Thursday, August 28, 2014

Welcome Fall 2014 BDS 101

Hello everyone! Welcome to our class blog, I look forward to getting to know all of you. Here are some of the resources I discussed in class today.

Dieter Rams: Ten principles for Good Design






















“Back in the early 1980's, Dieter Rams was becoming increasingly concerned by the state of the world around him – “an impenetrable confusion of forms, colors and noises.” Aware that he was a significant contributor to that world, he asked himself an important question: is my design good design?

As good design cannot be measured in a finite way he set about expressing the ten most important principles for what he considered was good design. (Sometimes they are referred as the ‘Ten commandments’.)” See link.

Color Theory - A Quick Reference for Designers








Color websites to check out... 











There are great resources to utilize when selecting a color palette.