Neatorama » toolkit http://www.neatorama.com The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:23:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Foley Artist Tools Of The Trade http://www.neatorama.com/2011/03/12/foley-artist-tools-of-the-trade/ http://www.neatorama.com/2011/03/12/foley-artist-tools-of-the-trade/#comments Sun, 13 Mar 2011 02:06:34 +0000 The Nag http://www.neatorama.com/?p=43107 Did you ever wonder how everyday sounds are recreated in film? Foley artists (named after Jack Foley of Universal Studios circa 1927) create the ambient sounds that make a film sound authentic. The image above is a toolkit for the artists that  helps them create the “everyday” sounds you hear in movies such as the swishing of clothing and footsteps. The kit was designed by Chiara Onida and the variety of the tools’ shapes, textures and dimensions ensures a rich range of sounds.

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The trio cover a wide range of design principles including how to encourage users to do something; guide them as to how to do it properly; and how to reduce errors by limiting choices and so on. There are even ways to subtly or not-so_subtly discourage users from doing what you don’t want them to do.

You may think as some of these principles as obvious and common-sensical, but the hallmark of a great product is exactly that it can be used by people armed only with common sense.

Take, for instance, the way to influence user’s behavior through the use of segmentation, spacing, and orientation:

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