Design Blog

 Gever Tulley is the founder of Tinkering school, in which he teaches kids to experience hands-on learning in order to problem solve and expand their creativity. I think this is a very successful organization because it is teaching kids to be safe with tools and also finds new ways to solve problems, which can influence a new generation to become designers.

Shilpi's job as director of communications is like that of an art director because they have to focus on marketing materials and create campaigns for their events which she uses illustrations, and that can be a form of design because she is making it engaging for the viewers. Designers are important to these teams because they help execute successful methods of grasping attention to serious subjects and by working together with communication departments, they will be able to get that message through effectively. Some organization that has designers working for them is apple and microsoft, which are technology firms. This is something I would be interested in because they focus on improving people of different career fields and creatives with their technology. 

 Parker Anne Pool - I really liked that she showed her process and the way she laid out her projects were all consistent It started with the process and later she showed many mockup examples of the designs on different things. Her process had backgrounds of notebooks and what you would see on a desk which made it more relatable and made you picture what she was doing and really created a good atmosphere in her mockups. Chi Hao Chang - I liked that he added a lot of context to the designs by including photography to show us his research and how those elements impacted his decisions. I also liked that he provided various mockups in his portfolio other than just the digital design because he incorporated them into the real world. Dustin Hughes - I liked that he explained the background of his clients because it connects us more to their goals and not just the designs. I like that he narrowed his presentation down for time's sake, but also included the important details, which still su

What I took away from Anne Hamersky's interview is that it is helpful to get into the lives of people with your photography because that way you'll really connect with your audience. A photographer being a driving factor in the design process is actually something beneficial in my opinion because you're creating more of a story through the images and that way more people can relate to the designs they see. What I like about Super Natural Design is that they incorporated a lot of photography in their designs because it creates more emotion in the designs, which makes them more interesting to look at.