Posts tagged “design”
I have a feeling Jakob Nielsen may balk at this design but I like it all the same.
When you go to the University of Cambridge’s Research section you’ll be greeted with this menu in the sidebar:
Pretty standard fair. But click on any link under Research at Cambridge…
and you get something that looks like the fair-headed child of a menu and breadcrumbs. The pages higher in the menu hierarchy have upward pointing arrows signalling “click me for a higher-level view” while also having a downward pointing nub that invites the user to drill deeper.
Very sexy!
I had to do a double-take when I saw this banner at the local government hospital. At first glance it looked as if the finger was making a rude gesture.
I really liked the design of Bru-HIMS‘ other posters so I’m willing to look past this little snafu.
Congratulations to Royal Brunei Airlines for receiving the 2014 REBRAND 100 Distinction for their rebranding efforts! I like the new look but then again I’ve always been a fan of simplicity & clean designs.
Yet another major social network changes its user interface. Torches are on your right, pitchforks on your left.
In all seriousness though, the redesign is predominantly cosmetic to unify the experience over different devices. And although it adopts influences from Flat Design it doesn’t fully embrace it — *meh* fonts and all.
I always appreciate a simpler, cleaner design. So no arguments from me.
I’ve long felt that designs you see around Brunei are dated. Heck, I’m one to talk — I only recently flattened the design of this here website! So I think the Ministry of Health should be applauded for the design of their posters promoting Bru-HIMS and the Health Promotion Centre.
Happy Chinese New Year! May we all receive blessings of happiness, health & prosperity in the coming new year!
This year I decided to decorate the old website with something festive for the occasion. You’ve got your regular red lanterns and oranges but this being the Year of the Horse I thought I’d do something… different.
Well, what else did you expect when you crossed a horse and a bird? Because if it ain’t a Pegasus I’d love to know what it is.
Icon Design
OK, let’s deal with the elephant, erm Pony, in the room: the icon is based on Rainbow Dash from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. With that out of the way, let’s talk about the design of the icon itself.
First of all, being an icon I wanted a clean, simple design. If you’ve seen any pictures from the show (or ahem watch it on occasion) you’ll notice the art style is very clean which makes it not only suitable for icons but also relatively easy to render in vector format. Look no further than DeviantArt for proof.
At the same time, I knew I had to maintain the shape of a horse. No point celebrating The Year of the Horse without the horse. That’d be like going on honeymoon without enjoying some honey *wink wink*. My first choice was to use Fluttershy but her silhouette just did not work: I found her long hair ruined the horse outline I was going for. Rainbow Dash on the other hand has shorter hair which simplified the entire process.
Finally, the wings had to come through clearly enough. I mean, it’s a link to Twitter for crying out loud so this horse had to fly! Fortunately, there are many instances of Rainbow Dash flying that I could use as a base for the icon and we eventually ended up with this:
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