Every once in a while you catch yourself using the same approach to solve different problems. Sometimes that’s a good thing, and the insight gives you another tool in your repertoire. And sometimes, you realize that you’re applying the wrong solution, and a different approach might work better. Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve come…
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IDStudio: Map project crit 2
The second crit session for the Design Studio Maps project was on Monday. I brought both of the versions from my previous post to class with me, but wasn’t feeling excited about either one. I think there are some good things in there, but the design feels confused to me, like it’s trying to do…
ID Studio: Map project crit 1
After deciding to stick with straight lines and stripped down symbols for my map project in the last post, I started playing around with ideas for how to humanize the design to keep it from feeling barren. I had stripped out all of the non-essentials to focus strictly on content and utility in the first sketches,…
IDStudio: Map project
The first project for our ID Studio class is to make a map. Three maps, actually. Each one begins at our home and shows a trip to a) school, b) our childhood home or c) an international destination. Eventually, we will need to put all three maps on the same piece of paper in a…