Feedback is a pretty big part of what sound does. But despite that, we're not often taught interaction design during our training as composers or sound designers. … [Read more...]
News: Sound Decision – Inside the world of audio branding
User Interface sounds are a breed of their own. Some clearly represent their actions, such as the epochal 'door opening' to indicate a contact has logged on or the equally attention-grabbing announcement that "you've got mail," which rationalized why you had to tie up the phone line another five minutes. Other sounds attempt to bind emotions to their actions; the wistful start … [Read more...]
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Restrictions
Guest contribution by Matthew Marteinsson. Audio Director at Klei Entertainment. Klei recently released Invisible Inc. Restrictions. Usually it’s a bad thing. Something we fight against and work around. I certainly look back at the restrictions of old consoles with no fondness. But then you look at what The Beatles did with a 4 track (well a couple of 4 tracks and some … [Read more...]
Review: Little Boxes by echo | collective
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/59528760[/vimeo] We are still firmly in the month of March which as you all well know is “Intersection of Sound Design and Music” month here on Designing Sound. Today we are talking about Little Boxes from echo | collective. From the horse’s mouth: “Little boxes is a curated collection of four unique sound sets designed to compliment one … [Read more...]