After research Screaming Citizens’ poster designs (see earlier blog post) their robot illustration really appeals to me. When Firefox released their ‘Firefox 3 Beta 5′ they also used various robot illustrations on their Beta welcome page. I hope to use these images as inspiration for my own robot-destroying-the-world theme. Images from – http://www.flickr.com/photos/intothefuzz/2380923227/in/set-72157605179678562/ Full blog… [Read more…]
February 25, 2010
Today as research for my assignment I have decided to browse through websites of various artists and bands that I enjoy listening to. I have picked out particular elements of their sites that I like and will hopefully integrate them in to my designs for the Screaming Citizens website. Basement Jaxx One element I like… [Read more…]
February 23, 2010
Brief – Artist/Arts Organisation Website Design and build an artist / arts organisation website. A site which acts as a promotional website for an individual/organisation and which will increase both profile and online traffic for the client. The choice of artist is wide and could include musician, crafts person, writer, etc. These must be real… [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…]
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 23, 2010
Since I have chosen to create a website for Saltwater I need to make sure I don’t make the same mistakes as they have. In examining their website and writing a critique of their work I hope to draw up a clearer way forward for my design. Lets start by look at the elements that… [Read more…]
January 17, 2010
After looking at each site in detail and considering their scale and the current information to work with, I think designing a website for Saltwater would be the best choice for my project. In looking at their current site, I found a few spelling mistakes and one major design floor! See image… Yes, the animated… [Read more…]
February 26, 2010
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