Aug 11, 2018

9: Designing news, the color orange and editorial design

By Team Stark • Issue #9 • View online

Hey! Welcome to A Stark Difference in Design: A collection of articles, news and inspiration with a focus on accessibility, color and designing world-class products for everyone. We try to curate signal in a world full of noise. 📝

Tidbits from the web

The etymology of Orange

+ The etymology of Orange

Until the 16th century, there was no word for that color in English and even then, when writers referenced it, they said something like “that thing that is the color of an orange”

Which came first? The color or the fruit? Clearly the fruit. The same applies for the tangerine. 🤯

+ Product Design For Kids: A UX Guide To The Child’s Mind

“Designing a good children’s app is more than just dumbing down adult concepts.” (Tanya Unger) The essence of designing a successful product for them lies in understanding their differences from and similarities to adults.

A great design write up on process and guides which also completely wash away the myth that in order to design products for children, we must “dumb down” to their level. News flash: It’s the complete opposite. The mini-humans are beyond intelligent.

+ Something we’re thinking about

We’re all just temporarily abled. — Sara Soueidan

Felicity White

@flickachuu

Currently attending #code18. My favourite quote so far is: "We're all just temporarily abled"
Remember to think about designing and developing websites and applications to be inclusive and accessible for our users! <3<3 #a11y #webdev

10:09 PM - 1 Aug 2018

Bookworms

A page out of Designing News

+ Designing News: Changing the World of Editorial Design and Information Graphics

Unsurprisingly published by Gestalten, this book itself should make the headline news of Design. It is beautiful — from copy to visuals. The website itself is simplicity at its finest.

Updates on Stark:

+ Thanks so much to everyone who participated in the survey. The feedback was extremely valuable!

+ Michael and I (Cat) just got back from San Francisco where we planned and worked side by side on something new. Full Disclosure: We’ve had our lips sealed about something huge we’ve been working really hard on for the last couple of weeks. More on that very soon. It’s beautiful…

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