Year: 2022

My idea for the homepage of my prototype is for it to be almost like the cover of the comic book issue that is the rest of the site. This page, much like an actual comic cover will set the tone for the readers experience going through the rest of the pages so it’s important…Continue Reading IXD304 Apollo Project : Prototype Homepage

Name I put a lot of weight on choosing the right name because even though I had a loose idea of the vibe I wanted my app to have aswell as what the name should encapsulate, whatever I chose the name to be would drive the overall style and aesthetic choices I’d be making for…Continue Reading IXD303 Healthcare Project : Name, Logo and Typography

First things first, here are the notes I wrote out on what was covered in this weeks lecture… In this week’s lecture we looked at visual storytelling and narratives in print and film, and how we can take inspiration from these mediums when designing narrative experiences for screens. I learned a lot about the subtle…Continue Reading IXD304 : Week 5 Lecture Reflection

First things first, here are some notes I did out of what was covered in this week’s lecture… This week’s lecture was all about content design. We looked at the importance of considering content as well as journey mapping, touchpoints, they way we read online, trailblazers in content driven design and user stories, among other…Continue Reading IXD303: Week 5 Lecture Reflection

Since my Apollo project design is largely being inspired by old school comics, Fantastic Four in particular I’ve been doing a lot of research just looking at what type looks like in these comics so that then I have a better idea what to look out for when scouring through foundries on adobe fonts and…Continue Reading IXD304 Apollo Project : Typography

My Idea For last week’s lecture I came up with idea of design a product (app most likely) for college students or users aged 18-25 for learning to look after them selves away from home again or getting back into a healthy routine when having a tough time with stress from their degree or just…Continue Reading IXD303 Healthcare Project : Further Research for my Product Idea

First things first, here are the notes I wrote out on what was covered in this weeks lecture… The focus of this week’s lecture was on sketching and why it’s such a necessary step to take in the design process. I actually was of sick this week but I went ahead and wrote out some…Continue Reading IXD303: Week 4 Lecture Reflection

First things first, here are the notes I wrote out on what was covered in this weeks lecture… The focus of this weeks lecture was Immersive Storytelling and the importance of considering micro and macro interactions to to so. Before this lecture I don’t think I actually knew the differences between macro and micro interactions…Continue Reading IXD304 : Week 4 Lecture Reflection

When starting to consider my colour palette, before I had really settled on and committed to  the idea of going the comic route, I took a couple different notions. The first was to watch Apollo 13 and pause it and take a screen shot whenever I saw a cool colour, then take the screen shots…Continue Reading IXD304 Apollo Project : Colour

First things first, here are the notes I wrote out on what was covered in this weeks lecture…   This weeks lecture was on Art Direction. We looked at what Art Direction is and how to go about it with our own projects. My favourite part of this lecture and what best helped me understand…Continue Reading IXD304 : Week 3 Lecture Reflection