IXD303 – Ideation & Branding

To begin the development of my project this semester, I firstly need to turn to my list of ideas created based around healthcare, and all the subject areas that I can consider basing my product around. There are a few subject matters I like in this list, such as: healthcare for animals mental healthcare applications … Continue reading “IXD303 – Ideation & Branding”

IXD304 – Research: NASA, Apollo 11 & The Space Race

In order to gain some knowledge of the subjects I will be covering in this project, I decided to conduct some research on the Apollo 11 mission, as well as the meaning and cause behind it, and how it impacted NASA. I used a variety of websites to gather this research, which I will list … Continue reading “IXD304 – Research: NASA, Apollo 11 & The Space Race”

IXD304 – Space Moodboard

Kyle asked us to create a moodboard for our Apollo project, by compiling images relating to our ideas and design influences. Because I’m steering in the direction of a retro-inspired design, to fit with the late 60’s-early70’s feeling, I want to incorporate that into my research. I decided to create a Pinterest board to gather … Continue reading “IXD304 – Space Moodboard”

IXD304 – Week One: Briefing & Introduction

During today’s online class, Kyle talked us through the module, and what we would be covering in the coming weeks. Our module with Kyle this semester is Narrative and Storytelling. The project this semester consists of creating both a prototype and a website or digital publication, based around telling the story of the Apollo mission. … Continue reading “IXD304 – Week One: Briefing & Introduction”

IXD303 – Week One: Introduction & Research

During our first week of Paul’s class this semester, Paul introduced us to the module overview. This semester, we will be focusing on designing and creating a digital product for a user of our choice in the healthcare sector. When considering our projects, we should conisder: Who is your digital product aimed at? Are you … Continue reading “IXD303 – Week One: Introduction & Research”

IXD301 – Elements: Refinements & Final Product

After my presentation last week, I was able to take the feedback I had received from Kyle and make some changes and refinements to my Elements app: Cut down the information on each element’s information page, and split the information into sub-headed paragraphs. Made each element slightly bigger when hovered over on the exploration page, … Continue reading “IXD301 – Elements: Refinements & Final Product”

IXD301 – Portfolio: Refinements & Final Product

After the feedback from my presentation, I made some final refinements for my portfolio, including: A nicer, cleaner layout for the first part of the home page, including a more informative description of who I am. I decided to centre the text as I felt that it suited the rest of the page better. A … Continue reading “IXD301 – Portfolio: Refinements & Final Product”