When I created my first design portfolio website I coded it from scratch with HTML, CSS, and Javascript. It took a tremendous amount of time and quite honestly wasn’t worth it. I spent more time fixing bugs in my code instead of touching up images and other project assets that would really make my website […]
The Fundamental Problem with the Design Bootcamp
Let me start by explaining a few things first… You can separate any design field into two main components – the tangible skills and intangible skills. Tangible The tangible skills encompass all of the design skills that can be measured. As far as Industrial Design, most of the tangible skills would be the ability to […]
Transitioning from Graphic Design to UX/UI Design
Transitioning from Graphic Design to User Experience Design is not always easy. There are a number of factors, including the job itself, that can change the definition of each. With that said, the first thing you should understand is the fundamental difference between Graphic, UX, and UI design. Graphic Design Deciding how things should look. […]
The 11 Chrome Extensions You Should Be Using
I’ve had a number of students ask me about all the Chrome plugins I have installed in my browser. Here’s a list of the Chrome plugins I have installed, including their name, what they do, and why I love using them. *Plugins are in no particular order – I love all of these!(last updated 2/16/2018) […]
The Products You Buy are Designed to Fail
In industrial design, the planning or designing of a product with an artificially limited useful life is referred to as Planned Obsolescence. Planned obsolescence can be broken down into many different categories and tactics that are used by manufacturers. Let’s take a look at some of the most common ones… Contrived Durability Designing a product […]
I bet you didn’t know a microwave could spark so much creativity!
I bet you didn’t know a microwave could spark so much creativity! One benefit of designing consumer products is that you can read reviews on the internet. Reviews (both good and bad) can be very helpful in the design process. Just be careful not to rely solely on reviews as people can be quite biased, […]