Get Good Design Ideas! || But... Design Method!
Here is a design method that helps you to get better design ideas. It's called the But Design Method!
This is a design tutorial on how to design anything.
This design method can be applied to designing a logo, a website, designing clothing, a poster, a character for your story, ...
Once you've finished watching this video, this creative method should allow you to get good design ideas in petty much all common design disciplines super quickly. Whether that's graphic design, concept art, game design, corporate design, story design or character design doesn't really matter. You'll be able to get ideas pretty much instantly.
Do you want to get ideas for your story, ideas for your game, ideas for your designs, ideas for your concepts? This is a design tutorial how to design all of that. I think this is an awesome brainstorming and ideation technique to come up with great concepts and design ideas.
You can get some creative ideas for games, stories, characters, logos, websites, cloths, landscapes, settings, locations and even sounds.
Try incorporating the But Design Method into your design process and see if it helps you to get some good design ideas.
I feel like this method is especially useful if you have a writers block, you're stuck or you have a very open design problem with a lot of different possible solutions.
Whether you do your designs on paper with a pencil or you do it digitally with Photoshop or Illustrator makes no difference. This design strategy can still be applied to your creative process and help you to get better design ideas.
If you're a concept artist and want to get more interesting ideas for your artworks, this is for you. If you're a writer or a designer, listen up as well!
Step 1: You start with something very basic and simple, with a stereotype or an archetype. It needs to be an established design that already exists and one a lot of people know.
Step 2: Add a "BUT" to the sentence!
Step 3: Let your imagination run wild! How could you finish the phrase?
Just do this for a while and pick the most interesting design idea you came up with! Feel free to combine multiple design ideas into one if you feel like that could improve your result! Is the idea still not interesting enough? No worries, there's a fix for that as well. Simply start picking smaller parts of the design now and repeat the same process to add more detail to your concept.
Your design should be different and stand out. You hear that all the time, because that's the only way to get noticed nowadays. At the same time it shouldn't be too different from what people know, or your audience will be confused and unable to identify with your design. The But Design Technique is an awesome fix for that, because it helps you to find a great middle ground between already established designs and innovation. The first part of the sentence is the established part of the design and everything after the word "BUT" is the innovation you add to the mix.
In short the But Design Method...
- helps you to find the correct mix between established designs and innovation.
- gets you into an awesome creative mindset.
- forces you to think outside of the box.
In this video we'll design a logo for a company, we'll design a character, an outfit, a location, a storyline, a video game and even a sound.
Let me know what your thoughts on this design method are. Did you get some good design ideas? How do you come up with designs? Did this design tutorial really tell you how to design anything or are there exceptions? Can you imagine implementing this into your design process to improve your designs?
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It's a standard chair BUT it sits on you. It's a standard chair BUT it's made of bones and NESs.
@JonasTyroller
6 жыл бұрын
It's a standard chair BUT it sits on you. Nice! :D Second one also very original.
@TheAgentAPM
4 жыл бұрын
A USRR chair.
@ricardonogueirabrasi
4 жыл бұрын
@@TheAgentAPM Rick and Morty LOL kzread.info/dash/bejne/a5aXzaaoe8S6pag.html
@farrukhkamal2315
3 жыл бұрын
it's a standard chair but it eats parts of your flesh every minute
@darxoonwasser
3 жыл бұрын
@@farrukhkamal2315 tasty
It's a standard design video BUT it has a "but" in it. Great video thanks for sharing!
@JonasTyroller
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for stopping by and hope this will help you out some time. :)
@programerkelly5727
6 жыл бұрын
It's a reply to a comment, BUT it's a reply to the guy, that taught me the basics and now I'm able to work with 3D thanks to him.
@justagenosfan
3 жыл бұрын
This video is full of butts oh sorry translation error
It's a standard chair, BUT it walks when you're not looking.
@JonasTyroller
6 жыл бұрын
Haha. Nice. Creepy but kind of in a funny way. Could fit into a horror movie but could also fit into a comedy movie. :D
@michaelpsarommatis8478
4 жыл бұрын
Μichael Reeves wants to know your locations
@juanrodriguez9971
4 жыл бұрын
It's a standar chair but it teleports to another location whenever it wants. It's a standard chair but looks like a human skeleton. Is a standard chair but has psychic powers. Is a standard chair but has been destroyed. Is a standard chair but is afraid of a symbol. Is a standard chair but teleports parts of itself inside human lungs. It's a standard chair but now is angry. Is a standard chair but now is SCP-1609.
@pikachufan3588
3 жыл бұрын
That's terrifying!
@_fedmar_
2 жыл бұрын
So basically FNAF?
It's a standard snail BUT there's an AI trying to kill it.
It's a standard chair but sitting down turns on your TV and game console.
@JonasTyroller
5 жыл бұрын
Sounds quite useful actually. xD
I really needed this... I have been sitting in front of Unity for a few years now. I've become pretty proficient in C#, drawing pixel graphics, Blender, audio creation, etc. *BUT* I've had an insanely difficult time coming up with an idea to put all of that to use on. I start countless projects and always realize that I really have no idea of where to go with it (i.e., no actual game concept). I'm going to put this technique to use immediately and see what happens! Thank you!
@JonasTyroller
6 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I'd be very happy if this could help you to find a cool concept. There is probably still a bit more to coming up with a great one, though. Here are some mistakes I made myself lately: - Choosing a scope that is too large. - Not having a cool player fantasy and just focusing on the game mechanics. (Makes the game kind of unappealing and hard to market.) Feel free to join the discord (discord.gg/Ye6zzfQ) and tell me what you came up with if you want some feedback. :)
@pineappleparty1624
3 жыл бұрын
Hey it's been two years. How is your game dev coming along?
@yuuisland
2 жыл бұрын
i need to know how it's been going and it's okay if it has not been going i just need to know please
@LOLWHATBRO
2 жыл бұрын
@@yuuisland 3 years... my guess the guy died. I mean, it statistically makes sense.....
@pineappleparty1624
Жыл бұрын
@@LOLWHATBRO Yeah, big sad.
It's a standard chair, but you must carry it on your back for the same amount of time you sit on it.
@JonasTyroller
5 жыл бұрын
I'd buy one. It would prevent me from sitting so much. :p
I'm only 30 but I got to say this. You're so wise for your age, your channel is really useful, no obvious videos, and you're really good at explaining and summarizing your ideas. The kind of things you teach here should come with many years of experience and here you are :) I'm learning a lot! Thanks
This must be how the plane came into existence: It’s a standard car but it flies
this is very helpful and much better than babbling to yourself about random thoughts trying to figure out what may work and what may not, thank you so much!
@JonasTyroller
6 жыл бұрын
You're welcome. Glad you find it useful. :)
The maya method: “To sell something surprising, make it familiar. To sell something familiar, make it surprising.”
@BillyOnYouTube
4 жыл бұрын
Basically Valorant
It's a standard chair, but you can cause a mountain to grow beneath you by leaning forwards. Leaning backwards instead creates a chasm. An extremely interesting thought process, thanks for sharing!
@JonasTyroller
5 жыл бұрын
Haha. That would actually make for a cool game. :D You're welcome!
It is a standard chair but whenever someone sits on it, it's color will change according to that person's mood..
It's a standard chair BUT sometimes it jumps unexpectedly. It's a standard chair BUT it's heated and you can control its temperature. It's a standard chair BUT it absorbs your farts.
@xXDragonTribalXx
4 жыл бұрын
* and stores them to repel at later times.
@kaivanvelden4047
2 жыл бұрын
my father in lore needs that last one (:
@MrDoboz
2 жыл бұрын
but it releases all your farts right when your friends come over :P
I think this concept has helped a lot of recent Minecraft KZreadrs. Like "Minecraft, but it rains lava", or "Minecraft, but everywhere I look explodes". These kinds videos are super popular right now, and what you described here explains that phenomenon.
This But... Design method sounds really cool! I think it will help me alot on my game project :D Did you use the But... Design method in one of your games? Oh and... It's a standard chair but when you sit on it, you get teleported to another chair in another world :O
@JonasTyroller
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Do that. So far I've only used this method to come up with the ideas you've seen in this video. This method just came to my mind a couple of days ago and I wanted to share it right away, because I really feel like this provides some real value. I hope I'll be able to use this in further projects and tell you how it turns out.
Jonas you are intelligent, I have never seen a KZreadr smart and versatile like you.
Yooo jonas is soo underrated!! U deserve atleast a million subs!!
this is gold! first time I hear about the "But" method. Brilliant
I didn’t really relate to the examples in the video BUT I tried it out and it’s actually genius
This gave me a BUT load of ideas ^^ Thanks so much for your content!
It's a standard chair but it gets lonely when you're away. It's a standard chair but it tries to pickpocket you without you noticing. It's a standard chair but it needs to breathe, and when you sit on it, it starts to suffocate. It's a standard chair but it likes to dance. It's a standard chair but it changes color and texture like an octopus or chameleon to perfectly camouflage into its environment. It's a standard chair but it plots its revenge against everyone who ever farts in it. It's a standard chair but it has retractable suction cups and will try to stick to your back and bum if it really likes you. It's a standard chair but it grows taller when you compliment it and shrinks shorter when you insult it. It's a standard chair but it flies away when frightened. It's a standard chair but it needs to be fed almonds.
This is mind-blowing! I am definitely using this method from now on.
As a Pixar character designer, I know all about butt design.
"Butt design" -- sounds like a slogan of a plastic clinic.
@juanrodriguez9971
4 жыл бұрын
Sounds more like a rule 34 video design.
@so-tz8lp
4 жыл бұрын
@@juanrodriguez9971 I know that you know that I know that we've both seen it
@juanrodriguez9971
4 жыл бұрын
@@so-tz8lp No, you hadn't seen what I seen, your eyes just can't be as contaminated as mines.
It's the basics of Game Design BUT also a method to over-complexi-fy it. Although amazing work, and a really good way for beginner's to get more ideas for their game's designs, BUT they should also be aware of some constraints or they will never be able to complete that game if their idea becomes to much BUT-y and complex, BUT still a simple and great idea initiating word. WOW!!, Great video!!
This is new to me! And certainly very interisting! ;D It's a standard chair BUT it has no legs!! :o
@JonasTyroller
6 жыл бұрын
Sounds super comfi. I'd love to see those chairs in an IKEA catalog. :D
It's a standard chair BUT it accelerates the flow of time for whoever sits on it Thanks for sharing this
@JonasTyroller
5 жыл бұрын
Good idea. Could make for an interesting TV series. :D
This is so helpful, thanks so much!
Great vid Mate,Really helped me
The following is essentially a restatement of the point of the video BUT it is about the medium of film-BUT it also adds a new layer to the method. I recall the South Park guys (Parker, Stone) teaching up-and-coming writers the following lessons: if you can put "and then" between your scenes your story is bad. If you can (have to?) put "therefore/because" or "but" between them, your story is good. Probably this can be applied to the "but" school of design: don't just say "but", also say "because". It's a normal house BUT there's hot chocolate coming out of the taps in the kitchen sink BECAUSE it was designed by children. They were able to design and build their dream house BECAUSE they are rich BUT they are only rich BECAUSE they inherited the money from their parents who both passed away too early. THEREFORE the children are sad and poorly raised BUT the neighbor has taken them under his wing and become a substitute uncle BUT the mafia is after his money THEREFORE the kids are in danger BUT [whatever]. (At 4:04 it says "correct" BUT one 'r' is missing. This is probably just a typo BUT it could be our host going meta.)
Sounds like a good technique. Thanks!
Wow, that was a truly great video! So many ideas come into my mind, its unbelievable :D
@JonasTyroller
6 жыл бұрын
Great! Super happy you find it useful! Feel free to share what you came up with if you want. :D
A really good Video, i have more ideas allready now. That helps very much. Pls make more
The power of the But... :D
It's a standard chair BUT, if you sit on it, you go INSIDE (every single point of your body travels towards your center and go across it recreating yourself identical but completely reverted upside down)
omg... THANK YOU so much!!!
Really cool! This videos is going to help alot with design !
@JonasTyroller
5 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Glad you think it's useful. :)
A standard chair BUT turning it upside down turns it into a bush, makes it begin snowing outside everywhere and inside all homes with one person older than 35.85 years old living there, makes the first fourth and thirty-fifth person you look at have a sudden goal of giving the sun a pizza with wings, makes the date 17/04/2026, and turns all Karlson wishlists into Will You Snail? wishlists WOULD YOU MAKE USE OF THAT?
I'm definitely gonna use it the next time I have to come up with a good idea! :D
@JonasTyroller
6 жыл бұрын
Perfect!Love to hear that. Good luck! :D
It's a standard chair BUT you can put it in your pocket. It's a standard chair BUT it can be extended to work as a couch. It's a standard chair BUT it's floating.
It is a chess, but you can only move the number of steps which you have on a dice roll. hehahaha!!!! this is awsome....
It's a standard chair, BUT it is a table!
It's a standard chair but it teleports away when you sit on it. It's a standard teleport but it summons pigeons where the chair teleported away from. It's a standard pigeon but it is strangely attracted to sitting on chairs and explodes when it sits on chairs
It is a standard chair but you have a 1 in 5 chance dying. I have never had problems coming up with ideas but I think this will open a wider scope of ideas, nice.
@JonasTyroller
5 жыл бұрын
Haha. Nice. Well I'm happy you find this useful. ;)
This was very helpful thank you
@JonasTyroller
5 жыл бұрын
You're welcome. Glad you found it useful.
Really cool video! So cool like every week!!
@JonasTyroller
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you. You just unlocked a new achievement for leaving nice comments under all of my recent videos. Appreciate it. :D
There are physics, *but* they change all the time. There is Gravity, *but* its strength changes (and maybe sometimes things reject you) There is an puzzle to solve, but actually, it's surprisingly simple Did you get the reference to the KZreadr? Yes, *but* actually no
But if it's a standard chair but it has features that aren't standard is it still a standard chair? Great video!
It's a standard chair, BUT... It has a bad sunburn and yelps everytime you touch it. And it's a standard sunburn, BUT... it's contagious.
i think this method works well in motio designers/illustration
The most effective use of "But": I want to continue working on my game BUT I'm too lazy to do it now
It's a standard chair BUT it is super intelligent and has feelings.
@JonasTyroller
5 жыл бұрын
It starts crying when you sit down without asking for permission first. :D
Holy shit best design video ever
It's a Standard cave level in a 2d platformer. But the floor is made from Poison
Hey this is weird this is how i came up with my game idea ( even before i saw the video). It a standard rogue like game BUT you only have a leaf blower.
AMAZINGGGG ! MORE ! MOREEEE ! MOREEEEEEEE !!!
@JonasTyroller
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I already have more on my channel and I'll deliver more this Friday. xD
@shivanshchanana1
4 жыл бұрын
@@JonasTyroller will be waiting 😁😁😁😁
coool
It's a standard chair but it forces you to stay in the right posture.
I dont know, this method makes sense but you can't apply it everywhere. Like for the logos it was fine, but when you want to make something htat looks realistic or smh like that i wouldn't use it. But still great video. I can imagine using for something like sci-fi or that kind of stuff.
It's a standard chair but the seat and back pivot when someone sits on it.
It's an old code sir, but it still checks out.
It's a standard chair but, it disappears when you try to sit on it
corn on the cob but instead of the corn bone it’s a hot dog
I think a lot of systems of government were designed with this philosophy. "It's slavery BUT..."
@MrDoboz
2 жыл бұрын
lol
It's an amazing and very useful video, but it only has 5,000 views after over a year. :(
Its a standard field, but sections of it float in the air
It’s a standard chair BUT the backrest suddenly hinges backwards when you put too much pressure on it.
The background music sounds spooky...I'm out here watching this at 1 am and I'm scared
It's a simple spell, but quite unbreakable.
It's a black water tap (player controller) but the backround of the level is black too, so most of the time you don't see your player.
It's a standard game design KZread video, but I can use the video as a screensaver.
It's a standard chair BUT it hovers up by 20 cm when you sit on it. #2019 from the future
It's a standard chair BUT it's attached to a desk and traps you in on one side and laughs at you struggle to enter and exit in front of the whole class; it's a standard laugh but only you can hear it; It's a standard day until you have to sit in groups of two and your chair's exit is right next to your partners chair;
It's a Standard Chair but it's made from Needles.
It's a standard chair but can heal your wounds only 10 times and you fight dragons so use it wisely
A thief but he has a Bluetooth box with him and glows in the dark and works for the cops
it's a standard chair but only the worthy can move it around but it also has strings basically making it a standard harp but if you play on it you summon a standard demon but that demon doesn't do jack just sits on the chair and enjoys your music but if you stop playing it's gonna eat all your furniture, including the chair and disappear but it's gonna make a big fart when it disappears well I mean that's not a very practical chair, is it? at least if it's in the way I can get rid of it by summoning that demon, although at the cost of having the demon fart in my face
It's a standard chair, but it announces your thoughts
It's a standard chair BUT it's name is Bob and it dislike when people sit on it.
@JonasTyroller
5 жыл бұрын
Petition to put that chair in the house of a different KZreadr.
it's a standard chair but it doesn't like to chair... like if you try to sit on it it walks away and hides.
It's a standard chair BUT it's the same size of a table so you can sit at it.
@JonasTyroller
5 жыл бұрын
Genius. Maybe the length of the legs can be adjusted so it can be used as chair and as table. :D
It's a standard chair BUT it knows what you're thinking...
Its a standard chair but every time you sit on it you get rickrolled
it's like standard gold but money printer can go brrr
The audio is great in this episode, but the visuals are once again, a little boring, to be honest o: Edit: Bloody hell, this design method is really powerful, interesting and extremely flexible. Definitely going to use it soon :D
@JonasTyroller
6 жыл бұрын
What if I add more PARTICLES and EXPLOSIONS? I'd love to find a way to make this purely animated style work. I can see that I'm not quite there yet, though. :D
@WangleLine
6 жыл бұрын
Jonas Tyroller I have no clue how your own animation tool works, but... is there a way to put more time into it? A lot of this video looks poorly drawn and a lot of the lines are quickly drawn and messy :D
@coldstone37
6 жыл бұрын
Jonas Tyroller I really enjoyed both animated Videos, but I think the first one was better.
@JonasTyroller
6 жыл бұрын
In terms of animation or in terms of content?
@JonasTyroller
6 жыл бұрын
I have only so much time per week in this kind of video is pretty heavy on writing and audio recordings. I spend about 3 to 4 hours on the animations and a lot more is not really possible at the moment. I'd like to stick to a messy look, because that helps to hide my bad drawing skills and saves time. :D Any ideas how to make a messy look work? Guess I'll keep trying a couple more times and if it doesn't come together I'll start looking into different solution. As always thanks for your honest feedback. :) For your personal watching experience I recommend treating these videos like podcasts from now on. The imagery isn't really necessary to get what's going on. :D
... But there's a very infectious disease 2020 sounds intensifies
Idears :D
It's a standard chair BUT it is an enemy that explodes you whether you don't look at it.
Great! I love Buts! Wait what?
It's a standard chair, BUT it teleports whenever you sit on it.
Its a standard chair BUT it makes the person sitting on it invisible so everyone is fighting over it
It's a standard chair, *but* it makes you scream once you sit on it. Is a standard chair, *but* is afraid of dogs. Is a standard chair *but* thorns your clothes. Is a standard chair, *but* can talk. Is a standard chair, *but* is the teacher of history. Is a standard chair, *but* is also an armor. Is a standard chair, *but* it keeps you alive you are burning. Is a standard chair, *but* every time you move it a new colony of ants appears.
I feel like tons of shows went with this method
6:06 the people who know escanore : and who decided that
EA be like: It's a full price game BUT...with pay to win microtransactions!
It's a standard chair BUT mute your farts.
the word creative but its *c r e a t i v e* : creativ xD
@b_mbyz
4 жыл бұрын
a supper smart person with alot of inovation but he has difficulty doing simple task like using a fork to drink soup, using a spoon it eat noodles and has difficulty spelling xD
I think a standard burger with a face is somehow even more standard than a standard burger without a face
It's a standard rated X game but all the characters are dragons.