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Design for Success - Fundamentals that Build Brand
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J Cornelius
May 09, 2012
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Design for Success - Fundamentals that Build Brand
Talk from Digital Summit 2012 in Atlanta, GA
J Cornelius
May 09, 2012
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Transcript
Designing for Success Fundamentals that build brand Digital Summit 2012
- Atlanta, GA
@jc #dsum12 Hi. I’m J. jcornelius.com
Designing for Success
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What is Design?
object, agent, goals, environment, components, requirements, constraints, site you user
desire web tools & code client time & money
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Form follows Function
Form vs. Function
Beauty vs. Usability Form vs. Function
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Great design creates usability. Design without usability is just art.”
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Good
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Reducing Friction Image Credit: http://flaglerlive.com/26173/florida-education-post-mortem/
What is a Brand?
Mesopotamian Bottle Cap ~3000 B.C. Image Credit: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2007447/posts
Image Credit: http://adsoftheworld.com/media/print/faber_castell_permanent_marker_cattle?size=_original
Image Credit: http://yourchilltime.blogspot.com/2010/12/good-old-times-road-runner.html
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A brand sits at the intersection of what a company
does, and how the consumer feels about it.
ACME
YOU ACME
YOU ACME
YOU FRIEND FRIEND
YOU ACME FRIEND FRIEND
Understanding what people want and designing things that inspire them
is the most powerful way to achieve business goals.
Beyond the Brand
Emotion
Emotion
Emotion
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100 milliseconds Image Credit: http://www.gfsboothblog.com/2011_01_01_archive.html
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No amount of design can fix a lousy experience.
Design all the Things
“Art communicates feelings. Design solves a problem.”
Image Credit: http://old.post-gazette.com/xtras/pghimages/default.asp?page=2
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Image Credit: http://everlite.deviantart.com/art/Girl-in-mirror-2-of-2-99542012 Appearance
Image Credit: http://www.torontoseogroup.com/a-different-kind-of-internet-marketing-company Distinctiveness
Image Credit: http://www.epicgames.ru/2010/07/07/depth-indi-igry-v-3d/doftest/ Depth
energy Energy Image Credit: http://www.alysoncamille.com/posts/motion/
Image Credit: http://jameswoodward.wordpress.com/2012/01/24/hands/ Humanity
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appearance distinctiveness depth energy humanity “33”
appearance distinctiveness depth energy humanity “33” }emotional framework
Mechanics of good Design
Fitt’s Law SEARCH Hard to click SEARCH Easy to click
Which 5 points on a screen are the easiest to
click?
TOP LEFT TOP RIGHT BOTTOM RIGHT BOTTOM LEFT WHEREVER THE
CURSOR IS
Hick’s Law GOOSE DUCK DUCK DUCK DUCK DUCK DUCK DUCK
DUCK DUCK DUCK GOOSE DUCK DUCK DUCK DUCK DUCK DUCK
Consistency ⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇ ⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚉⚇⚇ ⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇ ⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇⚇
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“It’s not enough for our websites to be usable. They
need to be human.” ~ Aarron Walter
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Design on the Web
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Good design must be defined by appropriateness to audience and
goals, and by its effectiveness, not by its adherence to Swiss design or the number of awards it wins.” ~ Drew Davies “
Business owners need to realize that their design is a
reflection of their business even if it is not intentional. If you don’t care about your design then your design is telling people that you don’t care about your business.” ~ Marco Suarez “
Thanks! Download: @jc #dsum12