By Christy Montenegro You tell yourself, “This time it’ll be different. I am not going to wait until the last minute,” but sadly, this seems to happen over and over again. Why? It’s not because it isn’t important to you, surely it is or you wouldn’t be here. It isn’t because you are incapable of doing it. Look around, you’ve… Read more →
I thought the first chapter of Designing for Emotion was extremely interesting. It gave a lot of great insight to history and the background of design and web design. One thing that I agreed with is that individuals should be able to produce their raw goods and that websites like etsy are great for fostering … Continue reading Designing for Emotion
This week we learned about identifying and prioritizing stakeholders and publics. We made a segmenting stakeholders matrix. We also read part of Designing for Emotion. Jared Spool does a great job of realizing and discussing why web interaction and design must include an emotional element. I really agree with his statement that “there’s plenty of opportunity to
This week we were asked to design our first direct mailer, do a segmenting stakeholders matrix, and read a Chapter in Designing for Emotion. I thought this chapter was insightful into how design and emotion are intertwined. One thing I agree with is the comparison of design to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. The authors remade … [Read more…]
When it comes to Public Relations and design, it is very important to direct your message to specific groups. Sending out general information may not be as effective in the long run. For class this week, Professor Croom has asked us to come up with direct-mailer ideas for two types of prospective students. Prospective students … Continue reading Stakeholder
Chapter 1 of “Designing for Emotion” was both interesting yet predictable. For example, it comes as no surprise to me that “designing for emotion is good for business”. I agree with this statement, but, I just have to point out, this is true for any product, service, and business – not just websites. Every time … Continue reading Chapter 1 Overview
This week we were asked to start on our upcoming project, “direct mailer design”, by brainstorming ideas and creating a rough draft of our design. For my project, I have decided to identify my stakeholders as people whom: Undergraduate students Currently attending OU Have not yet applied to an OU graduate program My direct mailer … Continue reading Stakeholders
The Importance of Human Touch in Art This week as part of our class project for designing direct mailers, we were asked to read Design for Emotion. Chapter one was very compelling because it explained the transformation of the arts and crafts as the manufacturing era came along. I think this is a change that … Continue reading Design for Emotion →
When reading chapter 1 of Designing for Emotion, something that really stood out to me was that even though things are becoming easier and quicker to produce, such as web pages, there is a different path to take. “One paved by the artists, designers, and architects of the Arts and Crafts movement, who believed that … Continue reading Chapter 1
This week we read Designing for Emotion, chapter 1. The chapter dealt with design and designers. One thing I really liked that the author said was, “For a user’s needs to be met, an interface must be functional.” I absolutely Read More …
