The following are links to my work: Portfolio – https://jessicadonnan.webflow.io/ Elements – https://www.figma.com/proto/hvIKlfDiHwzGUmSc2mN2V5/Cosmos?page-id=0%3A1&node-id=15%3A327&viewport=241%2C48%2C0.5&scaling=scale-down&starting-point-node-id=15%3A327&show-proto-sidebar=1 Blog tag for this module: IXD3o1…Continue Reading IXD301 – Final Submission
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
IXD301 – Week Twelve: Presentation
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
IXD301 – Elements: Style Guide
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
IXD301 – Week Eleven: Feedback
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
IXD301 – Week Ten: The Art of the Pitch
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
IXD301 – Week Nine: Usability Testing
In this week’s class, we learned about usability testing, which is essentially watching how people use your project so you can figure out what needs to be changed or improved, as well as what has went well so far. ‘In a usability test, one user at a time is shown something (whether it’s a Web…Continue Reading IXD301 – Week Nine: Usability Testing
IXD301 – Elements: Prototyping
Moving my designs onto Figma, I began the process of developing my app’s prototype. Colour Scheme Firstly, I wanted to create a colour scheme for my app. I wanted the colours to represent space, but also be bright and child-friendly. Because space is deep and mysterious, I thought purple would be the best way…Continue Reading IXD301 – Elements: Prototyping
IXD301 – Elements: Chosen Idea & Wireframes
From my research, I gathered a wide range of ideas for my elements app. What makes a good educational game? easy to follow and understand child-friendly colours and typefaces simple but fulfilling reward system I will use this information to begin the formation of my own ideas. Ideas I wrote all my ideas down as…Continue Reading IXD301 – Elements: Chosen Idea & Wireframes