Week3: Origination

The Laws of Simplicity

Chapter 2: organise

1. What does the acronym SLIP mean according to Maeda?

Sort, Label, Integrate and Prioritise.

2. Defins each character of the acromym, SLIP in one sentence

Organisation

3. What does Meada say only a pinkie away?

She is refering to the TAB key and knowing things on your keyboard. It is about getting things done quicker, shourtcuts, etc.

4. Why is this important to us as designers?

Save time, more visually appealing.

5. What are the principles of gestalt psychological theory?

Gestalt psychology or gestaltism is a theory of mind and brain positing that the operational principle of the brain is holistic, parallel and anolog, with self -organizing tendencies http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gestalt_psychology

6. Where might one find the aesthetics of blur?

It is common in the history of art, Ipod, apple mouse.

7. why is blur important in interactive design?

Bluring in art negattes the exact representation and evokes imagination and creativity when it is represented differently.
( Amelia Nankivell)

8. why do good designers squint when they look at something?

Focusing on it, to find corract balance.


Thinking game

1. A person nods his/her head up and down-

understand, agreeing, conversation, listening to the music, and bopping to it tune.

2. A peerson 's lower lip ttrembles slightly

Cold, Nervous, Chewing gum, Stressed,

3. A person smile slightly

Conversation funny, happy, crazy, greeting someone with a smile.

6. A person inhales quickly

Could mean the person is having an asthma attack, has been running, shocked, excited.

Google Docs

Pros:

• everyone can look thought the idea
• everyone in the group can shar the idea and see work group
• Shar the information to other gruop

Cons:

• anothing thing need to keep update
• maybe not too many people keep updat their work all the time.