My thoughts on the ted talk by Sunni Brown on doodling: Society seems to have a bad opinion on doodling, especially in places we are supposed to learn. This is because they are deemed unimportant and meaningless. This ted talk looked into how doodling is actually beneficial and how that stigma should be taken away….Continue Reading IXD103- Sunni Brown Doodling Ted Talk

Mood board I wanted to look at a range of word-marks from brands with differing target audiences. This showed me the importance of choosing the right typeface to suit the brand and their tone of voice. I made a list of what I wanted my word-mark to put across. This will make it easier when…Continue Reading IXD103- Wordmark research/inspiration

The idea of my app is that the user can virtually “travel” through different deserts, learning about the types and what wildlife live there. To gain more of an understanding on the topic of ‘Deserts’, I wanted to do some in-depth research. What are deserts? A desert is a vast, arid area of land that…Continue Reading IXD104- My Travel App Content Research

Mind Map My idea Of these ideas, the one that interests me the most is the educational one about the desert. The general idea for this is that you travel through the desert through the app, learning about animals, types of deserts etc. I chose this because I have an interest in wildlife and I…Continue Reading IXD104- My Travel App Research and Inspiration

This week, we were given the task of taking some words and conveying its meaning visually with typography. I used the typeface Helvetica as its simple and easy to work with. This is what I came up with: I found this task enjoyable as it allowed me to be creative and think about typography in…Continue Reading IXD103- Word Play Task

This week was all about wordmarks as this is the next step in our project. They are essential for communication as it “communicates a message where the originator is not present”. When creating a wordmark, choosing the right typography is very important. Typography can help convey the message of a brand and represent its tone…Continue Reading IXD103- Week 3 Reflect & Type Anatomy Task

This week, we looked deeper into icon design. “Trying to capture the essence of an object or idea with only a few lines and at the same time maintaining its elegance is pretty much design in a nutshell. That’s what’s so great about icons, they’re tiny poems” – Kyle Tezak Why use icons? Designing icons…Continue Reading IXD104- Week 2 Reflect

Famous monograms I thought it would be beneficial to investigate some well-known monograms to get an idea of what works and styles I can try. Also, how I can stand out against others. I like this as it has parts of the letters missing but it is still legible. I want to try something like…Continue Reading IXD103- Monogram Sketches

Wim Crouwel Wim Crouwel is a graphic designer who has been highly influential in the design world and one of the founders of total design. He is well-known for his systematic approach to design using grids in his layout. He has been influenced by functionalism. This is the idea that the function of a design…Continue Reading IXD103- Monogram Research (designers, mood-boards etc.)

I decided to research some illustrators for inspiration for my travel app. Rogie King Rogie is a designer, artist, illustrator, and a designer advocate at Figma. After looking further into his work, his illustrations really caught my attention. I feel that these can really inspire me for my travel app and other future projects. I…Continue Reading IXD104- Illustrator Research