Skip to Main Content
The Design Method: A Philosophy and Process for Functional Visual Communication
book

The Design Method: A Philosophy and Process for Functional Visual Communication

by Eric Karjaluoto
August 2013
Beginner content levelBeginner
240 pages
6h 17m
English
New Riders
Content preview from The Design Method: A Philosophy and Process for Functional Visual Communication

Chapter 8. Making Design Real: The Application Stage

Having determined a creative approach, you now build out your design. The Application stage involves prototyping, testing, analysis, and refinement—followed by production and ongoing iteration.

Applying Your Creative Direction

You’ve reached the final stage of the process, and it’s now that you get to the part that feels like design. Many will think it strange to not start creating their design earlier, but they feel this way because they don’t realize that design isn’t solely about building design assets. Only by addressing research, planning, ideation, and visual styles before the Application stage can you then apply all you’ve learned in conjunction with your plan and creative approach. ...

Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Start your free trial

You might also like

Design for the Mind

Design for the Mind

Victor Yocco
The Design Studio Method

The Design Studio Method

Brian K Sullivan

Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9780133438963Purchase book