Lorian Hans Digital Creative

Journal

Notes on design, process and the stories behind each project.

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Design

How to design better digital experiences

Good digital experiences start with the people who use the product, not with the screens we want to build.

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Branding

Building an identity system that scales

What a small studio learned taking a visual identity from a single logo to a complete brand toolkit.

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Process

Why every project starts with a conversation

Twenty minutes with a real user often reveals more than a week of assumptions about what the product needs.

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Typography

Choosing typefaces for the screen

A practical look at contrast, rhythm and legibility when type has to work at every size.

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Motion

Subtle motion that supports the content

Transitions should explain what changed on the page, not decorate the interface.

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Case Study

Designing the Monolith Space portfolio

Turning an architecture practice's physical work into a calm, image-led website.