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Some Musings On Multidisciplinary Design…
Welcome to the Nollie Blog, where you can read more about Multidisciplinary Design.
How To Design For Quantity Using Industrial Design
Are you a designer who wants to expand from 2D visuals to tangible 3D Products? Do you look at design blogs and feel there is a gulf between your skills and designing a physical product? It’s time you understood the principles of Industrial Design.Here at Nollie, we want to demonstrate how you can use the…
Using Jewelry Design Principles To Make Your Designs Feel Wanted
Jewelry Design is a foundational principle in Nollie Design’s 12 Principles for Generalist Designers, teaching how to create timeless, luxurious, and personal items. Emphasizing the deep emotional connections people form with jewelry, the content explores jewelry’s role in history, culture, and as a status symbol. It details the learning curve and investment required for interdisciplinary…
10 Interdisciplinary Designers You Should Know and How to Become One
At Nollie, we want to demonstrate the transferable skills in Design. Being an interdisciplinary designer allows you to see the overlaps between design fields and use them to adapt to different projects with the 12 Principles of Interdisciplinary Design.Learning from other fields of design outside of your specialty allows you to develop a bigger picture…
How to Use Graphic Design to Improve Your Generalist Design Aesthetics
Welcome to our Aesthetics series, where we’ll look at how to improve your visual communication and learn the tricks to make your work look beautiful. Each Principle is linked to a design field, with Aesthetics taking many cues from the world of Graphic Design.Graphic Design is about designing visually appealing work that conveys a functional…
How to Use Time to Create Animations for Generalist Design
How can designers effectively implement animation into their work? How will learning animation benefit a generalist designer looking to expand their inter-disciplinary skills?Animation is a valuable tool for any designer. For Generalist designers, it can be especially useful in adding extra layer of engagement and dynamism. Animation is about the manipulation of time. Designing for…
How to Improve your Design’s Aesthetics with Graphic Design
Do you want your design work to look more visually appealing? Do you struggle to lay out your portfolio? Understanding Graphic Design can have a huge impact on the overall Aesthetics of your work.Welcome to our Aesthetics series, in which we’ll look through how to improve your visual communication and learn the tricks to make…
How to Become a Self-Taught Designer
Do you want to turn your creative passion into a career? Do you strive to get paid for being creative? Do you want to do this by yourself?In this post I’ll break down what steps you can take to become a self-taught designer. It will require hard work but don’t let that stop you. Follow this…
Become a Better Designer: The 12 Principles of Generalist Design
Do you want to enhance your creative skills? Do you feel stuck within your design specialty? Do you want apply your creative skills to a variety of projects? Maybe you should consider a Generalist Design approach.At Nollie, we are here to demonstrate the transferable skills between the different types of design. We believe that by learning…
The Secrets to take your Designs to the Next Level
Are you a designer who looks at the work of others and thinks ‘Why doesn’t mine look that good?” Are you self-taught, or still early in your career? You may feel like there is a huge difference in quality between your work and those who inspire you. Its time to take you to the next level…
How to Fight Climate Change with Your Design
A lot of people are getting used to the term sustainability. A time that is coming up a lot more in design education to fight Climate Change. As a designer, you play a pivotal role in the fight against climate change. The truth of the matter is, the world is f*cked. Climate change is such a…