IXD103 – Brand Touchpoint

During Monday’s Class, we were tasked with creating a personal brand touchpoint, which would allow us to create an emotional connection between the brand and the consumer. We could choose anything at all – merchandise, an animation, a new interface. I decided to go with designing a mobile version of my portfolio site (which is … Continue reading “IXD103 – Brand Touchpoint”

IXD103 – Portfolio Wireframes & Prototype

Wireframes I began by sketching out a grid of 20 squares, where I filled each one in with a different wireframe idea for my portfolio. I found this extremely helpful as it allowed me to have a wide range of ideas right at the start, that I could choose my favourites from and develop from … Continue reading “IXD103 – Portfolio Wireframes & Prototype”

IXD104 – Infographic: Illustrations

To accompany my statistics, I need to produce a few illustrations so as to portray certain elements of information. This will include a general ‘woman’ outline, which I can use to represent number statistics, and an illustration of a woman, possibly showing empowerment by a raised fist or something like that. Woman Icon Here it … Continue reading “IXD104 – Infographic: Illustrations”

IXD104 – Infographic: Sketches & Development

Sketches & Wireframes In order to prepare for my final design, I have produced a series of wireframes that I want to base my final design around. I will move my development to in Illustrator, where I can begin a digital process. Out of all three of the designs, I like the second the best. … Continue reading “IXD104 – Infographic: Sketches & Development”

IXD103 – Portfolio Website Research

In order to prepare for building my own portfolio site, I want to research various existing portfolio sites to gain inspiration and ideas. During Monday’s class, Daniel introduced us to a number of portfolio sites to research. Bonfire Link to website: https://www.bonfire.com/x/ I really liked this site and chose to place it within my research … Continue reading “IXD103 – Portfolio Website Research”

IXD103 – Brand Guidelines

What is a brand style guide? A brand style guide is a rulebook that explains how an organization presents itself to the world through its logo, font and color selections, photography and much more. Put another way, it’s a reference tool that helps maintain consistency in what a brand looks, feels and sounds like. It’s so powerful that … Continue reading “IXD103 – Brand Guidelines”