Colorlouvers.com/blog http://bit.ly/7KV4e8 posted this new color identifying system. Absolutely fascinating and surprisingly logical. Years ago I worked with a designer who was color blind. I had no idea. He managed to execute perfect ads. It wasn’t until someone played a prank on him and rearranged his markers that we came to know he was color blind.
I wonder how a system like this would have affected his productivity. Beyond that, think of all the applications to benefit someone who is color blind navigate and participate in their world. And, from a design perspective, I find this system to be a wonderful use of easy to read symbols that should prove useful anywhere around the globe.
I just came across these links and thought I’d share…
2010 Online Marketing Influencers: Trend Predictions in 140 characters by Trendsspotting http://bit.ly/876UgL
TrendsSpotting’s 2010 Consumer Trends Influencers http://bit.ly/7JPMmg
TrendsSpotting’s 2010 Social Media Influencers – Trend Predictions http://bit.ly/4OWZgV
While checking out some of the people I follow on Twitter I came across a link to a post about the misconceptions about graphic designers. It started me thinking about why I love what I do.
At the core of a designer’s job description is the necessity to be able to develop solutions to a specific problem within set parameters. The very circumstances that may stump some and cause them to reject a career in design fuel the passion in a designer to find the perfect solution. It is that passion for design that has fueled me through the good times and the bad. I don’t know why it happens but each time I’m faced with a creative project I lose all sense of time and immerse myself in the process.
Design for me is a universal language. It breaks all barriers and allows the designer to communicate on a conscious and unconscious level with the viewer. Over time as you hone your skills design becomes more a part of who you are than a skill set you apply during a workday. It becomes a passion that never leaves your mind. There is no turning it on or off. You seem to notice everything.
One of the most amazing things to me is that now, many years after attending SVA (School of Visual Arts) I am still in awe of design. I crave it. I have to know as much as I can about it. I need to experience it in as many forms as possible. The design world is a fluid entity. It evolves into many forms and flows from so many resources. There are classic styles passed down historically and studied to this day. There are new trends and discoveries announced which utilize new tools and concepts developed by designers who don’t allow themselves to be constrained by any preconceived rules of engagement. Some develop into a new movement and others are left as a channel of discovery.
For as long as I feel so entranced and empowered by design I will continue to delve into its many forms. I will continue for as long as I’m offered the opportunity to face a challenge and solve the problem with a design solution. You never know what the future holds. For my design self, I hope it’s years of successful design and engagement with the design community.
