Sayid Bilal Ismael
I remember, when I was a little kid, how stunned I used to get every time I saw a new cartoon on the television. I would stare in awe and dream of a life just as colorful, joyful, and peaceful. As a kid, I knew nothing about the importance of colors, design, and the components that make an artwork successful. But, by logic, I found the influence and created my watch list accordingly. Even in today’s world, with the tremendous changes that pushed the quality of our lives forward, you can tell when a kid follows a pattern in his choices of what to watch. So, what does this mean?
Design has a hand in everything we bring into our lives. Your toothbrush, the bag of chips, the chocolate bar, the clothes you wear, the house itself! Ever since it emerged, it has been used to help boost sales and push customers towards making an action- “buying”. These designs are not just, randomly, there… They aim to influence you, send some sort of vibes when you look at them, and, most importantly, make you crave the item.
If you have worked on any project that involved design before, then you have witnessed the process of brainstorming and gathering ideas that best serve and convey a specific meaning. It is not a piece of cake- it requires skills, effort, patience, and creativity- the hardest among them all!
If you are a designer, make sure that you stay updated, read more about the new features and ways, benefit from the weirdest methods you have seen, and never copy an idea or get carried away because of one. Before you start designing, you have to listen -very carefully- to the demands of your client, understand the nature of the item you are designing for, the “whys” and “wheres” of the project, and take your time with ideas… Do not settle for the first one that pops into your head. After all, yes- it is a hell of a roller-coaster… But, you will enjoy the ride!
Sayid Bilal Ismael
A design is a plan or specification for the construction of an object or system or for the implementation of an activity or process or the result of that plan or specification in the form of a prototype, product, or process. The verb to design expresses the process of developing a design. In some cases, the direct construction of an object without an explicit prior plan (such as in craft work, some engineering, coding, and graphic design) may also be considered to be a design activity. The design usually has to satisfy certain goals and constraints; may take into account aesthetic, functional, economic, or socio-political considerations; and is expected to interact with a certain environment. Typical examples of designs include architectural blueprints, engineering drawings, business processes, circuit diagrams, and sewing patterns.[1]
People who produce designs are called designers. The term "designer" generally refers to someone who works professionally in one of the various design areas. The word is generally qualified by the area involved (so one can speak of a fashion designer, a product designer, a web designer, or an interior designer), but can also designate others such as architects and engineers. A designer's sequence of activities is called a design process, possibly using design methods. The process of creating a design can be brief (a quick sketch) or lengthy and complicated, involving considerable research, negotiation, reflection, modeling, interactive adjustment, and re-design.