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Introduction
Design is fun. Go ahead and say
it aloud: “Design is fun.” Sometimes having fun when designing feels like
a foreign concept, something said by those not truly in-the-know about
the complexities of design and the gutclenching amount of work (abuse?)
designers are dealt. But breathe deeply, repeat that phrase as air expands
your lungs, and realize there’s
some truth there.
This play process takes the traditional way of designing and flips it around.
turn to you and say, “Here’s a process that shows designers how to make form first which encourages experimentation.” This play process takes the traditional way of designing and flips it around. Instead of the final step
being form derived from concept development, my process starts with
form. You begin with one graphic thing of your making and just build on
it until content occurs simultaneously.
This manual outlines a play formula that has no firm
direction, no concrete deadline to drag it down. It’s organic. Yet
the final creations will always prove surprising and inspiring, and the
only thing to do is make something. The act of making is a creative
jump-start to generate ideas. Take this
base process, work it until
it becomes yours, and go design already!
