Sunday, May 10, 2009

End of Semester Review: ALL REVISIONS

InfoArch: Beercoaster Site-
I revised some formal issues with my type and remade a couple infographics so that they made more sense. I also gave the map more presence by making its stroke weight heavier. I still would like to add more infographics sometime this summer. View the new site HERE.

TypeIV: Installing Meaning TypeCon-
I revised my schedule by creating a better hierarchy with my text, adding more informative pages (about  the conference and about the keynote speaker), etc. 

User Experience: Ziba Website
I revised all of my comps and added a "location" page, which was required initially, but for some reason I forgot to create. I made the window space larger by breaking away from the oval shape I had before and now it extends beyond the fold. 








User Experience: Bike Tire Manual-
I revised my groups manual by touching up the type and finessing the overall form.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

InfoArch: Design Education- POV website (FINAL)


This is the website I made with CSS and HTML in Dreamweaver to present two different essays by two designers concerning the topic of design education. Both designers, Gordon Salchow and Paula Scher, voice their opinion of what constitutes a proficient graphic design education. Gordon's essay, Two Myths About Design Education, discusses ideology, proper balance of curriculum, and ideas like "good designers are not always good teachers but good teachers are always good designers." Paula's essay, Back to Show and Tell, talks about how the technical jargon being used in today's design education has become unnecessary and may bore students away from the real meaning of visual communication. She also discusses the apprenticeship method that she effectively uses and prefers. 
I present biographies of both designers, including examples of their work and links to external sources for more information about them. 
The actual essays are given in full length for the viewer to read, but in order to make the read quicker, I highlighted key statements in each designer's essay. I tried to emphasize main points that would give the reader a quick and overall summary of what each person is saying. 

Sunday, April 26, 2009

TypeIV: TypeCon Artifacts_Time to Print!!

final web banner/advertisement

printed photographs (4.5"x6.25")



final t-shirt designs

final schedule (18"x6.25")

final "teaser" poster (36"x24")

final "informative" poster (20"x12.5")

final "conference" postcard (4"x6")

final "artist bio" postcard (4"x6")

User Experience: Zibalife.com





Monday, April 20, 2009

TypeIV: TypeCon Artifacts

Paper signup form

Online registration form







These are some experiments with the rendering of my 3D word. I'm still trying to figure out the best way to treat it.