Grids / web design

A presentation given on the 8th of February 2012 at Greenwich University as coursework for the MA in Web Design and Content Planning.

Transcript

1. grids / web design the dominant task of modern design theory has been to uncover the syntax of the language of vision ellen lupton / the abcs of [triangle] [square] [circle]
2. visual dictionary strategies for organizing textual and pictorial material graph, grid, translation, figure ellen lupton / the abcs of [triangle] [square] [circle]
3. print design != web design print web
4. print design != web design print web
5. the page != the screen
6. the web is code not paper
7. the web is code
8. content / design / publish content design publish content design publish PRINT WEB
9. the web is not (only) visual see web user touch hear think?
10. grids are about control in print the designer is god […] we need to rethink this role abandon control and seek a new relationship with the page john allsopp / the dao of web design
11. let go there are no edges. there are no ‘pages’ we’ve made them up mark boulton / a richer canvas
12. grids / web design the dominant task of web design theory is to uncover the syntax of the language of […]
13. print != web when working in print the grid is the foundation when working on the web the code is a foundation
14. the grid is superficial on the web the grid is surface in print there the grid is inseparable from the surface
15. (physically, that is) there is more to design than just the surface, of course
16. the grand unified theory designers should understand code coders should understand design everyone should understand accessibility