Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Communication Is A Virus... With Compliments...
To men:
- Your hair is looking great today.
- That's a really nice gesture, thankyou.
- What a brilliant idea.
- That shirt looks great on you.
To women:
- That dress is lovely, where's it from?
- That eyeshadow really brings out the colour in your eyes.
- Your children are so well behaved.
- What a warm, inviting home you live in.
- Thankyou, you are such a thoughtful friend.
From men:
To men:
- That's a fantastic set of wheels you have.
- You and your partner are really well suited, he/she is great.
- Your hard work has really paid off.
- That jacket is cool.
- You are amazing on the guitar.
To women:
- You look absolutely stunning.
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Communication Is A Virus... There's An App For That
The button must be simple, after reading an article on this web page http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/07/21/iphone-apps-design-mistakes-overblown-visuals/ the key, as always is simplicity, so a visually appealing yet simplistic design is what will be required for this. An image that says exactly what the app is about.
This could be a design for a male version and female version, which would feature compliments for women to say to men and women, and a male version for men to say to men and women. This could be an interesting idea, as if the app was to be unisex, it is important not to make the compliments too feminine to protect 'male pride'.
e.g.
Male App
Male compliment- That's a cool t-shirt you're wearing.
Female compliment- You look stunning in that dress.
Female App
Female compliment- I love that top, where is it from?
Male compliment- Your hair is looking really good today.
Instead of creating two apps- male and female, it could just be the button that is gender specific, as a gimmick, and the interface could give a selection of categories for who the compliment is for and what the occasion is.
These could be buttons for if the App is going to be unisex, here, I have combined the symbols for both genders and a speech bubble, I feel this is an appropriate and simple design that could work well.
As for the interface of the app it needs to be familiar, an overstyled app is going to need instructions, people nowadays don't have time for this, they want something they immediately understand. So the app should visually be very similar to existing ones, no majorly fancy design work, something that simply communicates what needs to be seen.
This is potentially how the button may look in it's place on an iPhone, I have not put the text on as it is not crucial at this stage:
As the colours for the screen print did not come out as intended, I recoloured the icon to create the finished piece, whilst Meryem designed the app itself. The type added on is Helvetica.
This is a design board I have put together to show how the app will look, Meryem designed the menus for the app and I did the icon/logo plus the compliment on the iPhone.
Friday, 19 March 2010
Thursday, 18 March 2010
Communication Is A Virus Brief
Tuesday, 9 March 2010
What Is A Line...Brief
- Photography
Wednesday, 3 March 2010
In Design Preparation
Here are the questions we asked, and Elliots answers...
Home is called...
- Worcester
Age:
- 19
Favourite Animals:
- Dog
- Tiger Cub
- Seal
- Penguin
- Reindeer
Favourite Film:
Favourite TV programme:
- Scrubs
- Neighbours
What is on your iPod...?
Hobbies/Interests:
- Elliot used to skate a lot when he was back at home but since he has moved to Leeds he has found he does not have the time to participate in the sport any more although he wishes he had more time to do it.
How did you become interested in Graphic Design?
- Elliot wasn’t that interested in Graphic Design to start with, but was good at it, and did it at GCSE. He continued to do it at A-Level, in which he still did really well, and as he continued to study it he became more and more interested in the subject. After passing his A-Levels, he went on to do a Foundation Diploma in Art and Design which was a year long course, after this time he realised it was definitely Graphics he wanted to do. He applied to, Cardiff and Nottingham universities and heard nothing back from them, but heard back from Leeds College of Art, after thinking he would not get into any of them. Even after he was invited up to Leeds for an interview he did not think he had got in, but he had.
If you could combine two animals together what would it be?
- Dog and reindeer.
- Skateboard
- Dog
- Elliot
- Elliot's work