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Interface design vs. graphic design

Interface design is when one is designing something that will be used by humans. The understanding of how a user thinks, learns and adapts is important knowledge.

I’m not down playing graphic design in any way, it’s just different. For example, graphic designers have the intention to grab an emotional response visually. While Interface designers have the intention to grab a logical response mentally.

At last! Someone told one of the simplest truths in our profession.

Read the article on: http://m1k3.net/archives/distinction_between_interfaces_and_graphics

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Icon design: an inside view

Jon Hicks recently talked about icon design at Future of Web Design conference. If there’s one man I admire on this design area, this person is Mr. Hicks.

So, I do recommend his presentation (17.3 MB, .pdf file) on icon design. It’s amazing and very very insightful.