Abstract – The Art of Design Pocket Profile – Jonathan Hoefler Kyle and Pauline recommended a unique Netflix series called “Abstract”, which has different episodes exploring various styles of art and design. Although I intend on binging on the series, I decided to begin with watching the episode which relates to the areas I feel […]
Month: October 2020
IxD101- Introduction to human-centred design – Week06
Todays lecture was about Human-Centred design, touch points and we also learned how to use Markdown, through starting our own GitHub and word editing device. I decided to use brackets. Above you can see the Miro board we collaborated to create as a class. It features a lot of out of the box thinking, about […]
IxD101 – 100 Iterations – The Final Project
For our 100 iterations project, my group and I decided to focus on food that are point shaped. Through looking out for these certain things, I was amazed to realise just how much of the world around in is a circular shape. I took inspiration from many different areas, including the grocery store… Pinterest and […]
IxD102 – Editing my Type Specimen Posters
Editing my Type Specimen Posters After our group critique, I took on board all of the advice given by Pauline and Kyle. Type Specimen No.1 I needed to relocate the text in order to make the text easier to read, however I think the rings work really well and this might be by favourite. Type […]
IxD101 – Introduction to UI
During our week 5 lecture (19/10/20), we started looking at User Interface Principles. We created a board on Miro , displaying our own examples of buttons, UI cards and components on each of our own devices. I found Miro a very useful way of collaborating with my classmates, making these unusual circumstances slightly easier. It […]
IxD 101 – Typography and Colour
During Mondays lesson we learned about the importance of typography and colour in IxD. I experimented with basic letters in Figma, just to prove how creative you can be with letters. Below I have displayed the letter S, which I transformed using just one two distorted shapes. I think it looks very professional and it […]
IxD101 – The principles of design and how they are used in IxD
During our lecture on Monday 5th October, we discussed many of the Principles of design, some of which include The Golden Ratio, The Fibonacci sequence, rule of thirds, as well as Dieter Rams, 10 Principles for Good Design. Learning these principles now, is essential for me as a future Interaction Designer, as it lays the […]
IxD102 – Designing my first Type Specimen
The font which I decided to base my specimen poster on is Futura. I alway find that the best way for me to become creative and inspired is by starting with background information. I found out so many interesting facts about Futura, its relevance and importance, as well as its simple, yet interesting design origin. From […]