Why the World Needs Design

Design solves problems. How? Well, that stems from the objective definition of a designer. A proper designing mind requires an intuitive knowledge of the audience, a basic understanding of the psychology behind their behaviors, and a fine-tuned creative mind that seeks out solutions.  Thus, a designing mind can see the objective solution to a problem and then focus on devising another solution to convince an audience that it suits a need. A designer can see the question, form a hypothesis, and produce a theory. When applied, a designer formulates solution B to makes solution A have appeal. Therefore, design is an essential force in solving problems.

Scalable Design in a Mobile World

Remember a couple months ago, when Apple announced the iPhone 4 – with its double-resolution, 960×480 pixel “Retina” display – and everyone in the audience went ‘ooh’ and ‘ahh’?

All I could think about at that moment was, “Wait. What? How are they going to pull that off without everything exploding?” What would he announce next? Cats and dogs living together in harmony?

It’s All About Design

EVERYONE ON THE WEB IS DISOBEYING THEIR MOTHER

The good news is: we can’t help it. …Of course, I’m referring to the fact that the general web-surfing public ‘judges the book by its cover’.  No doubt, if the capabilities of the Internet continue to expand at the current rate, we might just be nestled into our Wall-E style hover chairs by the end of this year.

The old-fashioned way of getting to know the people behind a product or service is becoming obsolete. Sad as this may be – we can’t go back; and understanding how design affects your desired audience’s ‘rapid decision making,’ may mean the difference between sinking or swimming.

Mudbug Design Awards

I am extremely excited and pleased to share that the 2010 Gambit Magazine Best of the Web Awards recognized three Mudbug Media clients as the Best of New Orleans.  An ecommerce website we designed for HADAKI earned a third place recognition, while Ursuline Academy’s website and Ochsner Health System’s Choose Ochsner campaign were recognized as the Best School Website and Best Online Ad Campaign, respectively.

From Cufon to Typekit

Before the advent of Typekit and technologies like Cufon and sIFR, designers were stuck using only the fonts that came bundled with the average computer, so the Internet mostly looked like a gigantic Word Document written in Times New Roman and Arial.

A plain looking website is fine if it functions primarily as an information distribution platform. But if you really want your business or personal website to stand out and stay modern, few things work better and more intrinsically than an inventive and stylistic font.