I've just been introduce to a new game/design exercise by http://rainworksdesign.com/ Here are the rules - Go to “wikipedia.” Hit “random… Read More” or click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random The first random wikipedia article you get is the name of your band. Go to “Random quotations” or click http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3 The last four or five words of the very… [Read more…]
February 19, 2010
With Facebook and Twitter becoming more popular, more websites are now including widgets and RSS feeds from their Facebook and Twitter pages. Facebook and Twitter do provide widgets, that can easily be copied and pasted into your site, but are hard to customise to be in keeping with overall design. An alternative to using these… [Read more…]
February 19, 2010
You work for a web design company that has been commissioned to develop a new campaign for your mobile phone (yes the one in front of you)! The part of the site you will create is a simple FLASH animation that links to a main product website and is to be deployed across a variety… [Read more…]
February 19, 2010
A few weeks ago we were asked, in small groups, to come up with the different ways users communicate on social networks. Below is our whiteboard of ideas -
February 5, 2010
With their varied use of simple illustrations, within an effective JavaScript portfolio slider, browsing through Pinch Zoom’s portfolio is simple and easy. Their interface is minimal and direct and use a clever ‘mega-dropdown’ to display nearly all the company’s information hiding there. Their use of black and white, with a slight splash of blue to… [Read more…]
February 5, 2010
In discussing platforms for digital design display I will look at three distinct types – the new iPad, mobile phones (iPhone) and digital billboards. Firstly lets look at Apple’s new iPad. The iPad is a device that has a ’9.7-inch multi-touch display, allowing people to type directly on to the screen, as well as manipulate… [Read more…]
February 4, 2010
Take a look at the completed versions of Saltwater’s website. All pages are valid! Version 1 Version 2 Which one do you prefer? Tweet you answers to @CityandWool or comment below!
February 3, 2010
After developing this idea of Saltwater’s site being a snippet of a social media network, and having Saltwater send you a message to find out what your up to, I decided it was too hard to give it a professional design that Saltwater would gel with in the right way. After many hours thinking up… [Read more…]
January 30, 2010
After our seminar on Friday, and handing in my project, we’ve all been asked to design a second web design for the same retail establishment. This is to make sure we are not just going with our first idea and pushes us to think of more design styles and options. In trying to design a… [Read more…]
January 28, 2010
It is now coming to the end of the two-week design exercise and I have completed the task of designing a new website for a retail establishment. To take a look at my Saltwater site - The original can be found here - Please note that this is only a design exercise and is not… [Read more…]
February 1, 2011
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