IXD304 – Final Submission
The following are links to my final submission for the Apollo Project: Apollo 11 – Website Apollo 11 – Prototype Apollo 11 – Style Guide Research & Discovery
The following are links to my final submission for the Apollo Project: Apollo 11 – Website Apollo 11 – Prototype Apollo 11 – Style Guide Research & Discovery
Here are the final images of my Apollo website: Also, here is the link to the published site, which allows you to see the animations and scroll through the site itself. https://theapollospaceprogram.webflow.io/ Conclusion I really enjoyed the production of this project, and I learned a lot to do with Webflow and creating animated sites. In … Continue reading “IXD304 – Final Website Design”
Today in Kyle’s class, we had a guest lecture from the company Big Motive, featuring guests Rachel Orr, a content designer, and Pearse O’Neill, an interaction designer. Big motive is a design and innovation studio. They collaborate with purpose-driven teams to create digital products and services that improve people’s lives. What is storytelling in design? … Continue reading “IXD304 – Week Ten: Storytelling in Design”
TThe final step in my project – creating a published site. For this part of the project, I decided to use Webflow, as they offer a free plan for students. I used the website last year for my previous projects, so I am very comfortable with it and know how it all works. Unfortunately, … Continue reading “IXD304 – Designing on Webflow”
In today’s class, Kyle talked about data, and the importance of it in today’s world. Companies that we know and use everyday, such as Facebook and Instagram, are all free to use. The exception is, they are taking your data, and using that to make their products better for the users. Data is everywhere: Migration … Continue reading “IXD304 – Week Nine: Amplifying Data”
During Kyle’s lecture today, he spoke about using physical resources such as magazines and newspapers as inspiration for our work, and how Vogue uses such a great layout that would be interesting to see on screen. I decided to look into this further, and investigate both what Vogue magazines looked like in July 1969, and … Continue reading “IXD304 – Research: Vogue Magazines”
In today’s class, Kyle talked to us about the story of eBooks, involving what an eBook is, how to create one, an InDesign eBook walkthrough and storyboarding. What is an eBook? An eBook is a non-editable reflow-able book that is converted to a digital format to be read on any digital device such as computer … Continue reading “IXD304 – Week Seven: The Story of eBooks”
Our next step in the process of creating our websites is to create a prototype on Figma, which I have been building and working on in the previous weeks through my research, sketching and mock-ups. I used these mock-ups on Figma to begin adding animations and interactions, and placed my designs into a suitable frame … Continue reading “IXD304 – Prototyping”
Today in Kyle’s class, we explored how narratives can be used in print and film. We explored: The Blurring of lines… We looked an animated intros and how these can be used to set the scene Creating a World We looked at work by Simon Wild and Annie Atkins who design assets in graphic design … Continue reading “IXD304 – Week Five: Narratives and Print in Film”
After building up my research, the next step in my project is to create a series of sketches based on my ideas. The sketches should be based around the design of my website, as well as sketches to do with branding and illustrations. I can then use these sketches to build upon my ideas, and … Continue reading “IXD304 – Sketches & Mock-Ups”