Author: Charlene Fan

Shibui is a Japanese design concept to focus on unstated, simple design.  The design gets paired down to the essential, its essence.  It becomes a way of life to trim down the fat and chaos inside our lives to focus

Mujo is a form of Japanese aesthetic where things are purposely left incomplete and mean for the viewer to fill in the blanks.  It allows someone to have emptiness and quiet in their space. Mente, Boye. Elements of Japanese design

Design principle where areas of living and territory are marked by key indicators such as a fence or surveillance light. Lidwell, William, Kritina Holden, and Jill Butler. Universal Principles of Design: 125 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal,

Design idea where the more energy and effort someone needs to exert to accomplish the task, the less likely to individual will be able to complete it successfully. Lidwell, William, Kritina Holden, and Jill Butler. Universal Principles of Design: 125

A phenomenon where an image can look like two different ones depends on the distance the viewer is from the image.  It’s due to different spatial densities. Example #1 – From Book Example #2 – Optical Illusions Example #3 – Disneyland Haunted

The relationship between an item’s control and the action they produce. in other words having logically cause and effect in relation to physical objects. Example #1 – From book Example #2 – Dance Dance Revolution Good use of mapping as the

Tendency to like things that have human-like form. Lidwell, William, Kritina Holden, and Jill Butler. Universal Principles of Design: 125 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach through Design. Rockport Publishers, 2010. Print.