Artefact: Agency, Action and Movement

Storytelling through design: building powerful stories with your data

In this skillshare, you will learn about the power of storytelling and how to apply these techniques to create social impact. The workshop will introduce you to creative strategies and methodologies- such as role playing, experience mapping, and visual thinking- to create empathy and increase the engagement level of your target audience. Leveraging system thinking and data visualization techniques, you will participate in fun activities to…

Visual Tools for Developing and Sharing Ideas

“I’ve had the experience of walking into a client’s office a year and half after we did a session with them and finding that the giant foam core boards containing our single frame visuals are still up on the wall, and still being referenced. I have seen clients hang our scribing in their offices as memento of great design session. I know of cases in which clients are able to reuse a presentation we created to deliver talks over the course of a…

Vinyl Pulse: J★RYU Interview: When A F.A.D. Isnt Just a FAD

J★RYU Interview: When A F.A.D. Isn’t Just a FAD<br>[We recently had a chance to spend several hours talking to J★RYU at his studio about his impressive It’s a F.A.D. Dunny from Kidrobot , which was released in two 20” editions at the end of last year and will close with a pair of 8” editions to be released Tuesday (1.12.15). He shared insight on the nuances behind the Dunny’s name, his design approach and philosophy, the significance of keys + locks in…

The UX of Learning UX is Broken

Great designers justify every decision they make along the way to getting to the final product. And learning to think like a designer doesn’t happen in a few weeks<br>Article No :1653 | July 11, 2016 | by Dan Maccarone, Sarah Doody<br>It’s May of 1999, the heart of the dot-com boom. I walk into my first “professional” job as an information architect (what we would call User Experience today). I was an arrogant 22-year-old who had not only been creating websites since…

Much More than Making Things

A lot of Japanese phrases get thrown around in the business world, particularly in manufacturing. It’s no wonder why, since Japan is one of the most successful industrial societies of the past century. “Kaizen” is thrown around like a mantra, and the Kanban system is a great excuse to buy index cards. “Poka-Yoke” is mistaken for the Hokey-Pokey, while “Hoshin Kanri” and “Yokoten” are talked about at length, but usually viewed as distant cultural ideas. One concept that often gets lost in the…

The Importance of STEAM Learning

If you are familiar with the technology or educational sectors, you have undoubtedly heard that STEM, which is educational focus in science, tech, engineering and math, is being changed to STEAM, to include the arts. This is an initiative that is being accepted on an increasing scale by institutions, corporations, and education and tech professionals,and we here at Vidcode are totally on board<br>STEAM learning is…

Bringing Art School to Law School: Can Legal Design Change the Practice of Law?

A discussion of legal design's impact and potential.

30 Beautiful Modern Fireplaces For Winter Design Ideas — Design & Decorating

Portable heaters installed on the side of the house are also important preparations. For those who already have a home, of course having a fireplace as a h

What’s New This Summer in Web Design?

This summer has promised to bring in a new wave of web design ideas that will surely tickle your fancy. If your business’s website is a bit drab, and you want a big overhaul this summer, then you a…

How the Twin Cities could be designed for winter livability

A few humble street corners show us how to create a "patio culture" year-round.

The 9 most beautiful buildings in the world, according to architects

Like paintings and sculptures, buildings can be beautiful works of art.<br>We asked architects to tell us the one building that's a design game-change

The Art of Social Change: Building Community, Catalyzing Change

Many art and design projects depend on the collaboration of community partners and others to achieve their objectives. The "Art" of Social Change series offers practical tips for impactful partnerships around art serving to build community and catalyze social change. This workshop will discuss identifying and selecting potential partners, garnering support and resources, and the…

These Home Design Trends Are Everywhere This Summer

If you’re thinking about refreshing your home this summer, you want to make sure your design choices are timely and on-trend.<br>But what, exact

3 Design Features to Keep a Building Warm During a Winter Storm

Keeping a building warm during a winter storm is very important, especially when there is a blackout and occupants must stay inside.

5 Final Steps Before Completing Any Retouch

Having a process is one of the most essential keys to success in art, design, and photography. In this tutorial we will look at what to do after we have completed all of the major changes to our portrait retouch. In the beginning of our retouching we will commonly address larger issues like blemishes, distractions, tone smoothing, dodging and burning, and color corrections. But, after completing the major steps of our retouch, what are the finalizing steps in our process? Let's take a…

7 Outdoor Lighting Design Tips to Brighten Your Space This Summer

The Break Room: “What design and/or development-related books are on your summer reading list?”

Continuously adding to your breadth of knowledge is important. Whether it be by taking continuing education courses and attending seminars, or reading books and listening to industry podcasts, it is important to constantly seek new information and viewpoints. ​We asked a few GS&amp;P employees to tell us what design and/or development-related books or podcasts are on their lists this summer.

9 Easy Ways To Create Good Vibes In Your Home

Share on<br>Everything is energy. That’s a very abstract statement, I know. When you’re really feeling stuck or challenged in life, the idea of “changing your energy" can seem impossible and out of reach.<br>But it can actually be really easy to change the energy around you and create an amazing platform for the money, love, health, creativity, or peace that you desire.<br>When I learned about Chi, the name given to life force, my understanding of energy became much more concrete.<br>Chi…

5 Feng Shui Habits To Help You Find More Flow In Your Life

Share on<br>Days when you're “in the zone” are spectacular, right? It’s almost like you’ve become a channel for ideas and solutions as things fall into place in this flowing state of life.<br>In the ancient art of feng shui , the state of flowing energy, or chi, is the ideal. If energy gets stuck in your home, it produces stagnation or “sha chi” (aka: bad vibes) that depress a space and the people in it. When a space is free of obstacles,…