For my intended app, there is a big emphasis on the attributes and symbolic references of my characters meaning they will be all symbolic in everyday human-made objects e.g. helium = balloon. In order to present a visual representation of my ideas towards a certain element, I will be creating mood boards of each individual…Continue Reading IXD301 – Elemental Symbolism & Character Development Moodboard – Pinterest
IXD301 – Element Exhibit at Ulster Museum
In week 7 one of our tasks was to explore the recently composed elemental exhibit located on the third floor of the Ulster Museum beside Botanic. I decided to go to check it out as it could give me some ideas or extra knowledge about my project and the periodic table. Despite coming…Continue Reading IXD301 – Element Exhibit at Ulster Museum
IXD301 – Element Project Idea Generation – Brainstorming & Mind Mapping Ideas
Optional Choice Teenagers or Children? What have I picked Children? I have stood on this question for a short while – figuring what pathways I could take for either children or teenagers. Since Kyle announced this deliverable, I have been swaying towards creating this project for children as it can be seen by me as…Continue Reading IXD301 – Element Project Idea Generation – Brainstorming & Mind Mapping Ideas
IXD301 – Developing & Sketches Elemental Characters
For creating my elemental characters, I drew up a bunch of weird and unique bodies shapes then drew a diverse range of facial expressions on a spectrum from happy to angry. This was to make the decision process much faster as it allowed me to reference each choice and see if they work with that…Continue Reading IXD301 – Developing & Sketches Elemental Characters
IXD301 – Periodic Table Task
To begin our elements project we were given the task of organising and structuring raw text correlating to the periodic table into a spreadsheet to seek a collective relationship with one another. Kyle also included three articles where we can begin our research and dismantle what the raw text means. The raw text: H Hydrogen…Continue Reading IXD301 – Periodic Table Task
IXD302 – Defining My Value as a UX designer Article Review
Defining your value as a UX designer UX design is a highly competitive field, and with the abundance of junior designers eager to get into the field, many at one point will begin to question their potential for success based on their education or experience levels compared to their peers. Luis Berumen Castro, a senior…Continue Reading IXD302 – Defining My Value as a UX designer Article Review
IXD301 – App Inspiration – Dumb Ways to Die
Dumb Ways to Die What is it? Dumb Ways to Die is an extremely popular and successful mobile app that lead a public campaign to spread awareness on train safety. It exploded in popularity with young adults and children during the early 2010s. Additionally, it included a catchy song that quickly rose in popularity due…Continue Reading IXD301 – App Inspiration – Dumb Ways to Die
IXD302 – Designing the Proposal
The Proposal After learning about what a proposal is and what are its contents through looking at various articles and a book recommended to us by Daniel such as, ‘A Project Guide to UX Design’, I decided to begin the design stage of my proposal. At this stage I have all the content done, it’s…Continue Reading IXD302 – Designing the Proposal
#IXD302 – Hill Street Research
Before I even think about creating a proposal I need to look at Hill Street as a whole and find out as much information as I possibly can about the area which includes history, culture businesses, etc. In order to conduct a knowledgeable and informed proposal. First of all, what is Hill Street? Hill Street…Continue Reading #IXD302 – Hill Street Research
IXD302 – Pitch Idea Generation
In class, we started our process of generating ideas for our pitch. There was absolute freedom on how we could go about this. My process started with the ‘making connections’ task which Daniel explained in class. I wanted to do this task from the start as I and the others wanted a challenge. Me, Sean,…Continue Reading IXD302 – Pitch Idea Generation