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Communication During Social Distancing
As designers we work best with good communication skills with your team. But with social distancing taking place and masks required, how do we keep the design flow strong? As places are re-opening there are ways, we can create a system to be more efficient in a work environment. Like using color bracelets to identify how lenient you are to talk to others. At DI we are wearing masks and wiping down surfaces to keep each other safe. We encourage the red bracelet. What can you come up with?
(Photo from Ryanne Armand on Linkedin)
Diversity in Design
At Design Interface, we support all BIPOC and want more diversity in the design community. This article The American Institute of Graphic Arts wrote about why diversity and inclusion is important. Designing for inclusivity is keeping in mind all types of people, not excluding any group; age, ability, race, gender, economic status.
(Image by AIGA Chicago)
2020 Color Trends From Shutterstock
Every year we anticipate a color of the year from Pantone, but, I also discovered that the color of the year crosses over to other industries like Shutterstock. Shutterstock appreciates how essential color is to design, marketing, and everything in-between after all we constantly look for the best image or background to use in our designs. To come up with their colors of the year they sorted through customer downloads and analyze color pixel data from those images. This year Sutterstock’s three bold, saturated hues to trend in 2020 are Lush Lava, Aqua Menthe, and Phantom Blue. To find out more about these colors go to, https://www.shutterstock.com/blog/trends/2020-color-trends.
An extra bonus that you will discover in the article are the hottest color trends of the year from around the world.
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GymValet: Gym Sanitizing System
That “killer cardio” class at the gym might take on a new meaning for people worried about COVID-19. Exercise is a prescription for good physical and mental health, but how can gym staff keep up with cleaning and sanitizing?
The answer lies with the GymValet. Brainchild of Dr. Bruce Sherman, this product was designed here in the Design Interface studios. It minimizes germ growth in gyms by making it easier and more convenient for exercisers to sanitize fitness equipment. We’ve been manufacturing the GymValet for Dr. Sherman for over 15 years and recently received big orders from gyms in China. Order yours now to keep a safe and clean gym environment! ~ Anna
2020 Women In Design Conference
IDSA is holding an event, Women In Design, to disrupt decades-old patterns of inequality by establishing a new, more inclusive and balanced design industry. Listen to designers who represent different practices including industrial design, UX, service design and more.
I attended the 2018 Women in Design Conference in Chicago and it was empowering to talk and network with other woman designers. I highly recommend it!
-Anna
Keyshot Brings Designs to Life
Keyshot is a powerful program used to create 3D renderings, animations and interactive visuals. The models can be customized with different environments, interactive labeling, texture mapping, physical lighting, and animations. Using Keyshot to visualize the product or packaging can help sell to the customer and make the product “come to life.” Contact us for a Keyshot rendering or animation of your new products.
-Anna
2019 Well Done Products
These are some products we think were well done in 2019.
- A) The LARQ Bottle is the world’s first self-cleaning water bottle and water purification system. It uses UV-C LED light to eliminate up to 99.9999% of bio-contaminants from your water and bottle.
- B) The Xbox Adaptive Controller is a unified hub for devices that helps make gaming more accessible for gamers with limited mobility.
- C) The Burst toothbrush is an innovative toothbrush with a 2 minute timer, made out of charcoal bristles, and the most affordable in the market for it’s features.
- D) GE Sol Connected Smart Light Fixture works with Amazon Alexa is a modern design that fits into any home with smart features.
– Anna
