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Lea Alcantara
September 26, 2011
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Justify Design
Can you justify your design decisions to your clients? This deck gives samples of how to do so!
Lea Alcantara
September 26, 2011
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Transcript
EECI 2010 1 JUSTIFY DESIGN Justify Design
EECI 2010 2 JUSTIFY DESIGN Your design decisions affect ExpressionEngine.
CUSTOM CONDITIONALS PER SECTION ADD-ON CHOICES - HIGHLIGHT? TO EMBED OR NOT EMBED? MULTIPLE LAYOUTS=MULTIPLE TEMPLATES? SETUP FOR CLIENTS
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EECI 2010 5 JUSTIFY DESIGN Ego & Money WHAT CONFLICTS
BOIL DOWN TO
EECI 2010 6 JUSTIFY DESIGN Tactics AKA SUN TZU’S ART
OF WAR FIVE ESSENTIALS TO VICTORY
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EECI 2010 8 JUSTIFY DESIGN He will win who knows
when to fight and when not to fight. AKA CHOOSE YOUR BATTLES WISELY
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EECI 2010 10 JUSTIFY DESIGN He will win who knows
how to handle both superior and inferior forces. AKA KNOW YOUR STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES
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EECI 2010 12 JUSTIFY DESIGN He will win whose army
is animated by the same spirit throughout all its ranks. AKA BRING EVERYONE TO YOUR SIDE
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EECI 2010 14 JUSTIFY DESIGN He will win who has
military capacity and is not interfered with by the sovereign. AKA HAVE DESIGN KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE AS YOUR ARSENAL + REMOVE INTERFERENCE
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EECI 2010 16 JUSTIFY DESIGN He will win who, prepared
himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared. AKA BE PREPARED TO FIGHT & DEFEND BEFORE YOU EVEN PRESENT TO YOUR CLIENT
EECI 2010 17 JUSTIFY DESIGN “I make no real design
decisions. I defend them until they become someone else’s.” ALAN HOUSER DESIGNER, PODCASTER, CREATIVECOMPONENT
EECI 2010 18 JUSTIFY DESIGN Design Breakdown
EECI 2010 19 JUSTIFY DESIGN Count and write down how
many typefaces and styles the site uses
20 alistapart.com
EECI 2010 21 JUSTIFY DESIGN Recognize the size differences between
the type elements
jasonsantamaria.com
EECI 2010 23 JUSTIFY DESIGN Ask yourself why they chose
those specific typefaces
veerle.duoh.com
EECI 2010 25 JUSTIFY DESIGN Identify “decorative” or superfluous assets
that enhance the design
leihu.com
EECI 2010 27 JUSTIFY DESIGN Identify “decorative” or superfluous assets
that hinder the design
www.kentandfraser.com
EECI 2010 29 JUSTIFY DESIGN Recognize the colour palette —
is it consistent?
http://www.folioart.co.uk/
EECI 2010 31 JUSTIFY DESIGN Is there a theme or
metaphor?
doncalame.com
EECI 2010 33 JUSTIFY DESIGN Go through the layout and
number each element in the order of importance in the layout. SEE IF THE WAY IT’S LAID OUT OR EMPHASIZED IS PARALLEL TO THE PRIORITY OF INFORMATION.
futurising.org
EECI 2010 35 JUSTIFY DESIGN Ask “Who is the audience
of this layout? Is it appropriate? Why or why not?”
anorak-magazine.co.uk
EECI 2010 37 JUSTIFY DESIGN Ask “Is this relevant?”
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EECI 2010 39 JUSTIFY DESIGN Put it all together. TACTICS
+ DESIGN + EE = HAPPY CAMPERS
EECI 2010 40 JUSTIFY DESIGN Questions? HTTP://LEALEA.NET/X/18