Gant chart

Heres my gant chart braking down how i will design and develope the vohage. I created it using illustrator becuase i didnt know how to create one using the programs i downloaded.

DP3: voyage

We have been given our first DP3 assignment called voyage, the brief says we have to create a 5 page website that’s valid to WC3 standards and includes at least three interactive javascript routines that enhance the interactive experience.

I have decided to base my voyage on space, having a man guide you through his voyage. I'm aiming it at kids aged 5-11 to give them a bit of information about space, spaceships and a planet what I have yet to decide.

I am going to create a one page website for this assignment most likely in HTML5, That has five separate areas, Im aiming to make this site fun and easy for kids to navigate around.

After researching on how kids access the web and navigate the web iv determined that I’m going to keep the design simple, because by throwing loads of information at young children it can sometimes put them off and make them loose interest, I will also have to think about how I put across the information I need to make it educational but fun.

These screenshots below are from kids websites. this is the kind of feel i want to portray through my website i want to make the site interactive making the user looking for links, without making them too difficult to find.

I have created two colour charts as a guideline to what colours I will be using.

client project

Today i met a client who owns a barber shop called Mario's barbers. He wants me to slightly redesign the logo, create flyers, business cards and a website so basically the whole package.

Today ive redesigned his logo around his ideas and started to create rough business cards.

Old Logo

New Logo

Business Card

What im up to?

Im currently working on a report about networking, I have anaylized my network and put all the people i think can help me in this indistry like comapnies, freelancers, events and people from uni. I have also approached a couple of company asking them some question that i could add to my report, I have also asked about work placements and for them to look at my portfolio.

I have made an attemp at designing my network but im not sure if it really works.

Networking

In todays lesson with Shaun, we was split into groups of 5 and tasked to brainstorm & create a network showing what we think the web is.

Virtual Environment storyboard

Haunted ride Evaluation

My main ideas and intentions that I was trying to express in the project were: 

In this project my aim was to create a 1 minute long animation of a haunted house, what consisted of 2 to 3 scare scenes and would fit inside the Waverley theatre. I went with a traditional haunted house ride theme with ghosts and skeletons.

The methods I use to develop my ideas were: (brainstorming, , visual research, storyboards etc)

I first created mood boards to get an idea of what style I wanted my ride to be, after deciding on a theme I went onto create sketches of the cart and entrance.  I also produced a storyboard for the narrative of my final animation so I knew how it would pan out.

I took a risk by trying something new. (Explain):

I took a risk by mixing both 3d object with 2d projected images in my scare scenes. i think that this worked well and saved me a lot of time.

Some of the unexpected problems I had to solve while working were:

One problem I had when building  my ride was creating fog, after applying it to my scene I couldn't set it to the right height and amount I wanted. Another problem I was faced with was cameras and making them move and follow the scares in my ride.

The decisions and choices I made to help solve these problems were:

For the fog I researched and looked at tutorials to help find how to alter the setting and also a suitable level of fog for my scene. For the cameras I just perceived and played around with the timeline until I got it looking smooth.

The things I have learnt from this particular project were: (Specific examples should be cited.)

I have learnt the difference between lights and how you can target a light on a specific object or area. I also learnt how to create fog and camera animation.

Areas for improvement , If I were to do this project again I would change or do differently:

If I was to re-do this project again I think I would work a lot more on the second scare scene. for example because it's a library I would possibly have floating books and I would spend a lot more time on creating the to make it look authentic.

A new project that might grow out of my experience maybe:

With what I have learnt I feel that I could create an animation in my own time and feel comfortable using cameras and lighting.