Review of Semester One IxD301 & IxD302 IxD301 Portfolio Site – I really enjoyed the process of developing my own portfolio site, it is something that I can be really proud of and also something that will help me to promote myself as a designer. The skills I have learned over those 7 weeks are […]
IxD301 – Week 5 – Responsive Web Design
IxD301 – Week 5 Responsive Web Design Today we went through some feedback sessions to see progress of portfolios and to sort web flow issues. We got to watch Kyle doing some work on Webflow, helping us gain an understanding of grids and CSS. To help me get a better understanding of designing responsively, I […]
IxD301 – Promotional Strategy
IxD301 – Promotional Strategy Now that our portfolio sites have been developed, my focus will now turn to learning how to promote it. The whole reasoning behind creating my site, is to advertise my work to potential employers and customers. This really excited me and I was very keen to learn of different methods through […]
IxD301 – Book Review – Responsive Web Design
IxD301 Book Review Responsive Web Design by Ethan Marcotte Since it’s release in 2011, Ethan Marcotte’s book has become a fundamental resource for anyone working on the web. The book teaches how to think beyond the desktop, and craft designs that respond to your users’ needs. It provides new tips and tricks for browser support, […]
IxD301 – Book Review – The Purple Cow
IxD301 Book Review – The Purple Cow Book Summary – Purple Cow explores how and why traditional mass marketing is failing in today’s market, and how your business can thrive without it. Your business needs to stand out, like a Purple Cow would stand out in a herd of brown cows. Author Seth Godin is an […]
IxD302 – My Final Proposal
IxD302 – My Final Proposal Below is the link which will take you to a PDF of my final Proposal for the Development of a Brand and Website for Hill Street Belfast. hill-street-belf-proposal-draft1 Review of the task… I found this task very enjoyable, but most of all, informative! I learnt so much about the details […]
IxD301 – Usability Testing
IxD301 – Usability Testing During week 9 we ran through the methods and importance of usability testing. Usability testing refers to evaluating a product or service by testing it with representative users. Typically, during a test, participants will try to complete typical tasks while observers watch, listen and takes notes. The goal is to identify […]
IxD301 – Week 10 – Art of the Pitch
Week 10 – Art of the Pitch During week 10, Kyle ran us through some top tips on how to present a pitch. He recapped on some of the things Daniel ran over, when we were preparing to present our digital products. We discussed everything you need to know about selling your ideas, how to […]
IxD301 – ELE – Wireframes and Sketchbook
IxD301 ELE – Wireframes and Sketchbook Branding Sketches – Icon Here are the initial sketches for my icon for the app. I really enjoyed sketching out different styles and really wanted to include the sketch like style into my actual logo, which I created using procreate. To improve I could possibly work into making the […]
IxD301 – Experimenting with the Style and Branding of my app
Experimenting with the Style of my app Before I completed a final style guide for my app, I experimented around with different colours, typography styles and layouts… Although I really like the style these I knew that it wasn’t quite what I wanted to achieve. With a look further into my inspiration boards, I was […]