A List Apart has posted a really wonderful list of essential resources for web desgin newbies, a task that I have been trying to tackle here to help guide my students. This list is really top quality and addresses many of the same topics I was discussing recently.
Picking up from my previous post about Hillman Curtis’s video interviews with great designers, here are some great podcast and streaming interviews with some talented designers who share insights about their creative process. All of these designers are talented at developing visual representations of concepts. Pop these interviews on your iPod for a nice little design lesson on the go.
When getting started in the interactive design field you can find yourself a bit intimidated by the breadth of knowledge required to succeed. Design, programming, and user science are each multi-facited with much to learn and explore in each sub-discipline under the umbrella of interactive design. Here are a few great articles that can give you a head start on fundamentals free of charge! Don’t you just love this internet thing?
Hillman Curtis created a wonderful series of short videos sponsorded by AIGA and Adobe in which he interviews some of the best designers of our generation including Paula Scher, Milton Glaser, and David Carson. The videos give insight into the creative process of each designer delivering sage advice for vetran and novice designers alike.
Curtis also has some great video interviews with Josh Davis talking about how he merges analog and digital drawing methodologies in his work, and discussing a project for BMW. You can watch all of Hillman Curtis’ videos on his site.
