IxD302 CV and Cover Letter – Language, Content Planning, Design and Reviews To start my CV I decided to start with a bubble map including all of the traits I wanted to include, based off essentials skills and qualities I have which are suited to the various interaction designer roles I will be applying for. […]
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IxD302 – Week 2 – Applying for a Job
IxD302 – Week 2 – Applying for a job This week we began discussing what we are going to have to do in order for us to be ready to apply for placement roles for 2022/23. Basically we need three things… CV Cover Letter Portfolio Firstly we discussed the CV. We’ve all made at least […]
IxD302 – Researching companies who inspire me…
Researching companies who inspire me… My task for the week was to find three examples of ‘local’ companies (Belfast, Dublin, UK) that you admire, represent great design/work and that I would like to work for. I also had to find three examples of international design firms that I believe are world-leading and produce exceptional work. […]
Ulster Museum Visit – Elements
To gather some inspiration for our latest project, I decided to take a trip across botanic to see the elements exhibition currently located in the Ulster Museum, Belfast. I had a really interesting experience and took time to read all of the facts and information on display. Typography inspiration The museum has some really […]
IxD302 – Week 1 – Creative Entrepreneurship
IxD302 – Week 1 – Creative Entrepreneurship The Journey Ahead… After a brief outline of the module ahead, we spoke about the aim of this module… To introduce a range of professional practices within the creative industry, career options and skills to improve employability. To demonstrate a clear understanding of idea generation and research tools […]
IxD301 – Portfolio site wireframes & mock-ups
IxD301 – Portfolio site wireframes and mock-ups I have decided to dedicate this blog post to wireframes. I love creating wireframes and think they are great for when designing a site. This blog post will contain a couple of series of wireframes I have created for my own portfolio site. As I keep updating and […]
Week 2 – IxD301 – Where does content come from?
Week 2 – IxD301 – Where does content come from? This week we learnt all about where content comes from and also who owns that content. Content can come from different sources including clients, self-generated, wikipedia or third party sites, or even user-generated content. The list could go on. Content curation is the process of […]
Week One – Introduction to IxD301 – Designing with Content
Week One – Introduction to IxD301 – Designing with Content Today Kyle introduced us to IxD301, a new module where we are going to explore the importance of considering content – in all its forms – as a core element of any piece of interaction design that can, itself, be designed. We discussed how we […]
IxD103 – Review of Semester 2
IxD103 – Review of Semester 2 Semester 2 has flew by and it’s finally time to submit all of the work. I have really enjoyed the process of developing a brand for myself and I have learnt so much a long the way. Project outcomes… final-brand-presentation brand-guidelines digital-prototypes-webpage2 Link to repository containing my webpage https://github.com/emmamcgurrenixd/portf-emma […]
IxD103 – Portfolio Site Research
IxD103 – Portfolio Site Research When trying to find inspiration for my own portfolio website, I was lucky to stumble across a huge company called Razorfish. Razorfish is one of the world’s largest interactive agencies. Razorfish provides services including web development, media planning and buying, technology and innovation, emerging media, analytics, mobile, advertising, creative, social […]