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Today we had a feedback session on our Apollo prototypes so far. I wanted to make a post about this so I could refer to it when updating my prototype to ensure I made all the necessary changes. Here is the feedback I received: Label the switch: The switch to add colour to the rocket…Continue Reading IXD304: Week 6 Reflect – Prototype Critique

My Apollo Program Prototype Link to prototype https://www.figma.com/proto/PIj1atIt4khPFhNfJPraud/Apollo-Program-Prototype?page-id=0%3A1&node-id=4%3A450&viewport=245%2C48%2C0.5&scaling=min-zoom&starting-point-node-id=4%3A450 From my sketches and initial ideas, I knew I wanted to focus on the Apollo flights. I chose this because it is what interested me the most and I felt like I could tell a good story this way. The flights also matched the style I wanted…Continue Reading IXD304: My Apollo Program Prototype

“The Power of the Pause” This week, we were given a link to a talk by Liz Danzico called “The Power of the Pause”. This blog post will be my thoughts on this. Why we need pauses/whitespace in design: We need pauses to understand: If you are constantly being bombarded with information, it is difficult…Continue Reading IXD304: Week 5 Reflect

In class, we learned about the benefits of designing a website that is immersive. I decided to look at some examples to gain inspiration for my current project on the Apollo Space Program. Axes of rock This is the home screen of this website that sells guitars. It has well-illustrated guitars moving vertically up through…Continue Reading IXD304: Immersive Inspiration

Sketches Now that I had an art direction and the style route I wanted to go down, it was time to start sketching some ideas. First, I started by splitting my page into 3 sections, back, and front. This allowed me to sketch down any ideas that came to mind. I made sure to take…Continue Reading IXD304: Apollo Project Sketches & Feedback

Journeying Immersively This week, we learned about macro and micro-interactions. Macro interactions are the bigger interactions a user has with an interface. These are something we are all familiar with such as, going from page to page or section to section. However, I wanted to look deeper into micro-interactions as I think they are very…Continue Reading IXD304: Week 4 Reflect

What is a style tile? A style tile is a collection of elements from other interfaces including colour, typography, buttons, etc. It is a representation of what you want a project to look like visually. They are like mood boards that provide you with inspiration, but these are more specific and have more detail. My…Continue Reading IXD304: Style Tile

Art Direction This week was all about art direction. To start with I didn’t really know what it was but now I can see how important it is and how often designers should think about it. It is about evoking emotion in your users and creating a lasting impression. Task We were given the task…Continue Reading IXD304: Week 3 Reflect

This week, we were asked to take all or part of the Apollo Program content and experiment with different typefaces. I haven’t decided exactly what I will focus on for this project so for this experiment I took the content on the Apollo flights. I started by marking it up and deciding the size and…Continue Reading IXD304: Experimenting with Typography

Typography Typography was the topic of this week’s lecture, and it will play a huge role in this project. In fact, 95% of web design is made up of typography. I looked at “Typography in 10 minutes” to find the 5 main typography rules: Body text: The body text is the most important because it…Continue Reading IXD304: Week 2 Reflect