Where content comes from This week we learnt about where content comes from and who owns it. Client : Most of the time, the content is supplied by the client. Therefore, they will give you exactly what they want on their website, app etc. Self-generated: This is much more time consuming as you need to…Continue Reading IXD301: Week 2 Reflect & User/Job Stories Task

Local Paperjam Paperjam is a branding and design studio based in Belfast’s cathedral quarter. They aim to create “engaging and impactful designs that deliver big results”. The company formed in 2003 so it is a well-established company with lots of experience under their belt which I think is good if a student were to get…Continue Reading IXD302: Local / International Design Firms

Studio Lovelock When you first enter the site, you are met with big text saying, “Branding to engage and inspire”. I like this as it’s a short bio about their company which lets users know what work they do. This page also has their wordmark and logo which shows off their unique brand. Overall, this…Continue Reading IXD301: Portfolio Research and Inspiration

Brand Guidelines PDF: brand guidelines Portfolio Website Link: https://laurengilmoreixd.github.io/ixd_portfolio/index.html Brand Summary: At the start of this semester, I knew very little about branding. Like many people, I thought the majority was just a logo, but I quickly found that this wasn’t the case. I learnt that so much more time and thought go into a…Continue Reading IXD103: Final Submission

Now that I had a solid prototype plan for my website, it was time to start coding. I already had a basic structure for a website from last semester, so I took this and revamped it to reflect my brand. I haven’t done coding since last semester and I only know the basics so I…Continue Reading IXD103: Coding My Website

Designing my final prototype After receiving some helpful feedback at a group critique, I went back and made some changes. I completely redesigned the top of the website. I took out the illustration and replaced it with an animation of my visual marque. I feel that this ties in with my brand better as it…Continue Reading IXD103: Corrected Portfolio Website Prototype

This book by David McCandless is full of incredible work which can inspire me and teach me more about the world of infographics. He provides context to sometimes complex information which plays a big part in understanding ideas. I was intrigued by his style and how he uses imagery and patterns to help visualise data….Continue Reading IXD104: Knowledge Is Beautiful- Book Review

Feedback During the group critique I received lots of helpful feedback which I will use to improve my infographic. It will also help me moving forward when creating the next section of it. Here is the feedback and suggestions I received: Make the title stand out more by increasing the size The statistics related to…Continue Reading IXD104: Infographic Feedback, Corrections, Final

Sketches Now that I had decided on a topic, it was time to start planning. I began by sketching out different ways I could visualise the data. For example, how I could use bar charts, pie charts, illustration, and colour. This gave me a better idea of the style and layout of the infographic. Next,…Continue Reading IXD104: Developing My Infographic

Polar Desert Screen I wanted to include another example showing a different desert. I decided create the polar desert screen as I felt this was the most contrasting from the arid desert I had already created. I began by creating a moodboard which gave me inspiration for my illustration. I also chose a colour pallet…Continue Reading IXD104: Creating more screens (final travel app)