Year: 2021

This week was presentation week, and I was able to successfully present my work to Kyle in the IXD studio. Overall, I think the presentation went really well – better than I had expected it to go, as I was very nervous. But once I stepped in there and saw my own work up on…Continue Reading IXD301 – Week Twelve: Presentation

For my elements project, I need to create a style guide from which to reference all my designs from. The style guide should include: Colour scheme, including colour codes Typography + fonts, including variations of fonts such as bold or italic Logos or monograms As I already had all the elements that make up my…Continue Reading IXD301 – Elements: Style Guide

This week, Kyle took the chance to go through everyone’s elements projects so far, and test out everyone’s prototypes in class. We were allowed to add our own notes and comments to each person’s prototype. It was also just really fun and useful to see everyone else’s prototypes so far, and to see all the…Continue Reading IXD301 – Week Eleven: Feedback

During this week’s class, Daniel talked us through intellectual property, including what it actually is, how it can be useful to us as designers, and how we can use it to our advantage to gain access to other designer’s work. What is Intellectual Property? Drawing a picture Naming a product Designing a WordPress theme Writing…Continue Reading IXD302 – Week Eleven: Intellectual Property

I wanted to begin the development of designing my slide decks as soon as possible, now that I had my idea down, and the pitch is in two weeks. Firstly, however, I needed to come up with a suitable name for my product. Choosing a Name I decided to create a mind-map displaying an array…Continue Reading IXD302 – Pitch: Creating Slide Decks

Before I begin designing my slide deck, I want to first do some research into existing pitch slide decks, as well as look for inspiration into well-designed presentations. Otario Otario is a product pitch that Daniel introduced to us as one of the previous student’s pitches. I really liked the design of this slide deck,…Continue Reading IXD302 – Pitch: Inspiration for Slide Deck

In order to gain my own information and research into the existing problems faced by the public, I decided to compose a survey based around the effects of the pandemic on mental and emotional wellbeing, as well as its effects on long-distanced relationships. For this survey, I used Google Forms. I felt this was very…Continue Reading IXD302 – Pitch: User Research & Personas

During this week’s class, Daniel talked us through the importance of creating a concept that people actually need, that doesn’t already exist, as well as finding research through existing apps and users. One of the first things he talked us through is how to conduct a SWOT analysis for our product ideas. I found that…Continue Reading IXD302 – Week Ten: Proof of Concept & Initial Research

During this week’s class, Kyle gave us a lecture on the art of the pitch – how to make a good presentation, and how to sell your product or brand to clients and your target audience. The end of this semester requires us to present our projects – both our portfolio site and our elements…Continue Reading IXD301 – Week Ten: The Art of the Pitch

During this week’s class, Daniel gave us a talk on pitching and presentation techniques, and how to go about doing well when presenting our product pitches. He gave us a list of basic rules to follow when creating our pitch presentations: Use one typeface No crazy fonts Use subtle transitions Short videos/GIFs sparingly Use bullet…Continue Reading IXD302 – Week Nine: Pitching & Presenting