First website design

Hi guys! Today I am going to talk about my first website design.  I designed this on Photoshop. 

Below is my website design:























I designed this on Photoshop. It was quite difficult to decide what photographs to include, but I finally decided to include a different variety of photographs.  For example, I added a few of my abstract images, some reflection photos and some nature ones.  In the corner of the frame I added a photo of me to make it more personal and to let the people viewing my website what I look like. 
It was difficult to think about fonts because there are some many good ones which will make my website stand out a lot and also I was looking for a creative font because my website is advertising photography so I want it to look funky.  In the end I used this font because it is very clear and also I used this font for my logo design so it would be good to use it again.



Photos I added to my website

Hi guys! So this blog entry is going to be about the photos that I have added to a series of my website designs.  I thought it would be interesting to add

 

 

This photograph is showing a sail from a boat, I took it using a GoPro.  It is showing all four of the elements (air, fire, earth and water) in one photograph.  I really like the curved effect on the frame, this creates a very abstract and unusual feel towards the photograph,  I really like it, sort of looks as if I used a 'fish eye' lens.

This photograph is showing a door full of rust.  In post-production I changed the image to black and white and increased the contrast.  This creates the rust on the door to stand out a lot more and it allows you see the rust more clearly.







 



I took this photograph a few years ago but it still is one of my favourite photographs I have took.  It is showing snow falling at a slow shutter speed. The photograph has a blue colouring to it because I took it near a street lamp so it caused the light to reflect onto the lens and the snow.

This photograph was also part of my AS Photography exam work.  It is showing a tree reflection on the river near where I live.  I changed this photograph to black and white and then increased the contrast.  The increase in contrast allows the tree's reflection stand out a lot due to it becoming darker. 

My own website desings

Thematic project ideas

Hi guys! Today I am talking about my thematic project.


I needed to think of ideas so below is an online mind-map I created on Prezi.

Full mind-map

My movie poster

Hi guys! This blog is showing my own movie poster.  This is part of the proximity project we got set this week.



My own movie poster

I designed this movie poster on Photoshop.  I have used my own screen-shots from my AS Film Studies short film project.  I made this film in November 2013, it is about a girl (Anchisa/Un) who at the start of the film is being chased by this mystery person (who we later find out is Alice). The reason why Un is running away from Alice is revealed during the film...Un overhears ALice talking to her friend (me) something, she only hears "don't tell anyone okay".  However, Alice finds Un overhearing and we go back to present day and in revenge Alice shoots Un.
(Alice doesn't really shoot Un...haha)

Proximity is shown in this poster by including a lot of screenshots and a lot of text.  I feel that the screenshots are presented very differently which makes the poster look unique.  I decided to make the title of the film (Interpretation) bigger than the other text included in the poster because this will make it stand out a lot and also it contrasts with the other text in the poster.

Examples of proximity

Hi guys! Today I am going to talk about proximity and I am going to use examples to help me explain it.


Proximity means "when faced with random objects on a page, the viewer will often try to find connections. Designers can aid viewers by arranging objects (text and/or images) into groups in order to convey meaning and help disseminate their message.  This closeness of these groups is proximity"



Example 1



Example 2 (business card)

 

 







Movies with proximity

Hi guys! Today I am going to talk about some movie posters that have proximity included in movie posters.




Movie poster 1

This movie poster includes a lot of proximity.  For example, you can see on the left side of the frame, 'Taken' is taking up most of the left side.  Also, in the centre there is a lot of empty space which is where proximity isn't used a lot. 

This poster was made in 2008.












Example 2

This poster is advertising the movie, Jaws.  I feel that this movie poster is very full so this means that it includes very little of proximity.
This is because the poster is including a lot of information - for example, you see who stars in the film, director, information about the film (terrifying motion picture...), and the picture of Jaws swimming upwards to the human.


This poster was made/produced in 1975 by Roger Kastel .
















Movie poster 3

Lastly, this poster is the same as the Taken poster- it includes a lot of proximity. This is becuase Hilary Duff (Lizzie) is taking up most of the right frame, also the title of the film is quite long.



 This Lizzie McGuire movie poster was made in 2003











PROXIMITY

PROXIMITY!!

PROJECT FIVE

My Design 2

Hey guys! Below is my business card design 2...

 

 

 

 

This business card design was also made on Photoshop.  

 

I really like this business card idea because I really like the use of different fonts and colours.  This makes it more eye-catching and also I like that each font is easy to read and the colours are bright enough to see. 

 

I changed this business card around because I thought I would add colour to the background to.  This is because I think that this business card also is very abstract because each information point is at a different angle which makes it look very interesting.  Each information point it at a slight angle, each angle is at an angle you can read clearly which is good.

 

Updated version of design 2

 

 

 

 

 

I think that my first design (previous blog entry) is a lot better and I would use that as my business card to advertise my photography work!

My design 1

Hey guys! Today I am going to talk about my first business card design...





Design 1

I created this on Photoshop. 

I decided to use different colours for different information because it makes it look very funky but unusual at the same time.  The colours I chose were black, pink, purple, green, blue and red.  This is because all these colours are very bright and they all contrast with the white background.  This makes the business card very eye-catching and different.   On this business card I have also used different fonts for each information point.  I decided to change the font for each point because it makes each point stand out, and also it makes it really colourful.


Better business card...


I talked to my teacher and he suggested that I shouldn't change the font AND the colour for each information point.  Instead I should change the font of each point and just keep the font the same, but then keep the colour change for each point as it is very colourful and eye-catching.  So below this paragraph is the updated and improved version of my business card design 1..

Improved version of design 1

Buisness cards

 For the following images, I got these from Goggle. 

 

 1

 

 

 

I really like this business card because I think it is creative and I also really like the idea that the logo is 3-D.  This is very different because it makes this business card very creative and also you can tell that the business card is a property estate (house) 

 

2

 

This business card I think it s very clever and creative idea.  However, I feel that they haven't got enough information on the business card itself. This is because at the front of the card it just says the company's name and then on the back it just says something very unusual and not funny.

 

 

3

 

 

This business card is okay. I like the idea that he has covered his

eyes  with the card itself but I feel that you can't really see the card which

means you don't know what the company is advertising.

 

4

 

This is my favourite already used business card because I think it is very original and you

know exactly what they are advertising (a photographer).  I think the bright colours are a factor because they are very eye-catching.  I also think that the use of text on the lens shape is really clever, also the use of different colour for the writing is a clever idea so the 2 colours wont contrast.

 

 5

 

I LOVE THIS BUISNESS CARD!!! I think it is

really creative and very clever way of advertising cargo.  I think it is very unique

but the only problem with this is when you turn the card into a box you might

forget you placed it into a box and then you might brake the card itself. 

buisness card idea (photography based)

Hi guys! This blog today is going to be some designs I created using Zazzle (link below). Zazzle is an online retailer that allows the public to customise their own merchandise.

http://www.zazzle.co.uk/compact_digital_camera_photography_business_cards-240856781756702896






Logo design for Zazzle

Design 1

Front of buisness card

Back of buisness card

 I really like this buisness card  design because I think it is really clever design as the front of the buisness card is the front of a camera.  The lens on this buisness card is 3-D which is really cool so this makes it 'in your face' and very eye-catching.    However, I don't think the black camera makes the buisness card very 'unique'.  This is because black is quite a boring colour so it doesn't make it very eye-catching.

Design 2

Front

Back

 
This buisness card design is more eye-catching and brighter as the other design, This is the same idea as the other design but different back and also different colour.  Pink is my favourite colour so this makes it very personal and eye-catching.    The layout on the back is very unusual but creative at the same time because there are 2 differnet colours which go with black (this makes the writing really clear), and also like how there are different different fonts and size.

ALIGNMENT!

PROJECT FOUR

Homework part 1

Hey! Today I am going to talk about my homework part 1.  I decided to do a poster because it is easy to make and also I thought it would be a good idea to have a poster which shows lots of text and little images on it.

First half of poster

Other half of poster

Full size poster

Homework part 2

Part 2 of my homework.  I decided I would do a front page of a website, a website advertising my photography work. 

Template before I changed it

I didn't want to keep the template the same because otherwise that would be copying, and also it would be more personal and also I designed it so I created it by myself. The original doesn't have an interesting background

My version of the website...(after)

I decided I wanted to give my front page for the website some colour/funk as I was thinking of advertising my photography work.   The bright colours make it look very eye-catching and very bright.  I really like the background because I think it is really colourful and also it works well with the other colours on the page.

Examples of fonts

Hi guys! This blog entry today is about good and bad fonts.  I have uploaded different types of fonts and below them I have explained what I like about the particular font.  Enjoy reading :)

 

Good fonts



Example 1

This font is really interesting because I like how every letter/number has a curly in it. This font will make the logo more eye-catching, however it might be too curly and some of the letters don't need a curly added to it. 

Example 2

This font is very plain and boring,  I wouldn't personally use this font for my logo but I put it in the good fonts category because it is very clear and easier to read.



Example 3

I really like this font because it is very funky and it is a 'disco-like' theme. This makes the font stand out more and also it causes the font to have a ‘funky-feel’ towards it.  I am thinking of using this font and maybe adding colour in each circle to give it a young look towards it.

Bad fonts

Example 1

This font is very un-clear and I feel that each letters has too much lines on them. For example, the letter 'O' normally has no lines on it but then this font makes the 'O' has lines - I feel this is very unusual. Also, I feel that this font is not right for my logo because I want the font to be very clear and eye-catching, so this makes the members of public look at my logo.



Example 2


This font isn't very good.  I think this because they are very hard to 
and also I feel that personally this type of font won't work for my logo.  This is because my logo design is targeted at members of the public who are interested in Photography, or others that are just researching artists for their art work.   

Contrast - reseach (excisting logos)

Hi guys! Today I am going to talk about some logos that have either good or bad contrast.  Bad contrast will include poor lighting, dark colours and boring font.  Good contrast includes bright colours, good lighting and funky font.

Good contrast



2012 Olympic Games logo





This logo is an example of good contrast.  This is because it includes bright colours for example, bright pink fills the numbers and then bright yellow outlines the numbers.

 I also really like the font in this logo because  it is very funky and different.  For my logo design I have used a lot of colour because it catches the publics attention.



  

Apple logo

This logo to the left is Apple's old logo before they changed it to all white.  I think that this logo is much better than the current logo because this one is very colourful which makes it stand out a lot.

This logo is similar to my CRE logo because I added colour to my logo to make it more colourful and eye-catching.

Bad contrast

FedEx logo

This logo has a a poor example of contrast.  This is because the font is exactly the same which makes it look very boring, and also the colours (purple and orange) aren't the brightest colours I've seen in logos.


EOS logo

I think that this logo has bad contrast because even though the font is very different (I like how the O is presented) but overall the font in this logo is okay.  I think it is quite plain I feel that the logo could be more exciting.