早上醒来,错过了公交车。你想,再睡十分钟吧。于是,你又睡了半个小时。
等你收拾停当,看看时间,只有5分钟了。你拿了几个能量棒,走出家门。可是你就差那一步。 又错过了公交车,你回到家。你不想在外面等三十分钟。 你还没吃早饭,你想,我可以吃早饭了。于是你做了早饭。吃了一顿好的早饭。心想终于我可以赶上公交车了。 两个小时就这么过去了。一部电影的时间。 你错过了公交车,人生中肯定错过很多事吧。
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When I watch videos, I’m reading too. I’m not wasting my time. It’s just visual reading rather than textual reading. Although in visual reading it’s hard to find profound beauty though the composition of language. The images themselves are “beautifully” crafted and framed.
In radios, we hear voices and sounds but most importantly messages. We use less of our sight. We even don’t need to open our eyes. But will that be considered a waste of our power? Or do we dive deeper into the message being presented? We hear beautiful voices from the radio, see beautiful images from TV and our other screens. Pages of textbooks that contains knowledge and information are tangible, touchable through our other senses. We can smell them, feel them, and we know it’s there in the space. We don’t get to feel it from our computers because the data resides as codes and in languages that we can’t comprehend. Digital. Can we make digital tangible? I think the premise behind my non-linear way of thinking is that the mind space is not enough. I need extra space to lay down my thoughts and ideas in order to connect the dots. I know that our mind remember things in space and something called a "mind palace" will help us remember ideas and abstract concepts. Laying out our thoughts on a piece of paper will help us see the connections. Besides thinking in space, I think our seeing, hearing, touching senses also help us to think: I write down thoughts and ideas by hand or on computers; I speak out my ideas to others; I read my thoughts talk to myself as I think.
I speculate that our brain is able to calculate in a faster rate from the information gathered visually. But I sometimes miss the opportunity to only use one sense. I like watching a movie without sound, listening to music without visual. People also close their eyes when they kiss. I work more efficiently and focused in ideal environments such as libraries. I feel different when I watch movies in the movie theaters. I find multitasking, some videos unsatisfying even if they lay multiple layers of information on top of each other. There is no point when the message is not clear, and that’s when we get bored. The dangerous thing about this phenomenon is that they trick our visual processing power into believing that there is more to it, but in reality, they just tricked us into believing it. When it comes to the field of design, I feel the same way as well. Sometimes the idea in a design is blank and weak, but they would use some realistic treatment and more elements to trick you into believing that there is a lot to the design when in fact that is not true. We could use a blank piece of model and collage colorful figures, plants, trees, geometric shapes to trick people into believing that we made a great design when we only made it look "realistic" and complex. That goes under our aesthetics nowadays. 由于图片上传排版麻烦,我决定暂时不上传过程照片,只上传结果照片一张,请谅解 问题始于客户对于这个字体的不中意: 客户发来一个水印,要求做一个文字为主的水印,要古朴简约典雅(设计师自己的意会和对客户的了解)
因为印象中有一些台湾设计师的标志设计,所以从网上找了一些所谓的好的中文字体进行比较。 发现这些字体并不好看,于是自己用Zen Brush在iPad上面写字,综合了一些宋体和楷体的特点,将小鲜肉和老男人的特点结合起来,在偏向唐代的楷书中做出一个较为“小鲜肉”的改变。 将这个字体导入Ai,用不同的image tracing导出不同的轮廓。之后再导入PS对照不同轮廓进行修剪得到以下结果: 变成水印之后,效果如下: 客户的反馈是字不够好看。客户发来之前另一个设计师做的一个半成品。 设计师也认为一个竖向排列的字体会更适合古朴的标志设计。此时设计师发现原来的所谓“传统茶品牌”的标志缺失人文关怀,只有手工雕琢出的现代字体才会更有质感和时代的痕迹。 客户说可否将字体抠出来。设计师用这个模糊的图片进行抠图(此处应该发一个高清的,但其实并不必要,领略隶书的韵味就足以达到要求) 可以看出,这个隶书是个很优雅的选择,体现了包装材料的质感。但作为水印,这个字体略显复杂,在屏幕上显示效果可能并不好。客户也说原来的设计意图是要体现包装的质感,要“高大上”。 在没有高清图片的情况下,设计师把这个模糊的图片导入PS进行处理,在进行调节对比度,颜色选择和删除以及橡皮擦矫正之后抠出模糊的字体如下: 想到导入Ai可以通过image trace获得光滑的轮廓,方便后期矫正外形,比较后选择了轮廓描边,得到如下结果: 设计师通过肉眼发现自动补形中出现的缺失问题。在PS中手动用笔刷补上了不合理的缺失,同时对一些不合理的突出手动修改,得到如下结果: 客户需求一个简便的水印加成方法。而新版的微信图片处理可以做到表情贴图。 于是设计师手工倒入了这张无背景的png图片。设计师有微信表情倒入的经验,回想起之前倒入的表情,发现表情倒入时白边并不能自动识别。 于是在PS中增加原图片的白色区域,缩小了图片的大小,并且直接从电脑AirDrop到手机,再进行倒入。 由于需要做水印,设计师将字体涂成10度灰,成功倒入微信表情。客户发来的原设计师的PDF文件中有叶子的设计,于是设计师将叶子和字体结合在一起,放在了玉字的一点旁,形成了有趣的字形: 客户又发来英文Thé说是法语中茶的拼写,作为茶的商标使用。参照原设计师的字体选择,设计师尝试了三个字体: Charlemagne被设计师一眼看中,之后选择的Trajan Pro显得不够装饰,过于直接。还是使用Charlemagne。 在字体的调整上,使用了Lower letter 和增大字体间距的调整。 发觉上面的叶子缺一些层次,视觉中心也显得很强,于是缩小了六片叶子,得到如下结果: 发给客户,客户比较满意,要求水印看效果。于是,设计师把图标变灰加透明度以后带入图片观察效果,发现英文字体略小,在图片中的显示效果略差: 于是增加了英文字体的一个大小级别36-48。仔细观察又将原字母é上面的装饰改成一片叶子,得到统一的结果。最终成果如下: 设计体会: 设计师对于客户的认识和理解是了解设计意图的第一步。设计师需要用敏锐的眼光发掘客户语义背后的要求。 设计师曾经和客户在茶艺社的海报上进行过合作,做出了第一张海报。客户的眼光是很独到的,也符合设计师的审美,于是合作还是比较愉快的。虽然当时过程很辛苦,进行了无数次修改,但结果是有目共睹的。 如今,设计师在设计过程的理解已经更进一步,于是在面临设计选择时才能更从容。通过以上的设计过程描述,发现其实设计师做的美观方面的选择只是表达设计师自己和对设计对象理解的传达方式。设计过程体现在对问题的分析和理解以及对设计方向的把控。软件的运用只是传达设计思想的一个工具,不应阻碍设计过程。设计师也应当有具体问题具体分析和开放解决问题的态度。 总体来看,这是一次比较愉快的合作。设计师也获得了成长。 然而还没完: 在设计师觉得已经圆满完成任务的时候,又传来新的消息。客户觉得笔画又太圆润,喜欢原来的质感设计。又说能否把Thé改成Chá以增加民族自豪感。建议是不错,设计师同意并做出让步。 设计是永远结束不了的。其实我也没做什么,最后还是回到原点。 原来的设计就很好,是经过思考的好设计。笔画似乎是经过深思熟虑做出的: 所以目前得到的最终结果如下,不知道还有没有什么变化: 设计过程暂时告一段落。 公园二零一七年四月二日凌晨两点写于设计师在密歇根州立大学的公寓。 Shooting a video at home doesn’t help me at all. It only makes me dizzy.
I watched a lot of videos, and I felt bad. I am a consumer that consumed lots of videos, but I need to make things and I need to move. I had a glass of Jack Daniels and coke, and out for a walk. I felt fine, even if it’s super cold outside. The walk, the wind, music, moon, moving cars, sidewalk, tree branches, people walking by, all became my experience. Is it better than watching videos? Content on the internet? I guess not moving and watching moving pictures just making me dizzy. That’s the same if I don’t talk to my friends. But I say I need alone time, and that walk is just what I needed. Getting up late makes me a worst version of myself. I watched lots of cooking shows on YouTube these two days, and before that, camera reviews and photography. It’s not doing with real photography, although I found some people to follow on Instagram. When I was walking, the most connection I felt is the vibration of my phone. WeChat connects me to my friends and family. But then I think back to my childhood, when that wasn’t a thing. How do I connect to my friends? It’s a different world now. I remember the hug I had with my mom. I knew that feeling when I wanted it to last forever. I remembered that moment. Then I remembered the first toy camera, the black film camera I had in my Grandparents’ home. The green stove, the sofa they get from Shanghai, the outdoor toilet, the kitchen, the vegetables we grow. It’s so far away, but it comes back in my memory. I couldn’t have ever thought I would walk like this in the US. I don’t even know about another city. I learned about them in my textbooks. I learned Michael Jackson in a music video. I was amazed, astonished and of course I didn’t know a lot about English. But now, I am sitting in front of my computer, which by the way was an absolute luxury for me. I got my computer in my 5th grade. I used the computer to get online and play video games. My world was so small. I still remember the way I learned to use a keyboard. And why we had to wear shoe covers to go to the computer labs. We couldn’t go to the internet cafes underage of course. Well the bad boys went there to play games. Now I am here, and I seemed like a good boy. Going into the high school was my only goal, and I didn’t have a passion. My passion would be to go out and see. Now, I am here, in the United States, living by myself. It’s quite an achievement isn’t it? Being able to get here to study is what I thought impossible. I even thought anything should be fine if I get out of my country. It’s not. Getting out of my hometown to study in Shanghai gave me some kind of comfort. Speaking of comfort, I need to get out of it. I am in it. Oh well. by老卖
哟 客官 您来啦 客官 您请啊 来到我们这儿 就别见外啦 来 客官 您里面儿走 您好好瞧瞧 看我们各式各样的房间 选择那么多 总有合适的 今天进哪个 都您说的算 哟 客官 今天哪阵风把您给刮来啦 客官 您甭跟我客气 您来照顾我生意 我怎么也得给您最好的不是 客官 我这儿等你好久了 这次重新开业 都是为了您呀 客官啊 我知道您有眼力见儿 这儿最好的 全都给你留着呢 您看看我 看我这白头发 都是愁的呀 您来我们这儿赏光 我们蓬荜生辉啊 客官啊 我知道您忙啊 外面很辛苦 来我们家好好放松吧 一定给您吃好喝好玩儿好的 您可别见外啊 客官啊 之前有的不愉快 您大人不记小人过 我给您赔礼道歉 以后您来我们这儿 这就是您自个儿家 客官啊客官 我在这儿自言自语 您能听得到吗 真的希望 你永远是我的客官啊 I wish there is a program that does this for us.
When we design things, we have a set of parameters in our minds. There is the cost, function, sustainability, maintenance, style and other considerations. We use "Form" to express our ideas and change the landscape so that we can passively change people's lives. It's not direct, nor can people easily see the benefit in value and capital. Is the paradox in our profession a product of capitalism? We do simulations of different design solutions in our minds, and that's what makes it hard. Our brain is not that complex, and we have to consider less if we want to make progress in less time. By doing design, we are looking for a solution that solves the "problem" or creates other "problems." The question is, what do you want? Sometimes, designers are mere translator of a bad idea. Good design is always a reflection of good decision making. I think the design process starts from defining the problem. We can say the new Cleveland Public Square is a great design, but the fact that the city wants a unified public space is the driver of change, at least from the start. It's hard to say if a design is successful or not. People's opinions are largely subjective, although rating systems such as LEED and SITE are built to measure the sustainability aspect of our built environment. People sometimes like a place not based on how easy it is to navigate, or how sustainable it is, but how they feel when they are there. To me, to say how successful a place is designed, it's more like asking people what is the meaning of life; Is it the pursuit of happiness, or is it violence, power or dominance? What do you want from design? But first, what do you want from yourself? 飞机上看见
迷雾里的城 他们 已习以为常 炎热的夏日 浮躁的是社会 人们低着头 聚在一起 看高楼和农田 还是别的什么 一个妈妈说 快看,天空好美 我看着窗外 却看不清 天空已经五颜六色 我哭了
人有时候需要迷失。 喜欢虚拟,更喜欢现实。 真实的自然,风和阳光。 但我迷失,我们迷失,我们想迷失。 在现实,我听到噪音。 汽车,还有冰箱。 时钟嘀嗒,风扇轰隆,窗外装修的人。 打开音响,不知道在听什么。 说过不后悔, 但人错的时候,谁是清醒的。 就这样被现实吞噬, 被酒精麻醉,是快乐的。 你,我, 都活在一个世界。 现实和虚拟, 迷失和快乐。 |
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