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Title:
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Designing Interface Aesthetics: A Methodology Promoting Inspiration, Community, and Recontextualization
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Creator:
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Beaty, Jason William
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Subject:
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Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Interactive Design and Game Development
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Subject:
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Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Interactive Design and Game Development
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Rights:
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Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Abstract:
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Designing effective aesthetics is an important task of an interface designer. Interface
aesthetics addresses indicators of functionality, influences attitudes and decisions
subconsciously, communicates information, and promotes user enjoyment. A methodology based
on multi-disciplinary research helps designers of interface aesthetics solve challenges without
committing them to a process that is irrelevant or a hindrance to creativity. While reviewing a
potential methodology, three foundational principles are examined: inspiration, community, and
recontextualization. Inspiration allows established influences to combine into new ideas.
Community brings diverse perspectives together to redefine problems and recognize new
solutions. Recontextualization synthesizes the design input from inspiration and community into
new ideas. Current design practices and an experimental online tool are referenced to illustrate
the application of these principles on the design of interface aesthetics. Research suggests
practices for the effective implementation of these principles.
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Publisher:
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Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design
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Date:
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2014-04
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Format:
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PDF : 46 p. : ill; MP4
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