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Design

Visual, product, interface and experience design, from fundamentals to professional practice.

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Concepts

3D Design3D design is the creation of three-dimensional digital models with volume, texture, light and, often, movement. In the Agency editorial, 3D designers are one of the roles…
AccessibilityAccessibility is the design and engineering practice of ensuring that products, devices, and environments are usable by people of all abilities, including those with…
Adobe IllustratorAdobe Illustrator is the vector drawing program published by Adobe and the standard tool for creating logos, icons and illustrations. In the Agency editorial it is the…
Adobe PhotoshopAdobe Photoshop is the image editing software that became the standard tool of digital design and photo retouching. In the Agency editorial it stands for the tools of the…
Aesthetic MasteryAesthetic mastery is the refined capability to orchestrate form, harmony, hierarchy, and meaning into compelling creative work. It is developed through years of…
Aesthetic-Usability BalanceThe aesthetic-usability balance is a core user experience design principle reconciling visual beauty with intuitive functional utility. It ensures that an interface…
Album Cover DesignAlbum cover design is a specialized visual communication discipline dedicated to translating the tone, mood, and narrative of recorded music into compelling artwork. It…
André KochemAndré Kochem is a creative named once in Creative.5 of the Agency editorial, the interview with the industrial designer Pietro Verona. Pietro credits him as a friend who…
Anti-MinimalismAnti-minimalism is an aesthetic and cultural movement that rejects the austere restraint, neutral monochrome, and stark functionalism of orthodox minimal design. It…
Art DirectionArt direction is the discipline responsible for formulating and overseeing the visual style of a creative piece. It translates conceptual briefs into concrete aesthetic…
Artistic UnityArtistic unity is the foundational aesthetic principle wherein every disparate element of a creative work synthesizes into a cohesive, purposeful, and indivisible whole…
BatmanBatman is the DC Comics superhero who protects Gotham City, with Robin as his young partner. The Agency editorial names him in two editions: in the short story of…
Biomechanical ArtBiomechanical art is a surrealist aesthetic movement that fuses organic anatomical forms, musculature, and visceral flesh with mechanical gears, pipes, and industrial…
Biophilic InspirationBiophilic inspiration is the intentional practice of deriving artistic forms, color palettes, and structural patterns directly from biological nature. It posits that…
Carolina JustusCarolina Justus, interviewed in Creative.2 of the Agency editorial, is a designer with experience in sales who comes from Paraguay and speaks three languages. She…
CircleThe circle is the plane figure in which every point of the outline lies at the same distance from the center. In the Agency editorial it is also a symbol: Design.1…
Color DepthColor depth is the number of bits used to indicate the color of a single pixel in a digital image or video. It determines the total variety of distinct shades and tones…
Computer-Aided DesignComputer-aided design is the use of specialized computer software to create, modify, analyze, and optimize digital designs. It serves as the primary technical drafting…
Connecting the DotsConnecting the dots is the act of linking separate pieces of information so that a pattern or an idea appears. In the Agency editorial it is the unit of all thinking…
Creative DirectionCreative direction is the practice of guiding the artistic and strategic vision of a project or campaign. It aligns commercial goals with aesthetic execution to produce…
Creative EmpathyCreative empathy is the conscious discipline of adopting another person's emotional perspective and aspirations to inform the design process. It transforms client briefs…
Dark PatternsDark patterns are user interface design techniques deliberately constructed to manipulate individuals into making unintended, disadvantageous choices. These deceitful…
Design ConstraintsDesign constraints are the technical, financial, temporal, and brand limitations that define the boundaries within which a creative solution must function. Rather than…
Design SeriesThe Design series is Agency Brasil's educational collection on the fundamentals and practice of design. Starting from the surface of forms and progressing through pixels…

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