12.8.15

REFINEMENT AND FINAL PRINT

Today was our final day to get everything printed and bound. Before that we were working on it together and saw how all the visual elements flowed together. A problem we encountered was the fact the scanned images were becoming pixelated when they where scaled up. My bad for not painting appropriate sizes.  We both got really stressed but then jammed to some tunes, played a little ping pong and relieved some stress. 

I'm quite happy with how it turned out. While printing the book we were so stressed because we realised no one can print double sided A2. The lady at warehouse stationery was also so rude which added to the stress level. So we pretty much winged it and it still turned out pretty good thank you to the girls who had black tape. 

Overall I enjoyed this half of the project because it is very different from what we actually do. It was hard to not think of a solution to our brief. In the process I would always think if this is something I would actually want to design for. At some points during the research process it was too much to take in because of the whole concept of divorce and how kids actually feel. 

I am so pleased with my partner. I actually had a lot of fun working with her and how chill she is. We are pretty much homies now. 

7.08.2015

DEVELOPMENT OF BRIEF
Ideate | Empathy | Define | Prototype | Test

Last night I worked on the illustration part of our brief. To create the imagery, I used Indian ink. At first I found it quite odd how when I went to scan the images, some parts look dissolved but once we put the actual brief together it played out well.  The visual style is to play on the concept of it being based around how kids are affected rather than the actual adults. 

Putting it into one document and seeing how everything flows is where we are at. After today's critique here is the feedback we received:
- The typeface seems too condensed and fights with the imagery 
- The body text may need to be lighter
- Some of the imagery could correlate with another point
- Could reverse out some of the pages to show points of difference in the 'narrative'
- Scaling needs to be looked into
- An intro and conclusion type page needs to be set in so the topic isn't too vague
- See if it flows well again
- The rope breaking is too vague for the issue. It stands out so need to change it with the other iteration I did
- Keep in mind how we are going to bind the brief

I'm feeling quite good after today's critique because we have clear focus on where we go from here. Whenever I look at it I just keep saying to myself, is this a brief I would pick up and try to find a solution to. I was unable to go to the exchange because of work but we have made a Facebook page where we can all share our work and communicate. 

1.08.2015

SORTED OUT POINTS AND PLANNED IMAGERY
Ideate | Empathy | Define | Prototype | Test

So before class today we were told to bring print outs of our 8 points along with sourced imagery. When creating this document, we had to think about how the imagery played along with our choice of words and viewpoints. 

In class we laid out our work and walked around observing other work. It was good to observe how people collaborate and the outcome of their work is different. During actual class we looked at actual imagery and began creating mood boards for each specific point. We would like our imagery to somewhat evoke some pathos in relation to the issue rather than the solution. I do feel like it has started to build up somewhat of a story that we are trying to tell. 

We are thinking of taking a more illustrative approach regarding our issue with children. We have also began to think of a title and how the pages may flow. I guess for next week now we just need to finalise our illustrations and refining each of the points down so there isn't too much type taking over.