In order to begin the process of building my mock-ups for my product, I need to start thinking about how my product is going to look, and how everything is going to be laid out. To do so, I started sketching out a few ideas for wireframes. I also sketched out a few ideas for … Continue reading “IXD303 – Sketching Wireframes”
With the idea for my app realised and finalised, I wanted to dig out some visual research just to get some ideas flowing. With the app in mind, I wanted to create something that would be visually suitable for all ages, and that would be easy to follow while also not being too boring to … Continue reading “IXD303 – Visual Research”
I’ve been thinking a lot about my product development so far, and the ideation I’ve come up with, and I think my idea is too specific to a certain genre of healthcare. I’m really not as passionate as I was about it, and I think I could come up with some great new ideas if … Continue reading “IXD303 – Research on IBS”
After building up my research, the next step in my project is to create a series of sketches based on my ideas. The sketches should be based around the design of my website, as well as sketches to do with branding and illustrations. I can then use these sketches to build upon my ideas, and … Continue reading “IXD304 – Sketches & Mock-Ups”
In order to begin sketching ideas for my project and creating mock-ups of my designs, I firstly need to create a brand identity. I gathered some more research and design inspiration, as my ideas have altered a bit since I had last taken a look at inspiration. I originally wanted to go for very techno-wave … Continue reading “IXD304 – Creating a Brand”
In today’s class, Kyle gave us a presentation on Art Direction, and making art as our own decision. The art direction is your decision. It doesn’t have to be a sans serif type, and if it is, each of us will handle that differently. “Surprisingly, art direction is seldom taught in schools and there is … Continue reading “IXD304 – Week Three: Art Direction”
With my idea realised, I want to begin developing my research and branding for my app. I have begun by writing out a list of words associated with sleep, in order to gain a few ideas for the app and to also come up with a name for the brand. Words associated with sleep: slumber … Continue reading “IXD303 – Branding & Research on Existing Apps”
Paul’s lecture today was all about design and strategy, as well as AI and the impact is has had on today’s world. Paul also showed as a range of useful resources that would give us a lot of interesting data about these subjects. Artificial Intelligence designs.ai creates logos and mock-ups in 2 mins is AI … Continue reading “IXD303 – Week Three: Design and Strategy”
In order to gain some more understanding of type, and all the different elements that make up a good piece of typography, Kyle asked us to perform a task around taking a piece of raw data and typesetting (or formatting) it appropriately. Kyle showed us a few helpful resources for typesetting in our projects, such … Continue reading “IXD304 – Typeset Task & Research”
Today’s class was all about typography, and the importance of it in a design concept. Bringhurst Typography exists to honour content There is a style beyond style Read the text before designing it Web design is 95% typography. 95% of the information on the web is written language. Mark-up and Meaning H1-H6 Introductory paragraphs Blockquotes … Continue reading “IXD304 – Week Two: Typography (Micro and Macro)”