​​​📝​ Core 1 Interaction Week 2 Notes

​​Figma Overview

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​​Figma 101
​​Watch before you do your homework
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​​https://youtu.be/cCNLD5IZY34
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​​Interview Discussion

​​In small groups share your interview annotation with one another. Then answer the questions in the shared Figma app.
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​​https://www.figma.com/file/m6rF3tWLKaDMCthOVzs13l/Interview-Analysis?node-id=0%3A1
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​​Groups

​​Shravani, Ira, Zein
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​​Erin, Varda, Jasmine, Hanyu
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​​Nabeeha, Jessie, Aarya, Yi
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​​Themis, Haley, Viviann
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​​Chloe, Rand, Vanessa
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​​15 Minute break and then 15 minutes to work on this

​​Reconvene at 10:30 to review your answers

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​​Interview Examples from my archive

​​As we look through these examples, consider the balance between utility and stylistic choices.
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​​Questions
  • ​​When do you think it’s important to let the content speak for itself?
  • ​​When does the design compliment the content?
  • ​​What role does the designer has in shaping the content?
  • ​​How do the designer’s decisions add up in their body of work?
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​​Dot, Dot, Dot No. 18 (2009) – “The Uneditor” Randall McLeod in conversation with Mark Owens. Designed by Stuart Bailey & David Reinfurt

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​​The Gentlewoman (A/W 2014) Interview with jewelry designer Francesca Amfitheatrof and Penny Martin

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​​Sofa Issue 01 – Life is a Chatroom (2016) Gen Z: Identityflex (Interview with Gen Z teenagers who are on the LGBTQAI spectrum)

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​​Joon Issue 01 (2020) – Design by Fisk Projects