10Mar2009

Design in Action: Real World Examples of the Design Process

I always enjoy reading real world examples of the design process in action. It's fascinating to see the thought process and choices made in arriving at a certain design.

I especially like 37 Signals' occasional 'Design Decisions' posts where they talk through the process of redesigning an element of one of their web apps.

Here is a collection of the ones that I most enjoyed:

I also highly recommend reading through the comments to each post. There's rarely universal agreement with the decisions made, which really highlights how a particular design objective can be approached from many different angles.

Posted on: March 10, 2009 | 9 Comments

9 Comments Posted (Add Yours)

I like the signup chart redesign. There are so many different options to make grids look good.

1. Posted by Matt on March 10, 2009

Hello,

I agree seeing how a certain designer does what they do is very exciting indeed. I always surf around looking for exactly that! Nice post and thank you!

2. Posted by web designer on March 13, 2009

This was a tight idea for a blog post topic, design processes are always interesting to fellow web developers.

3. Posted by MediaMarc on March 17, 2009

Cheers for this post. I am in the process of redesigning the home page for one of my major clients, the space saving blog was helpful.

4. Posted by Peter Hinton on March 21, 2009

I've always been a huge fan of 37 Signals. Their designs are always so clean and user friendly. If you like their examples then check out their book, you can read it free online - http://gettingreal.37signals.com/

5. Posted by LeapGo Web Design on March 23, 2009

Thanks for the links and info - useful stuff.

6. Posted by MODx Web Design on March 23, 2009

Thanks for the links, I'm always looking for some fresh inspiration... very helpful for web design ideas.

7. Posted by Portland Web Design on March 25, 2009

really valuable information there! thanks for the links!

8. Posted by Atlanta Web Design on March 30, 2009

I like the Add Anywhere feature article. I think somehow this is very helpful to starters. thanks for the post.

9. Posted by Charlotte Web Design on April 30, 2009