Design is thinking made visual

Saul Bass (1921 – 1996)

“Design is thinking made visual””

Thinking is visual, not verbal.We don’t think in words.

Thinking = cognition

Cognition can inform design.

Memory

Attention

Planning

Problem-solving

What do you need to achieve?

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What do people remember?

How will you achieve your goal?

Designing is problem-solving.

Creating a visual response to a problem.

Inspiration from function and style

Inspiration from desire for improvement

Images from designboom.com

Re-design comes from thought.

Design is bringing ideas to life.

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Designing is subjective. Different people, Different thought.

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Shapes and Objects can elicit thought and responses.

Emotion can be embedded in design.

(Norman, 2004)

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ImagesDesign Boom (2006) Clothes Peg Iconography. Retrieved August 08, 2008 , from http://www.designboom.com/contemporary/peg.html