For individuals who are neither designers nor artists, it may seem like those who are, use a lot of smoke and mirrors, magically whipping up each stunning creation. Artistic talent and creativity can certainly aid and enhance the final result, but design, in particular, generally follows a process. Each designer — or design group — develops a method for solving problems, then evolves that method over time. While no one person or group may view a problem from the same perspective, general similarities often appear in their approach.
As I mentioned in a previous log entry about my CSS Zen Garden submission, I thought it might be interesting to share the process I went through to create the design titled Golden Mean. Designing one page for the Garden wasn’t a full-scale project, and definitely not done for a discerning client under contract or any type of compensation agreement. But about halfway through the creation of the piece, I noticed I was following a traditional (albeit somewhat condensed) process often used for larger projects… Read more »
