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What Exactly is Multidisciplinary Design?
Multidisciplinary Design is about understanding a holistic approach to your creative skills. Rather than focusing on one specialty design field, you draw inspiration from multiple disciplines to boost your creative skills. In today’s world, designers find themselves boxed into narrow categories. We find ourselves defined by our specialities. We become entrenched in these silos and…
Why the Future of Design is Multidisciplinary
A Multidisciplinary approach once defined the greatest innovators in Design. The Bauhaus School taught Multidisicplinary design and Charles and Ray Eames who worked across multiple fields of creative projects are still icons. Charles Rennie Mackintosh designed his projects from the building down to the spoons. Leonardo DaVinci has been dead for over 500 years and…
Inktober: A Designer’s Guide to Social Media Growth
Starting your social media journey as a designer can feel overwhelming, but participating in creative challenges like Inktober can be the perfect starting point. Here’s why it worked for me and how you can make the most of it. Why Inktober? Inktober is probably the largest creative social media challenge online, which makes it an…
An Introduction to Inktober: The Ultimate Drawing Improvement Challenge
It’s that time of year again—Inktober! This annual event gathers the creative industry. Artists, designers, and creatives from all disciplines post one drawing every day throughout October. Inktober is an amazing challenge. It unites artists and designers. It allows you to consistently post on social media and find your community. Most importantly, it helps every…
The Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide for Designers in 2024
Nollie Design’s Christmas guide offers practical, skill-expanding gifts for designers across nine key disciplines, from graphic design to industrial design. It emphasizes the importance of multidisciplinary design for innovation and provides budget-friendly to premium gift ideas, including sketchbooks, 3D printing pens, and high-end laptops. Gifts promote designers’ growth and creativity.
Why I Like Adobe: A Designer’s Journey and Honest Review
As a designer who’s been using Adobe since 2010, I’ve seen my career evolve through graphic design, digital media, makerspaces, and industrial design. Now I want to share the overlaps to help you build a list of transferable design skills.Throughout this journey, Adobe has been my constant companion, adapting and growing alongside me. Here’s my…
Why You Should Unlock Your Creativity with Multidisciplinary Design
My Unconventional Design Journey Design is about solving problems. Whether you’re in Graphics, Interiors or Product Design. But for me, I didn’t have a normal path in the design world. Where I grew up the number of creative jobs is pretty limited and you were happy to just end up in the creative industry. I…
The Start of Nollie: Embracing Multidisciplinary Design
First off, let’s address the key difference between my background and other designers. It might help explain my path to becoming a multidisciplinary designer. I didn’t start my career after a 4-year university course, that came later. I did two years training in visual design, got a HND (which is like the Scottish version of…
An Introduction to Graphic Design for Industrial Designers
In today’s dynamic creative landscape, the lines between design disciplines are increasingly blurred. For industrial designers, this presents an exciting opportunity to expand their multidisciplinary skill set, explore new creative territories, and gain a significant competitive edge in the job market. For starters, having an understanding of Graphic Design will have a huge impact on…
Learning from The Bauhaus: How to Start in Multidisciplinary Design
The Timeless Relevance of Bauhaus Ever found yourself marvelling at the clean lines and functional beauty of a classic Bauhaus design? Well, buckle up, because we’re about to take a journey back in time to explore how this revolutionary school of thought can supercharge your approach to multidisciplinary design today. I’m Connor O’Neill, a multidisciplinary…