For this class Paul will go over illustration in UI design.
I really enjoyed looking at all the different artistic styles that many other UI designers have created, it is inspiring to see the creativity, consistency and uniqueness of each one.
Each one of these interfaces follows a different artistic style through illustrations and iconography.
What impact does illustration do?
• Clarifies
• To make clear by giving or by serving as an example or instance
• To provide with visual features intended to explain or decorate
• To show clearly
What should illustration create?
- Meaning
- Recognition
- Straightforward/simple
- Clear
- Attractive
- Harmonic/Consistent
- User friendly
- Unobtrusive
What can my app consist of?
- Mascots and Characters
- Be thematic/consistent
- data?
- Hyper realistic illustrations, hand drawn or simple vectors?
- Rewards/achievement system – e.g. badges
What did I learn?
I really enjoyed this session with Paul as he took us through all the gritty and fun aspects of illustration in UI. We got to see plenty of different illustration types from hand drawn to simple geometric vectors which I personally prefer doing. Looking at some of the example applications Paul showed us combined with the alternative elements that can be added to it. I now have gained inspiration and a good idea to know what I want my app to consist of and what kind of artistic style I want it to be. I am now confident about my decisions and I will be now digitising them.