Comments for Mark Cossey - Graphic and Web Designer http://www.burning.me I'm a freelance Graphic and Web Designer based in Brighton and Hove Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:38:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Drop the drop shadow by Better button bevels | Mark Cossey - Graphic and Web Designer http://www.burning.me/2010/06/drop-the-drop-shadow/comment-page-1/#comment-2629 Better button bevels | Mark Cossey - Graphic and Web Designer Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:38:35 +0000 http://www.burning.me/?p=633#comment-2629 [...] a follow on to my drop the drop shadow post a while back, I’ve now decided to have a dig at the ‘Bevel and Emboss’ [...] [...] a follow on to my drop the drop shadow post a while back, I’ve now decided to have a dig at the ‘Bevel and Emboss’ [...]

]]> Comment on A day of User Interface Design by admin http://www.burning.me/2010/08/a-day-of-user-interface-design/comment-page-1/#comment-2594 admin Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:14:51 +0000 http://www.burning.me/?p=819#comment-2594 I've never really considered the use of the binary symbols Alasdhair. So the common 'on/off" symbol is basically a combined '1' and '0'? I did some extensive icon design work for a children's blog/email/calendar interface and we had to re-consider the icons in use today and their relevance. Very interesting work. I’ve never really considered the use of the binary symbols Alasdhair. So the common ‘on/off” symbol is basically a combined ’1′ and ’0′?

I did some extensive icon design work for a children’s blog/email/calendar interface and we had to re-consider the icons in use today and their relevance. Very interesting work.

]]> Comment on A day of User Interface Design by Alasdhair http://www.burning.me/2010/08/a-day-of-user-interface-design/comment-page-1/#comment-2588 Alasdhair Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:58:03 +0000 http://www.burning.me/?p=819#comment-2588 A lot of UI design is cultural. More than many people realize, especially those working in that field. I'm looking at a desk lamp when I write this and its on/off switch is a rocker marked I and O, with no serifs. Someone unschooled in binary may wonder what words the I and the O stand for, does O stand for On or Off, and what does I stand for? Illuminate? Luckily the trial and error is rapid and the error part has no downside. Imagine though if it were an airbag on/off switch. And a lot of the cultural aspects of UI design are icon-based as well. I once saw a task delivery system where the operators saw an icon of a pencil snapping in half. I asked what it meant. It was to pause the delivery of the tasks. Oh, I get it. Pause delivery... take a break... break the pencil. How can anyone put an English language pun in a UI element? Another example: a UI that had an icon of a striding man that was used to start the processing of a named rule. To run the rule, hence a man running. Only in certain selected languages would that have any meaning of course. I was only thankful that the icon designer had not been thinking of executing the rule! A lot of UI design is cultural. More than many people realize, especially those working in that field. I’m looking at a desk lamp when I write this and its on/off switch is a rocker marked I and O, with no serifs. Someone unschooled in binary may wonder what words the I and the O stand for, does O stand for On or Off, and what does I stand for? Illuminate? Luckily the trial and error is rapid and the error part has no downside. Imagine though if it were an airbag on/off switch.

And a lot of the cultural aspects of UI design are icon-based as well.

I once saw a task delivery system where the operators saw an icon of a pencil snapping in half. I asked what it meant. It was to pause the delivery of the tasks. Oh, I get it. Pause delivery… take a break… break the pencil. How can anyone put an English language pun in a UI element?

Another example: a UI that had an icon of a striding man that was used to start the processing of a named rule. To run the rule, hence a man running. Only in certain selected languages would that have any meaning of course. I was only thankful that the icon designer had not been thinking of executing the rule!

]]> Comment on A day of User Interface Design by David Lewis http://www.burning.me/2010/08/a-day-of-user-interface-design/comment-page-1/#comment-2553 David Lewis Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:59:56 +0000 http://www.burning.me/?p=819#comment-2553 In good design, aesthetics and function are one. In good design, aesthetics and function are one.

]]> Comment on My logo design process by Caná Día a Día » Archivo del blog » PROCESO DE DISEÑO DE UN LOGOTIPO http://www.burning.me/2010/01/my-logo-design-process/comment-page-1/#comment-2362 Caná Día a Día » Archivo del blog » PROCESO DE DISEÑO DE UN LOGOTIPO Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:56:24 +0000 http://www.burning.me/?p=132#comment-2362 [...] Aqui les dejamos el enlace Esta entrada fue escrita un Tuesday 17 August , 2010 a las 6:56 pm y esta archivada en Noticias. Puedes seguir los comentarios gracias a nuestro feed RSS 2.0. Podés dejar un comentario, o tambien un trackback desde tu sitio. [...] [...] Aqui les dejamos el enlace Esta entrada fue escrita un Tuesday 17 August , 2010 a las 6:56 pm y esta archivada en Noticias. Puedes seguir los comentarios gracias a nuestro feed RSS 2.0. Podés dejar un comentario, o tambien un trackback desde tu sitio. [...]

]]> Comment on A day of User Interface Design by 23 Fresh And Useful Articles For Graphic Designers And Web Designers http://www.burning.me/2010/08/a-day-of-user-interface-design/comment-page-1/#comment-2358 23 Fresh And Useful Articles For Graphic Designers And Web Designers Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:55:56 +0000 http://www.burning.me/?p=819#comment-2358 [...] A day of User Interface Design [...] [...] A day of User Interface Design [...]

]]> Comment on A day of User Interface Design by admin http://www.burning.me/2010/08/a-day-of-user-interface-design/comment-page-1/#comment-2314 admin Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:07:15 +0000 http://www.burning.me/?p=819#comment-2314 Good idea Nick. Head cam, heart rate monitor and thought bubbles too? The lock on my front door is a bit sticky so those thoughts would need censoring. Good idea Nick. Head cam, heart rate monitor and thought bubbles too? The lock on my front door is a bit sticky so those thoughts would need censoring.

]]> Comment on A day of User Interface Design by Nick http://www.burning.me/2010/08/a-day-of-user-interface-design/comment-page-1/#comment-2312 Nick Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:54:11 +0000 http://www.burning.me/?p=819#comment-2312 cool idea. be sweet (if not time consuming) to take it to the total extreme in a video, show everything that you have to interface with, door handles, road signs/markings and the restaurent menu. cool idea. be sweet (if not time consuming) to take it to the total extreme in a video, show everything that you have to interface with, door handles, road signs/markings and the restaurent menu.

]]> Comment on A day of User Interface Design by 165+ Fresh and Useful Articles for Web Designers and Freelancers — tripwire magazine http://www.burning.me/2010/08/a-day-of-user-interface-design/comment-page-1/#comment-2294 165+ Fresh and Useful Articles for Web Designers and Freelancers — tripwire magazine Tue, 17 Aug 2010 07:39:01 +0000 http://www.burning.me/?p=819#comment-2294 [...] A day of User Interface Design [...] [...] A day of User Interface Design [...]

]]> Comment on How to create a vector rubber stamp effect – quickly by Using a Spot UV on a business card | Mark Cossey - Graphic and Web Designer http://www.burning.me/2010/02/how-to-create-a-vector-rubber-stamp-effect-quickly/comment-page-1/#comment-2086 Using a Spot UV on a business card | Mark Cossey - Graphic and Web Designer Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:56:53 +0000 http://www.burning.me/?p=164#comment-2086 [...] graphical elements of the card were created in Photoshop and then vectorized in Illustrator. It’s important to created vector shapes for your Spot UV print to maintain [...] [...] graphical elements of the card were created in Photoshop and then vectorized in Illustrator. It’s important to created vector shapes for your Spot UV print to maintain [...]

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