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Monday 29 April 2013

Journal - Part 2

This course has been about so much more than Graphic Design which is a huge and interesting subject in itself. Frank impressed on us the idea of having an online CV of our work which speaks for itself far more than anything you could put down on paper. Not just one CV but many strands, including a blog, a website, a LinkedIn page, a dedicated email address and an AboutMe page which links all of them together. The course took a huge subject and focused in on specific aspects every week. The ongoing projects forced us not to let projects pile up but think about each one, knowing we had to come up with the goods the following week. For such a diverse subject. it was extremely well organised and piqued my interest to explore it in more depth. The Interactive Design projects in particular made me aware of how central Graphic Design is in modern commercial life. I'll never look at an advertising poster or ticket booth the same way again!

Interface Design - iPad App Design

This is my poster design for SCD's Total Design 2013 Exhibition. And the design on which I based my iPad App Design. I've decided I'm going to change the font to something more simple and sophisticated - probably on a white background so the images can speak for themselves.I love the combination of greens, purples and blues.

Interface Design - iPad App Design

This is my mood board for the iPad App Design. I decided to base it on the theme of a poster and invitation for SCD's Total Design 2013 Exhibition. I was inspired to use the grid of images by Claire Coullon's website - she's a graphic designer based in Switzerland - and I've always loved her simple, stylish designs with fantastic use of colour. Also the mood board for a garden design inspired me, again a grid of images with beautiful colour. The greens and purples of a garden landscape along with some highlights of blues and lime green defined the colour theme.

Map Design

The brief was to design a map to show visitors to the SCD website directions to the new College campus in Blackrock. This project is very much a work in progress. I took the map into Illustrator having zoomed in on the area I wanted to recreate. At this stage I've recreated the topography i.e. roads, sea by tracing and using the pen tool in Illustrator but there's a lot more work left to do to make it into something original. An ongoing project...