“ — Denise Scott Brown PUT A GROUP OF ARCHITECTS, URBAN DESIGNERS AND PLANNERS IN A SIGHT-SEEING BUS AND THEIR ACTIONS WILL DEFINE THE LIMITS OF THEIR CONCERNS. THE ARCHITECTS WILL TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE BUILDINGS, OR HIGHWAYS OR BRIDGES. THE URBAN DESIGNERS WILL WAIT FOR THAT MOMENT WHEN ALL THREE ARE JUXTAPOSED. THE PLANNERS WILL BE TOO BUSY TALKING TO LOOK OUT OF THE WINDOW.
“ — Jason Santa Maria, August 2005 Photo by Adam Wintle http://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/blog/about/a_list_taken_apart A list apart has always tried to be one of those sites at the front of the pack. We don't support 800 x 600 anymore, nor do we 640 x 480. Do you? People ipped when sites stopped supporting 640 x 480... now no one says a word. ings change. Trust me, you are going to see more sites stretching out their legs and putting their feet up.
“ — Paul Rand THE PUBLIC IS MORE FAMILIAR WITH BAD DESIGN THAN GOOD DESIGN. IT IS, IN EFFECT, CONDITIONED TO PREFER BAD DESIGN, BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT IT LIVES WITH. THE NEW BECOMES THREATENING, THE OLD REASSURING.
“ — Albert Einstein IF I HAD AN HOUR TO SOLVE A PROBLEM AND MY LIFE DEPENDED ON THE SOLUTION, I WOULD SPEND THE FIRST 55 MINUTES DETERMINING THE PROPER QUESTION TO ASK, FOR ONCE I KNOW THE PROPER QUESTION, I COULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM IN LESS THAN 5 MINUTES.
“ — Andy Rutledge THE REASON I DON’T ASK DESIGN QUESTIONS OF THE CLIENT IS THE SAME REASON AN ARCHITECT DOESN’T ASK THE CLIENT WHAT PSI THE BUILDING’S LOAD-BEARING FOUNDATIONAL STRUCTURES WILL NEED TO ENDURE.
PURPOSE STATEMENT ‣ Keeps things on track when they’re going off the rails ‣ Generates big ideas ‣ Helps simplify complexity ‣ Helps communicate and facilitate organizational change
THE CONTENT MODEL Documents ... ‣ the types of content your project needs ‣ the discrete attributes that make up each content type ‣ the relationships between them
THE DISPLAY MODEL Documents... ‣ the types of displays your project needs ‣ the discrete components that make up each display ‣ the hierarchy of those components