Dieter Rams’ Ten Principles for Good Design
Good Design…
- Is Innovative
- Makes a product useful
- Is Aesthetic
- Makes a product understandable
- Is unobtrusive
- Is honest
- Is long-lasting
- Is thorough down to the last detail
- Is Environmentally friendly
- Is as little design as possible
Reference:
Ten principles of Good Design
https://www.designprinciplesftw.com/collections/ten-principles-for-good-design
Types of User Research
- Contextual Interview (Interview and Observation) – Users are interviewed and observed while in the environment the user is performs a task or use a product
- Ethnography (Direct observation) – Users are directly observed within their real environment to provide a description of the user and the culture
- Naturalistic Observation – Users are observed, in their natural settings, using a product
- User interviews (Semi-structure) – Users are asked questions about topics or interaction with a product
- Usability Studies – A product is evaluated with a representative user
- Surveys – Users are provided a questionnaire
Amazon Cools & Not Cools
The Love Memo, written by Jeff Bezos
The Cools … is/are cool | The NOT Cools …is/are not cool |
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Color Plugins
- Color Blender – Blends multiple colors
- Color Ranger – Changes hue, saturation, and brightness of colors
- Color Scale – Create tones, shades, complimentary colors of a colors
- GDS Colors – Colors that work best for accessibility
- Material Color Palette and Material Palette – the Pick colors from Google material design
User Experience Questionnaires/Scales
Design Layout Principles
Gold Ratio [Illustrator Template]
Isometric Grid [Illustrator Template]
60-30-10 Color Rule – 60% main color, 30% secondary color, 10% accent color
American Graphic Institute (AGI)
Graphic design trainings
thefuture
Design training videos
International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP)
Accessibility certifications