Apr 7 2011
Web Design
Web designing is an integral part of the creation of the giant web. It refers to the act of designing the contents of web which includes layouts, its content designs, information architecture etc, in fact the term in itself refers to quite a vast topic. In generally it is considered as the creation of web pages for the users over the internet. Contents such as images, texts, videos are systematically placed using various languages like HTML/XHTML/XML tags which indirectly tells the computer where and how to place the desired data in the desired form. For reference HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language, which is the building block of web pages.
Further information
To make WebPages look in standard form certain standards are created by the standard-setting body: the World Wide Web Consortium, also known as W3. But all the web browsers do not follow these standards and hence each webpage may look different in different browsers. There are mainly two types of WebPages: static and dynamic. The static contents do not changes itself until specified by the designer where as dynamic WebPages adapt itself to the user and environment. The web designing has mostly two parts: the front end and the back end.
In the front end the designer decides the manner in which the data is shown to the users, it generally consist of designing the textures , design, patterns of the webpage which interacts with its users. In the back end the programmer decides how the data is handled, in general terms the back end coding is used to handle and process the data and the front end is used to show and get the data. In front end languages like HTML/CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) etc are used whereas in back end languages like PHP, ASP etc are used for the specific purposes.
The possibilities in web designing is limitless and with the attachment of Flash and other embedded technologies the range of web designing has gained an intense high leap and is moving towards its further higher development.
Apr 7 2011
Product Design (Jonathan Ive)
Every product or gadget that we see around us or possess has a certain physical identity: Its Design. The outlook of these devices, the aesthetics is what appeals us. This is a key factor in deciding what product to buy and what to reject. It thus comes as no surprise that the greatest emphasis is laid on Product Designing by any company that seeks to remain in business.
Apple has been since time immemorial been known for its obsession with quality and design. Critics and consumers all around the globe admit that it is basically the cutting edge design of its product that sets it apart, way higher than its competitors in echelons of consumer satisfaction and appeal.
From the mesmerising Macintosh, to the surreal iphone and the legendary itouch, Apple has been coming out time and again with products that take the crowd with surprise, and the man responsible for this (well after Steve Jobs that is) is Jonathan Ive, the senior vice president for Industrial Design at Apple Inc.
Jonathan Ive
Born in London, Jonathan studied design at Newcastle polytechnic and then went on to become one of the founders of the company Tangerine. He joined Apple in 1996 and since then has been heading the design team of Apple, coming out with one dazzling product after another.
In a recent interview (one of the very few), when asked about what is the secret to designing products, he admitted that knowing the material and its physical behaviour to various industrial processes is not extra-curricular, but is rather essential. He has won a number of awards, the latest being for the designing of iphone. Well, given his reputation for innovation, we sure expect him to come out with a number of brilliant products in the days to come.
Apr 7 2011
Communication Design
Communication design is s sort of fusion of design and information-development elements which is concerned with how media intervals (such as printed, crafted, electronic media or presentations) correspond with people. A communication design method is not only bothered about developing the communication aside from the aesthetics in media, but also with generating new media channels to confirm the message reaches the target audience.
Communication design can also denote a systems-based methodology, in which the totality of media and communications within a culture or relationship are aimed as a self-contained incorporated and combined course of action rather than a chain of separate attempts.
Communication design strives to to be a lure for enthuse, concept requirements and cause the people to answer to messages, with an outlook to making a balancing impact to the bottom line of the authorizing body, which can be either to construct a brand, move sales, or for humanitarian resolutions. Its process encompasses planned business thinking, using market research, creativity, and problem-solving.
Further information about communication design
The expression communication design is frequently used interchangeably with visual communication, but has an different comprehensive meaning that contains auditory, vocal, touch and smell. Instances of Communication Design include information architecture, editing, typography, illustration, web design, animation, advertising, ambient media, visual identity design, performing arts, copywriting and professional writing skills functional in the creative businesses.
Visual Design is the design employed in any media or backing of visual communication. This is an accurate language to cover all categories of design applied in messages that use visual channel for broadcast of communications, precisely because this term relates to the notion of visual language of particular media and not restricted to sustain a particular form of content, as do the terms graphic design (graphics) or Interface design (electronic media).
Among the specialties of the visual design more public these days are Visual Design in the print media such as Typography, Book, Editorial, Packaging and Visual Design in the electronic media like Digital typography, Web, Digital games, Video and Broadcast design.