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Thesis Presentation IV – Fall Midterm Review NewMediaArts art 249 :: interface design II week 4 :: a
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NewMediaArts art 249 :: interface design II :: week 4 :: a :: in-class sites of the day Tahiti Vacation http://www.tahitivacation.com http://www.tahitivacation.com Photography/Photographer sites http://www.revephotography.com/ http://www.revephotography.com/ http://www.elementzoffoto.com/ http://www.elementzoffoto.com/ Stock Photography http://creative.gettyimages.com http://creative.gettyimages.com http://gettyimages.com/photonica http://gettyimages.com/photonica http://pro.corbis.com http://pro.corbis.com
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NewMediaArts art 249 :: interface design II :: week 4 :: a :: today’s agenda What is a comp? Look at a few examples Set one up from scratch Begin your comps in class Start by coming up with several themes (at least 3) Think visually via rough layout sketches things to think of: background color page width hierarchy, hierarchy, hierarchy Lastly, work digitally in either Photoshop and/or Illustrator
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NewMediaArts art 249 :: interface design II :: week 4 :: a :: homework Home page comps – round #1 purpose/objective: To experiment visually by taking risks. To analyze basic information structures and demonstrate the ability to research topics and organize ideas into comprehensive information hierarchies. To research, analyze and demonstrate Web page and site design incorporating the available typographic characteristics available in CCS. To analyze user-centered design that demonstrates a need for CCS and DHTML. To apply the visual elements of line, shape, value, color, texture, time, and the design principles of balance, rhythm, emphasis, contrast, variation, repetition, and unity to interface design assignments. To defend the conceptual merits of your own designs. assignment: Based upon your research and your creative brief, choose a few different themes (minimum of three) that will act as design directions for the visual execution of your site’s interface. An example of a theme may be “a highly technological and mechanical look using metallic edges, cool colors, and stock photography”. The title of this execution, or visual design direction could be “Tech Blue.” Another theme may be “Simple Black and White”. Once you have established three or more themes to follow, execute each by creating a home page comp (short for comprehensive) – a comp is a layout prepared to resemble, as closely as possible, the finished project. format: no less than three designs in three different thematic directions. You may use a combination of photoshop and illustrator to execute your designs. Use lorem ipsums in the place of any copy not yet written. Technical details: A minimum of 3 JPEG images – (1000 x 800 pixels in dimension, 100% max quality compression) 2 week assignment due :: 9.19.05
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NewMediaArts art 249 :: interface design II :: week 4 :: a :: post mortem How smoothly did today’s class run? What slowed us down? What did we skip over? How can we be more efficient in the future?
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