In this weeks lecture of Content Design with Paul we covered: Everything is Content Brand Dictionaries User Journey Map Touchpoints Lessons from Trailblazers The four main types of content in web/digital design include: Text Imagery Video Data Text 95% of web content is text which means it is so important to get it right when […]
IXD303 App Contextual Research
When designing a product, one of the most important things to do is to complete some contextual research on products that are similar to the one you are creating. This means I downloaded some eating disorder recovery apps to see what was already out there and how they laid out the app as well as […]
IXD304 Week 5- Immersive Storytelling
For Next Week***** have wireframes, mockup and immersive prototype ready to show class Creating an Immersive Site For an immersive website it is vital to carefully think about how you want your ‘opening screen’ to be. it sets the tone and is the users first impression EG Netflix etc. How will I make my Apollo […]
IXD304 Week 4- Journeying Immersively
Macro-interactions-large group, expects interactivity between the site and user. Micro-interactions-small group, expects feedback, feels more of a personal immersive experience between site and user. EG animation on action buttons Great examples of immersive sites https://bit.ly/snowfallstory If the Moon were only 1 Pixel https://spacex.com (NASA site) https://bigapplehotdogs.com (immersive map) https://Aesop.com (immersive story telling site) https://onemilliondead.com […]
IXD303 Week 4- Sketching Interfaces and Tasks
Todays class was focused on the importance of starting on paper. In today’s ever-changing world it can be hard to keep up with the latest challenges, however there’s one thing that has never changed throughout it all; drawing. Why Paper? very quick it is cheap flexible and fast enables collaboration Starting on paper helps you […]
IXD304-Apollo Website Contextual Research
Before I begin the wireframing process for my own Apollo site, I felt it was most beneficial to me to research some existent Apollo websites to see what layout they have and what typefaces they have used to help me find my style and see what is successful and what isn’t. https://airandspace.si.edu/explore-and-learn/topics/apollo/apollo-program/landing-missions/apollo11-landing-site.cfm The first site […]
IXD303-healthcare app- Anorexia Research and Statistics
What is Anorexia? Anorexia nervosa a persistent restriction of energy intake and leads to a body weight that is significantly lower than what is expected for height and age. There is either an intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat or persistent behaviour that interferes with weight gain, even though they are already at […]
IXD303- Healthcare App Development
After thinking about what would interest me the most and therefore motivate me into creating the best app possible for the gap in the market, I decided that I would focus my product on Eating Disorder recovery. I decided to take on this subject as it is typically a very taboo subject that people do […]
IXD304 Week 3- Art Direction
What is Art Direction? Whilst a designer is concerned with execution, an art director is concerned with the actual strategy behind this execution. Art direction brings clarity to work. It combines art and design to evoke cultural and emotional reaction. It conveys specific messages to specific groups of people. For Apollo we have to be […]
IXD304 Week 2- Task
Our task for this week was to take a piece of our project content and play about with lists and weights of typography etc to see how drastically we can change a block of text foley through the typography choice. For this task I chose to do the brief. My first thought was I needed […]