1/14/2010 6:01 AM
William Lanier wrote:
I think design is part of my everyday life...from the minute I wake up, I'm surrounded by it. I've designed the layout of my studio both aesthetically and functionally. I can get out of bed and make it to the coffee maker in less than 10 seconds...so efficiency was also a key factor in the design plan as well.
Design is in what I decide to wear for the day. Will I wear the standard uniform of jeans and a t shirt? Or will I spice it up with a polo? This, in essence, is wardrobe design...right? As simple as it sounds, I design the "look" that I wear each day, whether I'm doing it consciously or not.
The list goes on. I use my truck (another design), my credit card (a design that I couldn't live without), my book bag, a fork, literally everything in life is design.
Onto graphic design: I design advertisements for my business (www.bar10events.com) in Photoshop. I create blogs in Blogger and in Wordpress. I design newsletters for email blasts. There are no limits on design and that is something that intrigues and motivates me to keep on doing it.
In the future, I want to design more. I want to create. Period. Who knows what, when, why, how? But I will...and it is sure to be - AWESOME. Reply to this
1/25/2010 11:25 PM
Elisabeth Gines wrote:
Design is a foundation that helps solve a lot of outcomes. Like the best way to use an object that is easiest for the user. For example, my jeans I wear them when I have to go running around a lot, or I know not to wear heels to horseback riding. Sometimes Design is how I put together my room that seems the most balanced to me.
I see using Design in my future career by how to grab my audience. Using it in a way that is pleasing to the viewers eye. The things I want to create would be movie posters so Design would be the foundation for that to happen. I would need this to get any of my work to get done so no matter what Design will be a useful tool for me to have this happen. Reply to this
1/31/2010 11:50 AM
scott trent wrote:
Elisabeth, generally I think you have a grasp of design, but I hope by the end of the semester you'll see design from many different perspectives, including designing systems that facilitate communication to creating technologies that impact individuals, communities, and society as a whole. As a creative individual Design will be a foundation to every aspect of your life. Reply to this
1/31/2010 12:58 PM
Sergio wrote:
I don't think there is such a thing as escaping design, even if you tried! It makes life easier (i.e. such as accessibility), enjoyable, and will always be around us.
Nature, which is created on its own, uses design elements just as we do. Trees carry design properties that make sense to us, such as the way they grow and how they work, especially when these elements help them to survive.
The general routine that I've personally seemed to have followed without putting much thought into it when designing is giving priority to "user friendly" elements. For example, I've chosen to place my home desk near the foot of the bed to prepare myself for late night or early morning studies. However this may appear doesn't take priority of why I assumed this process to being with. It's the fact that it makes things that much more easier on myself.
However my everyday life or work will be in the near future, I'm sure my application of design will follow the routine that has worked thus far. Of course, modifications and alterations will also be used to perfect my choices of design. I will be making these design choices through out my life, so as a student of design, I can definitely see its importance of principles that will effect my life in the future! Reply to this
2/2/2010 11:01 AM
Anonymous wrote:
Design. Do I use it? I'm not sure actually. There are many things I do every day in my life but I've never thought about whether it was design or not. I go to dance and volleyball practice. The things I do there could be design I guess. The way the dance moves are choreographed or that way we design plays for volleyball. I edit pictures so I guess that is design because I am trying to create something and make it look better. I download music and burn cds. That could be design in the way I want the tracks to be laid out in a certain order. As far as a career goes, I'm really not sure how I would like to use design. I'm hoping this class can teach me more about it, and then maybe I can design an plan for what I will do. Reply to this
2/2/2010 12:49 PM
scott trent wrote:
First, to get credit for this post, you'll need to not post anonymously. Secondly, to get credit for this post, you'll need to get a better idea what design is. You're more than welcome to attend class, Tuesday, 2:30 - 3:30. The past couple weeks, we've been there till 5 pm. Maybe attending class will help you get a better understanding of design, or you can read the book. Best of luck. Scott
2/7/2010 7:40 PM
Melissa Woodring wrote:
Oh I didn't mean to post anonymously that was an accident...and yeah I plan on trying to attend class some because I'm pretty unsure of what I'm doing. Reply to this
2/12/2010 6:18 PMAnonymous Larry wrote:
I'm generally thoughtful I so like to look for design in my environment and everyday life. It makes life more interesting. Because of certain classes I started doing what I've been meaning to do: create a blog and videos. For the blog there are considerations of text, images, layout, colors, such. For video there's length, simplicity, message, and material.
In the future I will use design even more. Its consideration shall not be overlooked.... and you base are belong to us. Reply to this
2/15/2010 9:27 AM
Farah Abughazaleh wrote:
What is design? Well I was sitting drinking coffee and a friend notices my cup, "Oh, is that one of the ceramic cups?" and i replied no, its plastic. So I started ranting off about how the ceramic cups are pointless but then he said, "well its just design, you should know that."
Aha, so he's half right half wrong. Yes, the design is the way something looks, but it is also it's usability and efficiency. The ceramic cups look really cool but are very unreliable. They could fall and break very easily. It is like walking around with a glass of water rather than a water bottle. It isn't portable and efficient, which is a flaw in it's design.
Many people think that design is looks, but it really isn't. The main focus of design, well it should be, is usability, efficiency, practicality. One might ask, what about logos and ads, the focus should be looks. No. It should focus on conveying the message. What is the point of something if it looks cool but is very hard to use, or complicated? What is the point of an amazing look ad if you don't know what it is talking about? But that doesn't mean to throw out the visual part out the window. It still needs to look good in order to attract attention. When i sit down to create a logo or brochure, i establish the main idea of the logo and then begin to create my design around that idea.
Design is part of my everyday life, especially since i am studying it. At school, i use design when i work on modeling and lighting the models. I have to keep in mind what i am aiming for, what theme i want it to convey. Is it a modern building, or medieval? Day or night? But design is also present in my hobbies. I enjoy retouching pictures and editing to add a new meaning. Before i begin editing, i have to get down what i want the picture to say. Do i want it to focus on the background, or the characters? The design process isn't just playing around with the contrast and colors, but instead it is to try to get the picture to convey the message I want. As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words. And design is being able to maximize what it says. Reply to this
2/16/2010 9:25 PM
Hayat Elashi wrote:
Design is everywhere. Wherever we are we deal with design. Whatever we do in are daily lives we confront design. When I choose a outfit, I think of the weather and which shirt will keep me comfortable for the day. Match colors in different ways that somehow look good together. I use design by organizing my school bag that will make it easy for me to reach for my wallet without emptying out my bag. The design of phone makes it easier to make a quick call or send a text message.
No matter what, I will be using design in the future. How I will design my house or even my front yard. However, I also want to use design to grab attention of things that matter to me.I want to design websites and ads for organizations and groups that will make a difference. I want my designs to inform people and inspire them to make a difference. I want people to connect with them and understand them. Feel them. I also want to do animation on the side. Everyone enjoys watching tom and jerry every now and then to relive thier stress and worries. So hopefully in the future I will use my art to help people, not only in their public lives. but private too. Reply to this
2/28/2010 11:56 PMOlivia Myles wrote:
I use design for everything. I am currently focusing on the design of my physical body because I am losing weight. This process includes designing new habits, and designing my style as I get new clothes. As an EMAC major I will be using design to brand companies and create cooperate identities. Reply to this
3/8/2010 12:03 PM
Corey Larson wrote:
Design is something which I deal with in everyday life. Being a lowly cashier at Best Buy would only seem to be a boring and static job, but part of my job responsibility is to organize the front end, designing a check-out space which meets a customer's needs while benefiting the business overall.
When a customer reaches my end of the store, they already have what they want and are just ready to pay through me and get out the door. My job, whether I like it or not, is to not only create an easily navigable space for customers to efficiently walk through and pay, but also afford customers the opportunity to add items to their purchase which they may not have thought about or simply passed on initially. This result provides for customer satisfaction as well as raises the store's revenue. In order to accomplish this task I must keep up with the latest purchase trends and select items to stock the front end shelves with which would enhance the most purchased items and create customer confidence in that they are getting everything they need.
Not only do I stock the shelves with a plethora of product, but the issue of aesthetics comes up. If customers see just a cluster of random items on the shelf with no sense of order or purpose, then I have failed in design. I try to separate items into categories and situate items by size and function as to provide an aesthetically pleasing space which serves a specific purpose and functions fast and efficiently.
As fun as it is to utilize efficient design in my oh so exciting Best Buy job, I do hope to continue perfecting design in my future career. Whether I am editing or developing Harry Potter 15, working on the next big video game, or even designing websites in my spare time, design is an important aspect of any project which requires the most thought and time commitment so as to create an effective design which is aesthetically pleasing, yet serves its specific purpose fast and efficiently. Reply to this
3/14/2010 7:14 AM
Amanda Moreno wrote:
As aesthetically driven people I’m sure most of us utilize design principles on a daily basis, whether consciously or not. Perhaps the manner you organize your house, or the layout you set up on your computer. Design in its basic principalities is everywhere, and I believe that those utilize them do so without having to think about it, design becomes seamless and natural. That is how I feel design has become to me; balance, proportion, rhythm, emphasis and unity are no longer things I analyze over when I work on a piece of design, but rather they are embedded in the subconscious to allow the design to proceed organically. This rhythm then as well, will naturally overflow into the aspects of everyday. Reply to this
3/15/2010 3:42 PMJulian Diaz wrote:
I consider design to be everything in my life and that's because the way I see it all aspects of life have some kind of design. Everything from my ergonomic tooth brush that is specifically designed to combine both efficiency and comfort to provide the best cleaning to the way I strategically plan my day so I'm able to accomplish all my task with the least amount of time. Design is a balance of different thoughts applied to create something that has a specific purpose or many purposes whether it needs to be ergonomic, efficient, beautiful, resistant, accessible or a combination of all. I see all these in nature, objects, life, everywhere. I plan to use design in the future for my animation career as it will require concept design and 3d modeling design and other types of creative design and most importantly emphasizing myself in keeping a balance of ideas to create great designs. Reply to this
3/16/2010 10:40 AM
Meagan Buchanan wrote:
Like most everyone who commented before me - design impacts me on a daily basis. That is one of the reasons I am interested in learning the basics behind it. I am currently working retail (blehh!) and I am on the visual team. That means I am in charge of changing the store layout once or twice a month. That can include windows, walls, or moving cabinets/racks of clothing. I also do more detailed things like dressing the mannequins or working on props that will enhance the look and feel of the store. Corporate will send us a general plan and color scheme but there is a lot to do on my end. It is often frustrating trying to make the walls look balanced or choosing the right color combinations. Many times you figure out a good design on accident after several hours of trying different things.
Being an EMAC major, design is going to play a big role in any of the career paths I choose. I have thought about the potential careers in social media and that could include PR, marketing, advertising or corporate blogging to name a few. I will need design to create websites and blogs that are easy to read and use. I will need a good base knowledge of colors, lines and perceptions to create good designs. Reply to this
3/16/2010 8:06 PM
Dallas Chavis wrote:
Design is without doubt an essence of my everyday existence, and will have to be used in my future career. Whether it is making a decision on what cloths to wear when I am working around acrylic paints or just deciding the best place to move my cell phone so that I can reach easily.
Design is going to be far more important in my career, where design decisions made on the job can determine how well a product sales. I intend to go into the video game industry where design elements are used all the time. When making a game for a player to interact with, the design of a good game needs to be efficient. There are some well designed games that a player can easily pick up for the first time and learn how to play after a few minuets. Other poorly designed games have players struggling to know the controls or what they are to be doing in the game.
Many games have been criticized for having a design that is too complex and frustrating to play. Other games have been labeled as too complicated in design and make the player feel overwhelmed. Then there have been those games that are too simple in their design and feel unimpressive.
I believe that design is how well a product or idea accomplishes the task(s) that it was made for. If Facebook is an application that is supposed to promote online social interaction; then my definition of design would be how well social interaction works on Facebook. Reply to this
3/21/2010 3:49 PMJohn Langdon wrote:
The use and understanding of design and the way it works is crucial and critical for me to function in society. In other words, I usually notice the use of design in my daily life and hope to apply in my future towards a career as a web designer or developer.
By nature I am a very inquisitive person that tends to notice the details both in places and objects. Some of the ways that I currently use design are in the products and services I choose to buy and use. Whether it be with the car I drive, the condo I rent, the DVD player I watch or this laptop computer I use design has played a part in all of these conscious decisions. Also, my personal blog (www.ithought.com) has been constructed with a simple, clean and easy to understand design in mind. Furthermore, I like to think that I have good taste in choosing what to wear, listen to, dine on, travel to and a variety of other things. As a result, I believe that design has played a large role in these decisions.
As far as my future is concerned the element of design will most certainly continue to stay with me. By working in the emerging media market I will be able to share my thoughts and insights as to what works - and what does not - in the field of web design. For this reason I am grateful to the staff, advisors, and my fellow peers within the EMAC program at UTD. I am excited to graduate the program and apply the many design skills I have learned to work in the everyday world. Reply to this
3/26/2010 2:33 PM
Jacob Keul wrote:
Design in general is a very unavoidable piece of life. By designing certain aspects of your life it allows you to conduct your business in a very iffecient way which saves you time.
I myself use design on a daily scale while working with models and artwork. When I'm creating a model using Maya it is extremly important to make a design plan before creating the model. It allows you to think about what you want to do before diving into creation. It saves you time and makes the work better quality by not making you think in the middle of creation. When creating artwork its very important for me to create a rough sketch before moving on to the project. Its positive qualities are very similar to the modeling advancements I listed above.
I'm inspired to become a computer animator so I believe design qualities will always be an important aspect of my life. Reply to this
4/9/2010 10:18 AM
Christopher Mitchell wrote:
I plan to become a character and game designer, I can't think of how I wont use design in my future career. I'll be making stories, landscapes, characters, plots, weapons, objects, the list goes on forever.
If I'm not doing that, I will be a martial arts instructor where I will need to continually make creative exercises to keep people interested to make it more fun.
Currently I practice my story and character generation, and occasionally make exercises for the munchkins in my 3 - 4 year old's class. Reply to this
4/9/2010 1:07 PM
Brandon Yorke wrote:
I believe that design plays a large part in my everyday life wether im aware of it or not. I believe that a lot of the choices i make are based off of my perception of the design elements in that product.
I try to think about design alot in my everyday life wether im trying to create a model or attempting to paint a painting. In the case of modeling i might try to incorporate some new elements that make the model pop more or that make the model more pleasing to the eye I think this has to do with design. Reading up on different design elements i can see how it can be important to take design into account when making something that you want to be pleasing to other as well as yourself. Reply to this
4/9/2010 3:44 PM
Brandon Bridgewater wrote:
I will be using design to create characters, levels, and items in video games. I will have to make functional yet aesthetically pleasing models that are up to the present standards. That is really the most important way that I will be applying my design knowledge because it will hopefully be my dream job. Reply to this
4/10/2010 8:28 AM
Joe Freeland wrote:
This semester I am using design in three different websites I am working on. For each site I have to create the right aesthetic overall. One site is meant for children so should be bright and cheerful. One site is for a DJ and should be sleek and sexy. The third site is a personal one and should reflect my personality. Besides the overall design I also have to use font, layout, and other things to create the right look for each page.
In the future I am considering becoming a level design for a videogame company. It would be my job to develop different levels the player finds engaging with different aesthetics and feels to them to keep the player interested. It would also be responsible for the placement of weapons, items, puzzles, and enemies. If you do a bad job with where you place things in a level it can become confusing and frustrating. If you do it well however then it becomes interesting and challenging (in a good way).
Interaction Design is something that also interests me show I might work on quick time events or a games menu system and heads up display. Metroid Prime is a good example of an interesting hud. Blood from enemies would splash on your visor and a cool windshield wiper would get it off. When you got out of water you could watch it trickle down your face. And when it was raining you could look up and the drops would clink to your visor. Reply to this
4/17/2010 10:59 PM
Erik wrote:
I currently use design in every program I write; I'll be doing it as a professional too.
Every program needs input-- from the user. It's a pretty useless program if it's hard to use. But the trick is that there's no real-life analog for the kinds of interfaces and tasks that most programs need. For instance, setting user preferences, navigating in a digital 3D space, and entering commands are all very different from each other and alien to normal life.
So building those interfaces, those channels for input, is a design task. Aligning check boxes, using established mouse movements for navigation, using plain English for commands instead of just single keys that must be memorized all require some thought and design. Reply to this
4/22/2010 2:11 PM
Christopher Hendren wrote:
Right now I use aesthetics in how I draw my characters for preproduction class and other miscellaneous projects. In the future I want to be in some sort of advertising or fashion design. So, you know people buy what they find attractive or useful. Reply to this
4/23/2010 2:42 PM
Rita Rusnak wrote:
The most obvious way that I use design is with the interior of my apartment. From the layout of the furniture to mixing different textures to painting placement on the walls, every element in interior design needs to be aesthetically pleasing as well as functional. When I am in my apartment, I have all of my belongings carefully organized and arranged to increase my own efficiency. The open layout of my apartment is designed for optimal socialization for dinner parties. Wall hangings are meticulously positioned to create a sense of balance and interest for the walls of the room.
That example is kind of obvious. Even the most menial parts of my day are influenced by design. I make coffee using a French press. It's a wonderful design that strains out all of the coffee grounds and produces a strong flavorful brew. The handle is designed ergonomically as well as the push-top contraption. The glass beaker slides out of the metal container for easy washing. The brushed nickel finish on the French press gives it a clean and modern look. That's just one artifact that I use throughout my day, but a well-thought out design is clearly present in it.
As for how I will use design in a future career...it seems like I could not avoid it. Although I plan on joining the ranks of cubicle-bound workers, I will still deal with design in that sort of job. I may have to manage a database like in my last job that was designed poorly. I may have to consider the design of Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations for optimal usability and aesthetics. I will certainly continue to use design in my artistic endeavors, like in website design, photography, and art. Reply to this
4/28/2010 12:45 PM
Becca Greening wrote:
From the second my eyes open in the morning, design takes place. I use design when deciding practically everything, from the shoes I wear to the way I complete my tasks for the day. Even without thinking about it, things are used, and placed by their usability and accessibility. I use design when taking photographs, when designing a web page, when cleaning my room! No matter what, design is everywhere!! Reply to this
5/3/2010 12:45 PM
Michael Nelson wrote:
I use design everyday from what I use to write, type or play with; what I do like driving, making calls or talking adn things like what I eat. Everything we look at is a design and are used all the time. I plan to use it for the rest of my life if possible. As for a career I am hoping to use it in game development but for now it's just day to day basics. Reply to this
5/3/2010 2:04 PM
Evan Liaw wrote:
The way I see it, humanity has historically shown an innate desire to create things. Design theories are then basically the science of creation as well as its interaction with its audience. So considering my desire to pursue a career in either film or games, both are careers based on creation thus making the study of design relevant to me. I think it would be interesting to learn what makes designs interesting and what makes a design a innovative step towards the future. Especially as my desired career path is just like many others in the modern digital age where all you need is the next great idea. Reply to this
5/3/2010 8:31 PM
Landon Curtis wrote:
Design surrounds every aspect of our lives. It's how our world looks and feels. It's how we interact with the environments we create. Design is a fusion of form and function that maximize the potential of our creations. I plan to become a video game developer and to use design to create better gameplay. Obviously design principles are necessary in all aspects of game creation including user interfaces, gameplay, characters, camera work and much more. Whether a game is big budget or indie, a good design can make it a success while a bad design will flop. Right now I've been experiencing the difficulties of creating efficient and intuitive designs while I try building web applications and flash games. By the end of the course I hope to have learned ways to apply design principles to improve my current projects. Reply to this
5/4/2010 4:58 AM
Shayne Hart wrote:
I use design every second of every day, and basically what defines design is a combination of form and function. Now, these aren't always balanced equally because in a capitalist society money is also a factor. Walmart usually balances these things unevenly, instead focusing on creating a cheaper product. For example, I have a fold-out futon that works great as a couch but it's super crappy as a bed. The metal bars stick into my back when I sleep and now I just sleep on the floor. But it was cheap! The way that I currently use design is in song structuring and layering of instruments. When writing a song I use form when choosing parts; like where to put an interlude, verse, hook etc.. However, this goes hand in hand with its function, because if the song is a pop song it most likely will be a verse chorus and such, whereas a more progressive piece might not even have repeated parts. As I grow as a designer my hope is that I will be able to find the best combinations of form and function to create songs that appeal to either niche or mass audiences and be able to accurately predict who my audience is. Reply to this
5/4/2010 4:03 PM
Chinedu Okwara wrote:
Design is the pretty much everywhere I look. My desktop, my computer desk, my sneakers; they’re all made by careful, purposeful design. Some design is meant to create functionality and efficiency while others are just meant to be visually pleasing to the eye. In the near future i see myself using design to create a useful, aesthetically pleasing website to host my ATEC portfolio including a demo reel which will showcase other works that I've designed and created. Career wise, I see myself using design in all aspects of my career seeing as how i will likely need to visualize, design then create everything I work towards. Reply to this
5/4/2010 8:14 PM
Aaron Reed wrote:
For me, design will mainly play a part in character design/modeling. Can't exactly have a rough looking character be love able, but that is something I hope to change at some point with design, just not sure how yet.
I've also used design in programming, making sure that it is easily readable. Reply to this
5/9/2010 1:44 PM
Neil Garcia wrote:
Using design? Um... the large 37" screen I am currently looking at is perfectly designed... the keyboard that I'm typing on is ergonomic ... design is in every product... anything I touch is filled with elements of design. Reply to this
I think design is part of my everyday life...from the minute I wake up, I'm surrounded by it. I've designed the layout of my studio both aesthetically and functionally. I can get out of bed and make it to the coffee maker in less than 10 seconds...so efficiency was also a key factor in the design plan as well.
Design is in what I decide to wear for the day. Will I wear the standard uniform of jeans and a t shirt? Or will I spice it up with a polo? This, in essence, is wardrobe design...right? As simple as it sounds, I design the "look" that I wear each day, whether I'm doing it consciously or not.
The list goes on. I use my truck (another design), my credit card (a design that I couldn't live without), my book bag, a fork, literally everything in life is design.
Onto graphic design: I design advertisements for my business (www.bar10events.com) in Photoshop. I create blogs in Blogger and in Wordpress. I design newsletters for email blasts. There are no limits on design and that is something that intrigues and motivates me to keep on doing it.
In the future, I want to design more. I want to create. Period. Who knows what, when, why, how? But I will...and it is sure to be - AWESOME.
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Very nice William. You got it.
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Design is a foundation that helps solve a lot of outcomes. Like the best way to use an object that is easiest for the user. For example, my jeans I wear them when I have to go running around a lot, or I know not to wear heels to horseback riding. Sometimes Design is how I put together my room that seems the most balanced to me.
I see using Design in my future career by how to grab my audience. Using it in a way that is pleasing to the viewers eye. The things I want to create would be movie posters so Design would be the foundation for that to happen. I would need this to get any of my work to get done so no matter what Design will be a useful tool for me to have this happen.
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Elisabeth, generally I think you have a grasp of design, but I hope by the end of the semester you'll see design from many different perspectives, including designing systems that facilitate communication to creating technologies that impact individuals, communities, and society as a whole. As a creative individual Design will be a foundation to every aspect of your life.
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I don't think there is such a thing as escaping design, even if you tried! It makes life easier (i.e. such as accessibility), enjoyable, and will always be around us.
Nature, which is created on its own, uses design elements just as we do. Trees carry design properties that make sense to us, such as the way they grow and how they work, especially when these elements help them to survive.
The general routine that I've personally seemed to have followed without putting much thought into it when designing is giving priority to "user friendly" elements. For example, I've chosen to place my home desk near the foot of the bed to prepare myself for late night or early morning studies. However this may appear doesn't take priority of why I assumed this process to being with. It's the fact that it makes things that much more easier on myself.
However my everyday life or work will be in the near future, I'm sure my application of design will follow the routine that has worked thus far. Of course, modifications and alterations will also be used to perfect my choices of design. I will be making these design choices through out my life, so as a student of design, I can definitely see its importance of principles that will effect my life in the future!
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Design. Do I use it? I'm not sure actually. There are many things I do every day in my life but I've never thought about whether it was design or not. I go to dance and volleyball practice. The things I do there could be design I guess. The way the dance moves are choreographed or that way we design plays for volleyball. I edit pictures so I guess that is design because I am trying to create something and make it look better. I download music and burn cds. That could be design in the way I want the tracks to be laid out in a certain order. As far as a career goes, I'm really not sure how I would like to use design. I'm hoping this class can teach me more about it, and then maybe I can design an plan for what I will do.
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First, to get credit for this post, you'll need to not post anonymously.
Secondly, to get credit for this post, you'll need to get a better idea what design is.
You're more than welcome to attend class, Tuesday, 2:30 - 3:30. The past couple weeks, we've been there till 5 pm.
Maybe attending class will help you get a better understanding of design, or you can read the book.
Best of luck.
Scott
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Oh I didn't mean to post anonymously that was an accident...and yeah I plan on trying to attend class some because I'm pretty unsure of what I'm doing.
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I'm generally thoughtful I so like to look for design in my environment and everyday life. It makes life more interesting. Because of certain classes I started doing what I've been meaning to do: create a blog and videos. For the blog there are considerations of text, images, layout, colors, such. For video there's length, simplicity, message, and material.
In the future I will use design even more. Its consideration shall not be overlooked.... and you base are belong to us.
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who are you Larry? Are you in ATEC 2384?
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Yes, i'll try to use this user name from now on
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What is design? Well I was sitting drinking coffee and a friend notices my cup, "Oh, is that one of the ceramic cups?" and i replied no, its plastic. So I started ranting off about how the ceramic cups are pointless but then he said, "well its just design, you should know that."
Aha, so he's half right half wrong. Yes, the design is the way something looks, but it is also it's usability and efficiency. The ceramic cups look really cool but are very unreliable. They could fall and break very easily. It is like walking around with a glass of water rather than a water bottle. It isn't portable and efficient, which is a flaw in it's design.
Many people think that design is looks, but it really isn't. The main focus of design, well it should be, is usability, efficiency, practicality. One might ask, what about logos and ads, the focus should be looks. No. It should focus on conveying the message. What is the point of something if it looks cool but is very hard to use, or complicated? What is the point of an amazing look ad if you don't know what it is talking about? But that doesn't mean to throw out the visual part out the window. It still needs to look good in order to attract attention. When i sit down to create a logo or brochure, i establish the main idea of the logo and then begin to create my design around that idea.
Design is part of my everyday life, especially since i am studying it. At school, i use design when i work on modeling and lighting the models. I have to keep in mind what i am aiming for, what theme i want it to convey. Is it a modern building, or medieval? Day or night?
But design is also present in my hobbies. I enjoy retouching pictures and editing to add a new meaning. Before i begin editing, i have to get down what i want the picture to say. Do i want it to focus on the background, or the characters? The design process isn't just playing around with the contrast and colors, but instead it is to try to get the picture to convey the message I want. As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words. And design is being able to maximize what it says.
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Nicely done.
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Design is everywhere. Wherever we are we deal with design. Whatever we do in are daily lives we confront design. When I choose a outfit, I think of the weather and which shirt will keep me comfortable for the day. Match colors in different ways that somehow look good together. I use design by organizing my school bag that will make it easy for me to reach for my wallet without emptying out my bag. The design of phone makes it easier to make a quick call or send a text message.
No matter what, I will be using design in the future. How I will design my house or even my front yard. However, I also want to use design to grab attention of things that matter to me.I want to design websites and ads for organizations and groups that will make a difference. I want my designs to inform people and inspire them to make a difference. I want people to connect with them and understand them. Feel them. I also want to do animation on the side. Everyone enjoys watching tom and jerry every now and then to relive thier stress and worries. So hopefully in the future I will use my art to help people, not only in their public lives. but private too.
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I use design for everything. I am currently focusing on the design of my physical body because I am losing weight. This process includes designing new habits, and designing my style as I get new clothes. As an EMAC major I will be using design to brand companies and create cooperate identities.
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Design is something which I deal with in everyday life. Being a lowly cashier at Best Buy would only seem to be a boring and static job, but part of my job responsibility is to organize the front end, designing a check-out space which meets a customer's needs while benefiting the business overall.
When a customer reaches my end of the store, they already have what they want and are just ready to pay through me and get out the door. My job, whether I like it or not, is to not only create an easily navigable space for customers to efficiently walk through and pay, but also afford customers the opportunity to add items to their purchase which they may not have thought about or simply passed on initially. This result provides for customer satisfaction as well as raises the store's revenue. In order to accomplish this task I must keep up with the latest purchase trends and select items to stock the front end shelves with which would enhance the most purchased items and create customer confidence in that they are getting everything they need.
Not only do I stock the shelves with a plethora of product, but the issue of aesthetics comes up. If customers see just a cluster of random items on the shelf with no sense of order or purpose, then I have failed in design. I try to separate items into categories and situate items by size and function as to provide an aesthetically pleasing space which serves a specific purpose and functions fast and efficiently.
As fun as it is to utilize efficient design in my oh so exciting Best Buy job, I do hope to continue perfecting design in my future career. Whether I am editing or developing Harry Potter 15, working on the next big video game, or even designing websites in my spare time, design is an important aspect of any project which requires the most thought and time commitment so as to create an effective design which is aesthetically pleasing, yet serves its specific purpose fast and efficiently.
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As aesthetically driven people I’m sure most of us utilize design principles on a daily basis, whether consciously or not. Perhaps the manner you organize your house, or the layout you set up on your computer. Design in its basic principalities is everywhere, and I believe that those utilize them do so without having to think about it, design becomes seamless and natural. That is how I feel design has become to me; balance, proportion, rhythm, emphasis and unity are no longer things I analyze over when I work on a piece of design, but rather they are embedded in the subconscious to allow the design to proceed organically. This rhythm then as well, will naturally overflow into the aspects of everyday.
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I consider design to be everything in my life and that's because the way I see it all aspects of life have some kind of design. Everything from my ergonomic tooth brush that is specifically designed to combine both efficiency and comfort to provide the best cleaning to the way I strategically plan my day so I'm able to accomplish all my task with the least amount of time. Design is a balance of different thoughts applied to create something that has a specific purpose or many purposes whether it needs to be ergonomic, efficient, beautiful, resistant, accessible or a combination of all. I see all these in nature, objects, life, everywhere.
I plan to use design in the future for my animation career as it will require concept design and 3d modeling design and other types of creative design and most importantly emphasizing myself in keeping a balance of ideas to create great designs.
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Like most everyone who commented before me - design impacts me on a daily basis. That is one of the reasons I am interested in learning the basics behind it. I am currently working retail (blehh!) and I am on the visual team. That means I am in charge of changing the store layout once or twice a month. That can include windows, walls, or moving cabinets/racks of clothing. I also do more detailed things like dressing the mannequins or working on props that will enhance the look and feel of the store. Corporate will send us a general plan and color scheme but there is a lot to do on my end. It is often frustrating trying to make the walls look balanced or choosing the right color combinations. Many times you figure out a good design on accident after several hours of trying different things.
Being an EMAC major, design is going to play a big role in any of the career paths I choose. I have thought about the potential careers in social media and that could include PR, marketing, advertising or corporate blogging to name a few. I will need design to create websites and blogs that are easy to read and use. I will need a good base knowledge of colors, lines and perceptions to create good designs.
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Design is without doubt an essence of my everyday existence, and will have to be used in my future career. Whether it is making a decision on what cloths to wear when I am working around acrylic paints or just deciding the best place to move my cell phone so that I can reach easily.
Design is going to be far more important in my career, where design decisions made on the job can determine how well a product sales. I intend to go into the video game industry where design elements are used all the time. When making a game for a player to interact with, the design of a good game needs to be efficient. There are some well designed games that a player can easily pick up for the first time and learn how to play after a few minuets. Other poorly designed games have players struggling to know the controls or what they are to be doing in the game.
Many games have been criticized for having a design that is too complex and frustrating to play. Other games have been labeled as too complicated in design and make the player feel overwhelmed. Then there have been those games that are too simple in their design and feel unimpressive.
I believe that design is how well a product or idea accomplishes the task(s) that it was made for. If Facebook is an application that is supposed to promote online social interaction; then my definition of design would be how well social interaction works on Facebook.
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The use and understanding of design and the way it works is crucial and critical for me to function in society. In other words, I usually notice the use of design in my daily life and hope to apply in my future towards a career as a web designer or developer.
By nature I am a very inquisitive person that tends to notice the details both in places and objects. Some of the ways that I currently use design are in the products and services I choose to buy and use. Whether it be with the car I drive, the condo I rent, the DVD player I watch or this laptop computer I use design has played a part in all of these conscious decisions. Also, my personal blog (www.ithought.com) has been constructed with a simple, clean and easy to understand design in mind. Furthermore, I like to think that I have good taste in choosing what to wear, listen to, dine on, travel to and a variety of other things. As a result, I believe that design has played a large role in these decisions.
As far as my future is concerned the element of design will most certainly continue to stay with me. By working in the emerging media market I will be able to share my thoughts and insights as to what works - and what does not - in the field of web design. For this reason I am grateful to the staff, advisors, and my fellow peers within the EMAC program at UTD. I am excited to graduate the program and apply the many design skills I have learned to work in the everyday world.
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Design in general is a very unavoidable piece of life. By designing certain aspects of your life it allows you to conduct your business in a very iffecient way which saves you time.
I myself use design on a daily scale while working with models and artwork. When I'm creating a model using Maya it is extremly important to make a design plan before creating the model. It allows you to think about what you want to do before diving into creation. It saves you time and makes the work better quality by not making you think in the middle of creation. When creating artwork its very important for me to create a rough sketch before moving on to the project. Its positive qualities are very similar to the modeling advancements I listed above.
I'm inspired to become a computer animator so I believe design qualities will always be an important aspect of my life.
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good.
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I plan to become a character and game designer, I can't think of how I wont use design in my future career. I'll be making stories, landscapes, characters, plots, weapons, objects, the list goes on forever.
If I'm not doing that, I will be a martial arts instructor where I will need to continually make creative exercises to keep people interested to make it more fun.
Currently I practice my story and character generation, and occasionally make exercises for the munchkins in my 3 - 4 year old's class.
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I believe that design plays a large part in my everyday life wether im aware of it or not. I believe that a lot of the choices i make are based off of my perception of the design elements in that product.
I try to think about design alot in my everyday life wether im trying to create a model or attempting to paint a painting. In the case of modeling i might try to incorporate some new elements that make the model pop more or that make the model more pleasing to the eye I think this has to do with design. Reading up on different design elements i can see how it can be important to take design into account when making something that you want to be pleasing to other as well as yourself.
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I will be using design to create characters, levels, and items in video games. I will have to make functional yet aesthetically pleasing models that are up to the present standards. That is really the most important way that I will be applying my design knowledge because it will hopefully be my dream job.
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This semester I am using design in three different websites I am working on. For each site I have to create the right aesthetic overall. One site is meant for children so should be bright and cheerful. One site is for a DJ and should be sleek and sexy. The third site is a personal one and should reflect my personality. Besides the overall design I also have to use font, layout, and other things to create the right look for each page.
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In the future I am considering becoming a level design for a videogame company. It would be my job to develop different levels the player finds engaging with different aesthetics and feels to them to keep the player interested. It would also be responsible for the placement of weapons, items, puzzles, and enemies. If you do a bad job with where you place things in a level it can become confusing and frustrating. If you do it well however then it becomes interesting and challenging (in a good way).
Interaction Design is something that also interests me show I might work on quick time events or a games menu system and heads up display. Metroid Prime is a good example of an interesting hud. Blood from enemies would splash on your visor and a cool windshield wiper would get it off. When you got out of water you could watch it trickle down your face. And when it was raining you could look up and the drops would clink to your visor.
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I currently use design in every program I write; I'll be doing it as a professional too.
Every program needs input-- from the user. It's a pretty useless program if it's hard to use. But the trick is that there's no real-life analog for the kinds of interfaces and tasks that most programs need. For instance, setting user preferences, navigating in a digital 3D space, and entering commands are all very different from each other and alien to normal life.
So building those interfaces, those channels for input, is a design task. Aligning check boxes, using established mouse movements for navigation, using plain English for commands instead of just single keys that must be memorized all require some thought and design.
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Right now I use aesthetics in how I draw my characters for preproduction class and other miscellaneous projects. In the future I want to be in some sort of advertising or fashion design. So, you know people buy what they find attractive or useful.
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The most obvious way that I use design is with the interior of my apartment. From the layout of the furniture to mixing different textures to painting placement on the walls, every element in interior design needs to be aesthetically pleasing as well as functional. When I am in my apartment, I have all of my belongings carefully organized and arranged to increase my own efficiency. The open layout of my apartment is designed for optimal socialization for dinner parties. Wall hangings are meticulously positioned to create a sense of balance and interest for the walls of the room.
That example is kind of obvious. Even the most menial parts of my day are influenced by design. I make coffee using a French press. It's a wonderful design that strains out all of the coffee grounds and produces a strong flavorful brew. The handle is designed ergonomically as well as the push-top contraption. The glass beaker slides out of the metal container for easy washing. The brushed nickel finish on the French press gives it a clean and modern look. That's just one artifact that I use throughout my day, but a well-thought out design is clearly present in it.
As for how I will use design in a future career...it seems like I could not avoid it. Although I plan on joining the ranks of cubicle-bound workers, I will still deal with design in that sort of job. I may have to manage a database like in my last job that was designed poorly. I may have to consider the design of Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations for optimal usability and aesthetics. I will certainly continue to use design in my artistic endeavors, like in website design, photography, and art.
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From the second my eyes open in the morning, design takes place. I use design when deciding practically everything, from the shoes I wear to the way I complete my tasks for the day. Even without thinking about it, things are used, and placed by their usability and accessibility. I use design when taking photographs, when designing a web page, when cleaning my room! No matter what, design is everywhere!!
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I use design everyday from what I use to write, type or play with; what I do like driving, making calls or talking adn things like what I eat. Everything we look at is a design and are used all the time. I plan to use it for the rest of my life if possible. As for a career I am hoping to use it in game development but for now it's just day to day basics.
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The way I see it, humanity has historically shown an innate desire to create things. Design theories are then basically the science of creation as well as its interaction with its audience. So considering my desire to pursue a career in either film or games, both are careers based on creation thus making the study of design relevant to me. I think it would be interesting to learn what makes designs interesting and what makes a design a innovative step towards the future. Especially as my desired career path is just like many others in the modern digital age where all you need is the next great idea.
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Design surrounds every aspect of our lives. It's how our world looks and feels. It's how we interact with the environments we create. Design is a fusion of form and function that maximize the potential of our creations.
I plan to become a video game developer and to use design to create better gameplay. Obviously design principles are necessary in all aspects of game creation including user interfaces, gameplay, characters, camera work and much more. Whether a game is big budget or indie, a good design can make it a success while a bad design will flop.
Right now I've been experiencing the difficulties of creating efficient and intuitive designs while I try building web applications and flash games. By the end of the course I hope to have learned ways to apply design principles to improve my current projects.
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I use design every second of every day, and basically what defines design is a combination of form and function. Now, these aren't always balanced equally because in a capitalist society money is also a factor. Walmart usually balances these things unevenly, instead focusing on creating a cheaper product. For example, I have a fold-out futon that works great as a couch but it's super crappy as a bed. The metal bars stick into my back when I sleep and now I just sleep on the floor. But it was cheap!
The way that I currently use design is in song structuring and layering of instruments. When writing a song I use form when choosing parts; like where to put an interlude, verse, hook etc.. However, this goes hand in hand with its function, because if the song is a pop song it most likely will be a verse chorus and such, whereas a more progressive piece might not even have repeated parts.
As I grow as a designer my hope is that I will be able to find the best combinations of form and function to create songs that appeal to either niche or mass audiences and be able to accurately predict who my audience is.
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Design is the pretty much everywhere I look. My desktop, my computer desk, my sneakers; they’re all made by careful, purposeful design. Some design is meant to create functionality and efficiency while others are just meant to be visually pleasing to the eye. In the near future i see myself using design to create a useful, aesthetically pleasing website to host my ATEC portfolio including a demo reel which will showcase other works that I've designed and created.
Career wise, I see myself using design in all aspects of my career seeing as how i will likely need to visualize, design then create everything I work towards.
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For me, design will mainly play a part in character design/modeling. Can't exactly have a rough looking character be love able, but that is something I hope to change at some point with design, just not sure how yet.
I've also used design in programming, making sure that it is easily readable.
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Using design? Um... the large 37" screen I am currently looking at is perfectly designed... the keyboard that I'm typing on is ergonomic ... design is in every product... anything I touch is filled with elements of design.
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