To further develop my designs, I decided to create a Pinterest board to gather inspiration for my travel app. The board helped me to find a wide range of designs that I thought would be relevant to my own design. Using this board, I was able to come up with a number of new wireframe … Continue reading “IXD104 – Travel App: Further Research & Development”
In order to improve my illustration skills using Illustrator, I have recreated two cityscape illustrations. This process has allowed me to further understand the tools included within the software, and how to properly use them in order to create this desired outlook. It has also inspired me to begin creating my own illustrations needed for … Continue reading “IXD104: Master/Apprentice – Cityscapes”
After further thorough research, I have come up with the idea of producing a travel app based around using trips and locations in a social media, allowing users to record their recent trips or holidays, and view other’s recorded trips, and add each other as friends to keep up with where they’ve been. This is … Continue reading “IXD104 – Travel App: Chosen Idea & Wireframes”
Mind Map To begin my ideas for my own travel app, I wanted to create a mind map to help define the theme of my app, by thinking about different locations in which a travel app could be used. Chosen Ideas On my mind map, I highlighted the ideas that I thought would be most … Continue reading “IXD104 – Travel App: Mind Map & Ideas”
Recreating Icon Designs We were tasked with recreating a series of icons by ourselves, in order to brush up on our design skills and get a proper feel as to how these icons are made, as we will need to create our own in the future. These are the first set of designs I am … Continue reading “IXD104 – Master/Apprentice: Recreating Icons”
On Friday, we were given the brief for our next project for the next six weeks, which is all about creating a travel app. I am beginning my research and ideas for this project. Existing Designs for Travel Apps I began by looking at a few examples of existing travel apps, to get a grasp … Continue reading “IXD104 – Travel App: Looking at Existing Designs”