined the interaction of elements, let the audience to participate. I think this design process is worth learning.
Third, the phrase ‘We believe, that everyone can have a role in society.’ comes from Avatar Robot Cafe Tokyo’s project, which struck me very deeply. The project is a robot cafe that people with disabilities can control remotely. This has not only spurred the development of a new industry, but has also given disabled people a sense of self-acceptance. Just like the example of Tracy Ma’s mask, it makes the audience feel that it is very meaningful to do something to help themselves or others. I think the meaning of design is to let everyone feel the beauty of the world, so we should pay more attention to some people in need of help in the society.
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