Week 11 - Live Project

So after catching up on what's required for the Live Project, I think I'm on the same track as everyone else again.

Week 10: Feeling left out of the loop...

I have been working from home for the past 2 weeks as D-day is suppose to be tomorrow (01.12.10) at some point but so far nothing appears to be happening.  I have been informed of what's been going on in class thanks to Kirsty, including the new assignment that we have been given for Grow Community Gardens, Waterworks, North Belfast. 

Happy Holidays!!!

Enjoy the Christmas break!!

Week 9 - Major Project Proposal...

As you will see in my week 7 blog, I have been researching potential fonts and type design for my website. This weeks lecture reinstated the importance of copy and how it is often overlooked as a design element. I have highlighted this in my 'to do list' as a priority topic as I agree that it is important to give word design careful deliberation in order to utilize the effectiveness of implementing this powerfully.

Week 8 - The Benefits of OTO Time....

I spent some time with Gabriel on Friday. He asked for a quick recap on the concept behind the website and what I was working on at the minute. I explained that I had been mostly concentrating on the design of the site and hadn't given much thought to the content or anything else. 

Week 7 - Brockmann, Tschichold...who????

This week our lecture was all about web typography and the hero's of type design. We had a look at designers such as Josef Muller-Brockmann, Jan Tschichold, Khoi Vinh and Jason Santa Maria.

Week 6 - Inspired by Lichtenstein

This week we had a crit session. Nicklas explained how some blogs needed a bit more content and layouts now some needed their layouts tweaked a little to make the content easier to read. He also asked if people were making their own Tumblr/Wordpress themes and if so, to credit it at the bottom of the page so they could consider this when marking our work.

From Tumblr to Blogger

After experiencing multiple problems with Tumblr at the minute, I've decided to switch to using Blogger for my weekly design blogs. I actually find it more enjoyable to use as there are a lot more options to edit the templates and text etc. I used the most Pop Art related theme I could find to tie in with the content of my blog.

Week 5 - Pop Art and Music

This week I've spent time researching websites and other mediums for some design and technical inspiration.

Week 4 - Pop-it.com

After speaking with Gabriel on Friday, he mirrored the concerns I had regarding my 3 major project ideas. We both agreed that when building the websites, I may find it difficult to find enough content to add to them.

Week 3 - Let the Creative Juices Flow

This week I've been looking at various different websites, imagery and fonts for the latest design trends and inspiration.

Week 2 - The Aim

This week is the start of the prototyping and researching process. I haven't yet had the chance to speak to anyone about my Major Project ideas so in the meantime I am going to start by looking at the design aspect rather than content.

Week 1 - Pen Portrait

Biography

Emma is skilled in the areas of design and social networking marketing.  She can execute designs, be it on promotional posters, fliers, invitations, email banners or websites using a range of multimedia programmes. Emma is experienced in and developing her knowledge in web programming and authoring.