8. those messages belong in
your content model.
visualdesign communicates
important messages.
9. those messages belong in
your content model.
visualdesign communicates
important messages.
those messages belong in
your content model.
10. ye olde schedule
‣ “decoupling” and structured content
‣ the language ofdesign
break
‣ capturing design messages
‣ a field guide to design structures
57. “Graphicaldecoration, which prospers in technical
publications as well as in commercial and media graphics,
comes cheaperthan the hard work required to produce
intriguing numbers and secure evidence.
Edward Tufte, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
58. “Graphicaldecoration, which prospers in technical
publications as well as in commercial and media graphics,
comes cheaperthan the hard work required to produce
intriguing numbers and secure evidence.
Edward Tufte, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
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67. what design communicates
‣ what’s the most important
‣ what belongs together, and why
‣ what kind ofthing is this
‣ what comes next
68. how design communicates
‣ proximity and density
‣ pattern and repetition
‣ color, shape, and size
‣ order and placement
95. common patterns
‣ curated & automatic collections
‣ meaningful relationships
‣ inferred meaning where possible
‣ “front-end hints” in metadata
‣ carefully chosen nouns
113. identify meaning & message
‣ describe purpose, not appearance
‣ brainstorm alternate treatments
‣ prefer editor/stakeholdervocabulary
‣ hooray, you’re a taxonomist!
114. map to the model
‣ does it exist as a property
‣ can we extrapolate from properties or context?
‣ does it require a new property?
‣ will it require a new content entity?
123. ‣ structured content is the bomb
‣ design communicates important messages
‣ capture the message, defer the aesthetic
‣ watch for emergent design messages
‣ remember: modeling design is a sign of respect