IxD103 – Planning my portfolio site Daniel suggested that before starting to officially wireframe for our own website, we should begin with filling in empty boxes with diverse styles to see which one would work best for our own sites. I looked towards a lot of other designer portfolio websites for inspiration. I also […]
IxD103 – Week 9 – Portfolio Sites
Week 9 – Portfolio Sites Today we started to begin planning our portfolio website, it was great to discuss our plans as it gave us a good head start to work on it over our easter break. Developing our own portfolio website is a great way to demonstrate an understanding of personal brand identity. Our […]
IxD104 – Finalising my travel app
Finalising my travel app After a few weeks, I have finally gotten around to finalising my travel app. travel-app-page1 iPhone Mock-ups Review of this project… I really enjoyed this project, as I loved how creative it allowed me to be. I did a good job at coming up with a unique idea. I think my […]
IxD104 – Updated Infographic
Here is an updated version of my infographic. I am now a lot happier with the content and think it really gets across the intended message.
IxD104 – Literature Review – Knowledge is Beautiful – David McCandless
Knowledge is Beautiful – David McCandless In this book, David McCandless uses stunning and unique visuals to reveal unexpected insights into how the world really works. His designs are like nothing I’ve ever seen before. Every day, every hour, every minute we are bombarded with information, from television, from newspapers, from the Internet, we’re steeped […]
IxD104 – Sleep Infographic
IxD104 – Sleep Infographic For this task, I have been designing an infographic explaining how teenagers can get a better nights sleep. I wanted it to be highly visual based, full of illustrations and a strong colour scheme. Below you can see the icons I have designed. icons-sleep-infographic Below is also my first draft […]
IxD104 – Designing an Infographic – Process the Data
IxD104 – Designing an Infographic – Process the Data Our Task… With a focus on raw data, facts and figures, our second project for this module is to create an infographic / data visualisation focussing on a subject specific to the world around us. As with every project we researched the subject of data visualisation […]
IxD104 – Pocket Profile – James Round
IxD104 – Pocket Profile – James Round James Round is an independent graphic designer and illustrator. Before going freelance he worked across the creative industries, culminating in a role as senior designer at Human After All, one of the UK’s leading creative agencies. Round loves to create crafted printed products, compelling data visualizations and bold […]
IxD104 – Infographic Master Apprentice Exercises
IxD104 – Infographic Master Apprentice Exercises Our new area of focus for IxD104 is infographics and data visualisation. I am so excited to start this project, as I count myself as a bit of a number nerd and love learning new facts about random topics. I knew that to get the best start off for […]
IxD103 – Research – From near bankruptcy to billions
From near bankruptcy to billions After a week of learning how there is so much more to branding than just a logo and slogan, I thought it would be interesting to see how major companies truly got their success. Little did I know, I would find out that many major companies including Apple and Marvel, […]