- How to cope with information overload?
- Posted by newnimproved@gmail.com on January 10th, 2006
Hello all,
How does everyone in the graphic design community deal with information
overload?
Are there any specific tips?
Thanks in advance.
Best wishes for 2006,
Sunil
The Flea
Work: http://www.fleaglobal.com
Blog: http://newnimproved.blogspot.com
- Posted by amgine on January 10th, 2006
newnimproved@gmail.com on 10/01/2006 5:10 pm wrote:
What do you mean by "information overload"? Have you taken on too many
projects? Or are you talking about the information within one project that's
giving you design nightmares?
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- Posted by NotMe on January 10th, 2006
<newnimproved@
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| How does everyone in the graphic design community deal with information
| overload?
| Are there any specific tips?
| Thanks in advance.
80/20 principle. 20% of what you do brings you 80% of the benefit, once the
20% is reached ... screw the rest.
- Posted by poster on January 10th, 2006
I like the above. Personally, (I like to think) that I thrive on the
vast amounts of information/data "out there." Look at it this way, the
one who dies with the most control over his/her data wins!
Seriously, there is a lot of information and data out there, however
just try taking it in stride, with practical approaches. Old fashion
methods often work best- take breaks!
- Posted by Wizard of Draws on January 11th, 2006
On 1/10/06 11:10 AM, in article
1136909411.724807.207910@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups. com,
"newnimproved@gmail.com" <newnimproved@gmail.com> wrote:
Problem solved.
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- Posted by woods on January 11th, 2006
In article <BFE9D634.52E0E%jeffbREMOVE@REMOVEwizardofdraws.co m>,
Wizard of Draws <jeffbREMOVE@REMOVEwizardofdraws.com> wrote:
lol. ignorance is bliss.
- Posted by Fred Doyle on January 11th, 2006
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Duct tape. Duct tape solves all problems. For information overload, I wrap
it firmly around my head and that keeps it from exploding.
;-)
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- Posted by NotMe on January 11th, 2006
"poster" <prelightful@gmail.com> wrote in message
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| I like the above. Personally, (I like to think) that I thrive on the
| vast amounts of information/data "out there." Look at it this way, the
| one who dies with the most control over his/her data wins!
OT but consider:
http://www.adcritic.com/interactive/view.php?id=5927
It's not how much data you control but how much of your data is controled by
others.
- Posted by Matt Silberstein on January 11th, 2006
On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 04:48:30 GMT, in alt.design.graphics , "Fred
Doyle" <fdoyle1@nycap.rr.com> in
<y60xf.78828$XC4.30758@twister.nyroc.rr.com> wrote:
I bet you forget the aluminum foil lining: shiny side in *and* out.
Sheesh. Young people these days.
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- Posted by graphicjak on January 11th, 2006
newnimproved@gmail.com wrote:
That's the art directors job
- Posted by Fred Doyle on January 11th, 2006
"Matt Silberstein" <RemoveThisPrefixmatts2nospam@ix.netcom.com> wrote
Please, don't be foolish. Aluminum foil doesn't do a thing, no matter where
the shiny side is. Believe me, I've tried, but they can still beam the radio
wave through the fillings in my teeth. Aluminum foil! Jeez. Some people
believe anything they read on the Internet.
Hey, I'm old enough to be your better looking younger brother.
--
Fred Doyle
- Posted by Matt Silberstein on January 11th, 2006
On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 20:04:51 GMT, in alt.design.graphics , "Fred
Doyle" <fdoyle1@nycap.rr.com> in
<Dxdxf.63625$XJ5.414@twister.nyroc.rr.com> wrote:
Don't open your mouth. Why do you think we have keyboards?
I wish someone would take that position, it has been open far to long.
--
Matt Silberstein
Do something today about the Darfur Genocide
http://www.beawitness.org
http://www.darfurgenocide.org
http://www.savedarfur.org
"Darfur: A Genocide We can Stop"
- Posted by NotMe on January 11th, 2006
"Fred Doyle"
|
| > I bet you forget the aluminum foil lining: shiny side in *and* out.
| >
|
| Please, don't be foolish. Aluminum foil doesn't do a thing, no matter
where
| the shiny side is. Believe me, I've tried, but they can still beam the
radio
| wave through the fillings in my teeth. Aluminum foil! Jeez. Some people
| believe anything they read on the Internet.
|
Now mu-metal OTOH ...
- Posted by James Douglas on January 11th, 2006
Although I am very new at design, wish I started years ago, I have been
designing software for 25+ years, now close your eyes and imagine that
your PhotoShop, PSP, or whatever tool changes completly every two years!
There seems to be no way around it, or is there?
In software engineering I try to keep it basic, don't spend too much
time becoming an "expert" on a specific thing but become good at
a bunch of different things and have a ton of technical books on
your desk for reference/look good.
newnimproved@gmail.com wrote:
- Posted by swarnalatha_m@persistent.co.in on January 12th, 2006
two ways in which i do it:
1) take a set of 5 topics at a time and keep track of them. later
select any other 5 and so on...
2) spend an hr a day to read the digest of the forums
hope this helps :-)
sl
James Douglas wrote:
- Posted by Rastin Mehr | rmd Studio on January 12th, 2006
My response is Information Architecture (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_architecture ). Although it is
a big topic in the web, Print Graphic design also has a fair share of
it. In fact Richard Saul Wurman (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Saul_Wurman ) proposed the idea
after he did projects on developing the series of ACCESS travel guides.
Read his book: "Information Anxiety"
Rastin
newnimproved@gmail.com wrote:
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- Posted by newnimproved@gmail.com on January 12th, 2006
Thanks everyone!
I do have information anxiety!
Sunil
The Flea
Work: http://www.fleaglobal.com
Blog: http://newnimproved.blogspot.com
- Posted by Rastin Mehr | rmd Studio on January 12th, 2006
Did you mean the book or "Information Anxiety" itself?
Either way this might help:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/078...lance&n=283155
Rastin
newnimproved@gmail.com wrote:
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- Posted by newnimproved@gmail.com on January 12th, 2006
No I meant the neurotic fear!
I will definitely get the book.
Sunil
The Flea
Work: http://www.fleaglobal.com
Blog: http://newnimproved.blogspot.com
