Sunday, 9 December 2012

Competition Brief - App Giff

So after speaking to Phil about how i was struggling to create a range for my competition brief he suggested I made an app, which I'd already designed the still visuals but he suggested I made a working giff. I'd never created one before so after following a few tutorials I tried making one within Photoshop but found it quite difficult. I came across an online giff maker, which I didn't think would work too well but I tried it anyway and i'm quite happy with the result, It communicates how the app works.

www.picasion.com


The app has been designed to add more depth to the publication, the app can be accessed by scanning the bar code of the purchased book, each app will only be accessible once the book is purchased. It has two levels to teach you more so how to pronounce and understand. On one hand it works as a translator, so a recording can be made for it to tell you what someone is saying. Or you can physically type what you want to say in that accent, and it will give you the phonics and words and how to pronounce it.

There is also the option of whether its a word or phrase you want to translate, and whether you want to hear it, or see it in writing. 


The below giff is the 'read it' option, which you type what you want translated, and it gives a written translation back.

create an animated gif
The below giff shows the hear it option being used, the phrase wanted is types in, it then translates and shows the infographic I had produced within the posters, alongside an audio.
create an animated gif
create an animated gif

Thursday, 6 December 2012

Notes for future boards

Layout:

Text at bottom

Headers maximum 15pt - Ideal 12pt
Text maximum 11pt Leading 15pt - Ideal 8pt text - 11pt Leading 

Brief title:

20pt

Subheading:

15pt

Stock:

Thin Paper, rather than card

Photographs:

Only use high quality photography

Information:

Note print specifications
Type face
Point size
Kerning etc
Colour swatches

Wednesday, 5 December 2012

OUGD301 Updated boards - Response to crit

Doing my nut in



Casa Mia



Accessorize



Final Crit - Boards



It was stated that within my blogs I should produce more documents in scrib and Issuu format, but otherwise annotation is good. The organisation of the blogs needed to be improved with less labels.

The content of the boards was good but some images were blurred, but most of high quality. Not so much text is needed, images speak for themselves. The layout is good, but bullet points for some areas would be good.

Increase the leading of the text, and use different weights for body and titles. Avoid outlines around images.

Shop mock ups look good. Could use more evaluation within blog posts. Good visual development. Organise blog by clearer labels. 
Boards - Website images would look better on a mac screen. Increase the leading and number the boards.


A lot of development just remember to annotate; annotation could be better. 
For boards try and create a type hierarchy 
Some photos blurry
Number boards

 
Overall a lot of compliments were made about each of my products I had created, the quality. was a main point which was good.
Casa Mia menus - lamination is naff, try using a waterproof stock