How To Find Your Own Design Style
- 2. About Me Multimedia arts & design academy graduate Studio art minor at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA Attended SACI Art School in Florence, Italy Past Experience: ● Marketing for high-tech security company ● Small business owner (RS Designs) ○ Graphic & web design ● Web designer at AppFolio Inc. ● Working at UXC while attending Bentley University full-time
- 3. What is Style? Examples of Good Style How to Create Your Own Style Design Style IRL
- 4. What Is Style Anyways? It’s not something you come up with today...or tomorrow It takes practice!
- 5. What Is Style Anyways? It comes in many forms It’s everywhere
- 7. What Is Style Anyways? Everyone has a style Other people will probably tell you about it before you notice it yourself It’s expressive, so don’t hide it!
- 8. People Who Have Great Style - IMHO Michael Schwab Years in the business: 35+ Style: Bold yet simple Only uses ~3 colors plus black and white Dramatic, heroic figures Interplay between negative & positive space
- 9. Bold Simple Dramatic Figures
- 11. Not As Original As You May Think 1927 US Railroad Advertisement
- 12. 1920’s British Air Poster
- 13. …..
- 15. Jonathan (Jony) Ive Years in the business: 25+ (20+ at Apple) Style: ?
- 17. Nielsen anyone?
- 19. How Do I Find My Style?
- 22. Iterate ● Take steps to explore different paths along a tangent
- 24. Repeat!!
- 25. Where Can I Draw Inspiration? Nature Museums Classmates Movies Online Awwwards.com Dribbble.com Ui-patterns.com
- 26. The Truth “There is no such thing as a new idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope. We give them a turn and they make new and curious combinations. We keep on turning and making new combinations indefinitely; but they are the same old pieces of colored glass that have been in use through all the ages.”
- 27. What It Looks Like In Real Life Most design job assignments are purpose-driven, you might not have the freedom Your style may get you the job, but it won’t always let you keep it (be prepared for change) Listen and be ready to contribute Use your knowledge to defend your decisions Get feedback early and often Design is subjective
- 28. Thank You
Editor's Notes
- #2: What is style
- #5: It’s not something that you come up with today or tomorrow, it will naturally evolve It takes years and years of practice to be good at anything, same for design It comes in many forms, clothing, makeup, music, architecture, websites and it is everywhere and everyone has it Other people will probably tell you about your style before you notice it yourself
- #21: Get inspired!