We are Digital Architects

We are Digital Architects:

Evolving Our Design Language For the Web
by @Mustafa_x

We are Digital Architects:

Evolving our design language
Language of the Digital Architect
Responsibility of the Digital Architect

Evolving our design language

We think in language, so the quality of our thoughts can only be as good as the quality of our language

George Carlin

Skeuomorphic Vs Flat

They are not antithetical

skjuːə(ʊ)mɔːf :
an object or feature which imitates the design of a similar artefact made from another material that was necessary in the original.

Image: Jackson Boyle

Flat design

Image: The internet

The graphic designer has an image in their head... like this page is going to look blue and wobbly... and will make it look blue and wobbly with what ever means it takes

Erik Spiekermann

Language of the Digital Architect

it’s important, you see, that you honor the material that you use…

Louis Kahn

Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Image: Wikipedia

Image: Jason Taellious

Language of the Digital Architect

Architecture is the thoughtful making of spaces
Every building must have... its own soul.
Honoring our materials

Materials of the Digital Architect

<a> <abbr> <address> <article> <aside>
			<b> <bdi> <bdo> <blockquote> <br> <button>
			<cite> <code> <datalist> <del>
			<details> <dfn> <div> <dl> <em> <fieldset>

			<figure> <footer> <form> <h1> <h2> <h3> <h4> …

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