Design Blues - out of the blue design - san francisco » Interface Design http://outoftheblue.com/blog creative design solutions for the medical industry Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:02:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 Essence of Good Design http://outoftheblue.com/blog/2010/02/the-essence-of-good-design-is/ http://outoftheblue.com/blog/2010/02/the-essence-of-good-design-is/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:15:31 +0000 admin http://outoftheblue.com/blog/?p=324 Braun Multipress MP31

Braun Citrus Press User Manual ~1960

The great functionalist designer Dieter Rams gave us ten provocative definitions for good design.

  • Good design is innovative.
  • Good design makes a product useful.
  • Good design is aesthetic.
  • Good design makes a product understandable.
  • Good design is unobtrusive.
  • Good design is honest.
  • Good design is long-lasting.
  • Good design is thorough down to the last detail.
  • Good design is environmentally friendly.
  • Good design is as little design as possible.


]]> http://outoftheblue.com/blog/2010/02/the-essence-of-good-design-is/feed/ 0 Excellent Tool for Designers and Web Developers http://outoftheblue.com/blog/2010/01/excellent-tool-for-designers-and-web-developers/ http://outoftheblue.com/blog/2010/01/excellent-tool-for-designers-and-web-developers/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:45:32 +0000 admin http://outoftheblue.com/blog/?p=247 Graphic artists, interface designers, web developers, and user experience designers should check out Pixus.  This is a great tool that makes it easier to measure anything on your screen. If you are not into counting pixels, then you will love the preview mode and the ability to lock in the aspect ratio. It is an easy to use Adobe Air application for anyone who needs to crop or re-size anything from photos to ui elements.

Design Tool for Web Designer and Developers

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