Why design?
Because when you appreciate
good design, you naturally want to create things that have good design. It will
help you create great products and services in fields of your interest. It will
also ensure you appreciate well-designed products.
In the tenth grade I had
absolutely no design sense. I never really observed too much of the design
around me. I had attended a few classes on Photoshop in high school and these
were very basic classes.
I learned how important
design was, when I started working on my youth empowerment campaign and
when I started designing the layout of my
first book after high school. I had a Facebook Page for the
youth campaign that I needed to constantly update with pictures, photos and
posters. I was very dependent on a friend for these creations. But it was difficult to convince them to design simple posters and
pictures regularly. So I decided to learn how to do it myself.
So I sat down with my sister
and learned as much as I could about the design software and programs. She taught
me how to use Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Indesign and Adobe Illustrator. After
about a month, I could design and create my own meme’s, pictures and posters. I wanted to learn more
What Software to use on your Computer?
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustration and Corel Draw are good editing softwares to start with. Adobe Indesign is normally
used to design books and newsletters. Here is how I learned this fourth software. I learned to use this software to prepare a
project report in high school, but designing a book was a whole different thing
altogether.
So I sat down with my sister
and observed her design the first few pages of the book. Soon I got a hang of
it and finished part of the project myself. Just like writing and speaking, the
more you practiced designing good things the better you got at it.
What will design help you create?
1) E-books, Manifestos, Brochures
2) Social Media Pages
3) Service Improvements
4) Product Improvements
5) Websites
6) Products and Services
7) Life Improvements
8) Products
9) Services
8) Products
9) Services
Design is not only about computers
You can look at the services
offered by companies around (example:- insurance) and see how the whole process
from first approaching the customer to finally making the sale is actually
designed.
Go to a supermarket or mall
and see all the products there. Now make a note of why you notice the design of
some products and not the others. What stands out in one product? What could be
better in another?
Look at design of stores at
malls and see how every element of the store is designed to enhance the shopper
experience. Also look at local stores in your street/neighbourhood and see how
they display their products and services and create a good impression for the
customers.
Other fields of design include:-
Other fields of design include:-
- Product Design
- User Experience Design
- User Interface Design
- Interaction Design
Ways to develop a good design
sense?
1) Keep a Design Notebook – I got this idea from Daniel
Pink’s, ‘A Whole New Mind’. Note down all the things that you come across
everyday that has good design and bad design.
2) Study companies that design great products and
services and understand their design process.
3) Get basic photo –editing skills and learn how to use
Photoshop,
4) Learn how to use Indesign and Illustrator which are
the design softwares and programs by taking a computer course or from a graphic
designer.
5) Find some friends that are designers themselves
and learn basic graphic designing from them.
6) Connect with the design community online.
7) Improvement List – Look at the design of all the
things around you, and see how you can improve their design
8) Get some clay and start building and Designing things.
9) Get a set of lego blocks and design things.
Let us Learn Together
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