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Design Research Diary Visual Design 2

Design Diary IV: Layering and Separation

Layering and separation is a very important facet of design. We are typically constrained to two dimensions and it is vital to ensure that any information presented within this space is clear and well defined. Tufte argues that “What matters inevitably, unrelentingly is the proper relationship among information layers. These visual relationships must be in …

Design Research Diary Visual Design 2

Design Diary III: Narratives of Space and Time

At the most fundamental level of narrative creation we can examine the structure of storytelling utilising the Hero’s Journey proposed by Joseph Campbell in “The Hero With A Thousand Faces”.Campbell advocates the majority of stories can effectively be condensed down into a formula regardless of culture as “a universal motif of adventure and transformation that …

Design Research Diary Visual Design 2

Design Diary II: Small Multiples

Small multiples are incredibly prevalent in the current marketplaces of most forms of digital media products. Humans typically tend to appreciate order and rationality when making a decision, this is explained in Envisioning information as “Small multiple designs, multivariate and data bountiful, answer directly by visually enforcing comparisons of changes, of the differences of among …

Design Research Diary Visual Design 2

Design Diary I: Use of colour

I am choosing to pursue the world of audiobooks for my design research project. I understand this presents some constraints as the medium is reliant upon sound rather than visual stimulus. However, I am able to examine the cover artwork of several romantic audiobooks to understand if there are common visual themes. Tufte argues in …