The 2021 edition of ValueLabs Design Inspire Conference was themed around the phrase Regenerate & Evolve. Like last year, we wanted to create the generative identity patterns for our participants and the theme called out for it nevertheless. Our team wanted to pick natural phenomena as a concept to visualize the generative patterns and this gave a chance for us to explore both organic and geometrical renders. Below I discuss the ideation process for the same, our iterations through multiple concepts, and our final choice.
Read MoreLumen is an experiment in the field of generative design and dynamic branding which investigates the use of computer algorithms to define brand graphic system instead of manually creating its instances. The generative algorithm, also named Lumen, converts the data collected from the registrants at ValueLabs Design Inspire conference 2020, into unique, organic, and personalized visual assets that are manifested as attendee takeaways like ID cards, Zoom backgrounds, etc.
Read MoreLanguage – the words and sentences used to make our intentions known to others and help us understand others’ intentions toward us – are only part of human-to-human communication. Non-verbal communication makes up three quarters of our ability to communicate.
Within weeks of being born we learn the meaning of a whole physical language, from a mother’s smile to a sibling’s frown. From thereon, how we sit, how we stand, where we look and what we do with our hands and feet give us clues about the thoughts, sincerity and mood of others. This article tries to discuss the possible use cases of this form of communication with a machine aka human computer interaction.
Read MoreOur first design project (DP-I) was all about knowing ourselves, our social groups and our community better. One of the most prominent ways to do that is by the means of an Ethnographic study of the concerned group. At its heart, ethnography is the study of cultures. But what does it mean to KNOW a social group? And how do we as designers or rather ethnographers find it out? How does one's involvement in a social group affect its dynamics? How does the researcher celebrates or condemns social practices of the group in his/her writings based on his/her limited understanding of the world? What is the basis of these judgements?
Read MoreAs I embark a new journey into the world of design, it would be wise to jot down my initial thoughts.
At NID, as part of our foundation course, the first assignment given to us was to make a poster that displayed our perception of design. Being not very good at poster making, maybe my post will do some justice to the submission.
I hope that as time passes by, my thoughts and ideologies grow more refined.
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