Design is Not Independent of Context

Design is Not Independent of Context

A terrible misconception people have about designers is that we make things pretty. Yes, pretty is nice, but it's a result of the process and not the purpose of design. There's a misheld belief that ...

Exploring Hierarchy: Hierarchy as Revolution

Exploring Hierarchy: Hierarchy as Revolution

Some designers will call Hierarchy "Order". In reality, the names don't matter, but the ideas they c...

Autonomous Decision Making in Design

Autonomous Decision Making in Design

Every designer has been in a position where they needed to make a project-changing decision, only t...

An Introduction to Descriptive Drawing

An Introduction to Descriptive Drawing

As designers, we need to be able to draw in different manners. The two types of drawings designers t...

Dieter Rams: 10 Principles for Good Design

Dieter Rams: 10 Principles for Good Design

Dieter Rams, born 1932 in Germany, is an industrial designer known for heading Braun's design team f...