Tangible Design

Design is often considered to be used primarily for art, however I tend to take for granted the practicable uses that design posses as well. In reading chapters 13 and 14 of Digital Foundations I was not only informed, but also reminded of the very prominence  design has. The major example that the book uses is news paper layouts.

Through the use of design tools such as InDesign and Photoshop, newspapers are able to create perfect columns such as the ones found in The Washington Post. When we read the newspaper, nine times out of ten we do not even realize the design behind what we are reading. In actuality, design is in everything.

In reading the chapters from Graphic Design, I loved looking at the visuals that provided a more creative paradigm for common and typical concepts such as patterns and texture. One thing that really resonated with me with texture. Not only do physical designs have texture but through certain elements online, designs can posses various textures in the digital world as well.

The following are examples of this digital texture: