Character Motion

Using adobe photoshop I was to create a character motion animation. Opening a new document in photoshop, making the timeline visible, layer new video layer. To start of the design using a Wacom tablet  I drew out the process of walking on a new frame and new layer. Using a line tool to create a horizon in the back. 

Then enabling the onion skin in the timeline options so it gives a shadow to the person when walking turning the opacity down so it's not to sharp but blends with the background. 

Rendering the final piece as a animation I had problems to get the speed to be reduced, I tried changing the settings a few times but it didn't seem to work. This was my final piece. 

walking2 from Itba Kauser on Vimeo.

Pinterest Inspiration

For Inspiration for all of my design work my first step for ideas is by using Pinterest. It is a site which designers use to showcase their work to be recognised by the design industry. I find this very useful in  gaining my secondary artist design research as their is some very talented and experimental work which I can always relate to. I have used work from Pinterest in my research since the start offend which I have always looked at as a form of inspiration and developed my work further. 

I have created myself a account on Pinterest which allows me to save other artists work, follow and be followed. It also allows me to showcase my work and be recognised by other designers and design agencies.

30 Minute Concept

In a pair we chose a brief in where we had 30 minutes to come up ideas and a final concept. Having our brief as cities & Puzzles in which we had to make a game and showcase our ideas on a wall we came up with the obvious Ideas of having some sort of a puzzled game about cities.
some of our Ideas we came up with:
- Large 3D square picturesque puzzle of the wall of a image of the city in which the person had to play in order to figure out which city it is
- Massive 3D jigsaw on the wall
- Digital interactive game where your in control and find yourself on a map and you find you way around
- Cities with the wrong landmarks for the player to solve the puzzle and locate the correct landmarks with the correct city

We decided to go with the large picturesque game and play with the rules e.g. timing or movement restrictions to make the play of the game interesting we could limit the player with 3 minutes and after the time's over the picturesque moves to jumble up the picture again.

However after some group discussion we felt it was to simple and straightforward ideas we wanted to  create something with more depth and thought.

We then came across a idea of having a app for people who were lost to find their way back or locate themselves so they have a idea of where they are. We called the app 'Puzzled', We have pinpoints like codes engraved on the sides of building or any source of object in the different areas around the city e.g. sides of buildings, trees, walls etc.. These pinpoints are located on the map of the app which then locates both the person and these pinpoints on the app in which the person has to 'play' some sort of a puzzle game to get to the nearest pinpoint. At the pinpoint will be a code in which the person then enters the code into the app for the app to inform the person about the place nearest transport, hotels, Restaurant's etc...

This short exercise helped me to improve my skills in working in a short scale time under pressure to meet a deadline. This shows me and motivates me to say I could always complete my work set to a certain deadline. It also helped and boost my confidence skills and the skills which I acquired in tackling any brief.

Cereal box Development

After doing some rough sketches of my Design layout for the cereal box I had to create the whole final design digitally using Adobe Illustrator, so I imported my final Sketch into the software.

For the precise measurements of the Cereal box I used this existing template and worked on top it, locking this into the background layer.

Turning the opacity down for the cereal template making it easier to focus on my design. I create a grid box over the front design to create the base and also outline for my design. Here I've imported the image and working on top of that using the pen-tool I begin to create my character on different layers.

Using the pen-tool I drew all the elements to my composition. For the cereal bowls I experimented with the different brush strokes and really liked this sharp and edgy effect. I had some problem in trying to draw the big splashes which i had to repeat this step several times to try and get it near enough perfect which was a small challenge as the curves weren't easy to work with.

Experimenting with the type I felt the type was to flat and wasn't as sharp enough. So I added a dark purple shadow same colour as the Background to contrast against the white and yellow, with a thick black stroke for the cartoon anime effect. Also here I experimented with shadows and lighting on the octopus and the cereal bowls to add a perspective and give the illustrations life. 

 Looking at colour I do a small experimentation to see what colour my Octopus would stand out in and be the most effective. So I go a slightly Lighter shade of purple so it has a contrast between light and dark of the purples. 

I liked this colour experimentation however didn't feel like it come together as one piece as there's too many colours being used making it look busy which takes your attention of the whole design as it isn't eye-catching enough.

 Using a darker shade for the octopus doesn't work well as it doesn't stand out as a individual element rather blends in with the background. Lighter subtle shades would be much ideal.

 Using a lighter subtle shade I went with the orange, I liked how the octopus as a singular element looked however the colour crashed with the colour of the type and cereal bowls.

My Final design for the colours was to go with the contrast of the light and dark shade of purple which I feel worked well as a whole piece along with the bright yellow.

Adding Detail to my Illustration I created small hexagon Octo's applying a light stoke and inserting several into the cereal bowls as swell as a subtle colour for the milk.  

To add a image of the actual cereal I decided to add the Octo's in the empty white space and experimented with the size of the Octo to show distance and perspective.  Once I finished my design Using rulers and the template as my guide I created my Cereal Net over the top using the line tool.

Completing the net outline I also worked on the back of the box cover using the same style in type and illustration go the cereal and octopus tentacle. I also used the same colours as the front for it to come together as one. I created a small interactive game using the square and line tool, linking the maze to my cereal.

The finished net of the cereal box adding the ingredients, barcode, calorie intake  and all the nutrients information. 

Essay Brief

Logo Design

Logo is the start of a new brand to create a identity, it works as a communicator for the company or organisation to leave a mark. This can consist of a symbol, a mark or a letter. The simple the better it is to remember. 

- Think about what the Font says

- Think about the colour - (colour psychology) - emotion

- Symbol or name - which makes more of a impact - emotion/ feelings/  atmosphere

Rules

- Keep it simple

- Idea led design (Ideas/ concepts)

- Don't try something you can't do

- One Idea in one logo is enough (U.S.P)

- Know the audience don't design for you

- Simple colours (1/2, no gradients etc...)

- Type is crucial  (make it work)

- Do loads of option (more designs- more room for improvement)

- Remember size ratio

- Research the client

- How can it develop (where can it be seen, Brand Identity)

Development

Sketches

Typography

To develop the typography further I had created a different type and technique for one of my sentence. I used abstract lines to show the freedom of thought but also the confusion between the lines and letter itself. Making the scale larger as I used a A4 piece for one whole letter each.

To develop this I created another type which I edited digitally. Using geometric shapes again but also adding confusion into the technique. I made this text seem like some sort of a code but still readable. I added drop shadow effects, gradients and emboss effect just to see the impact it creates on the text. I love the last experiment as it creates the effect of a code engraved into something.

Campaigns

Banksy

Guerilla Advertising

Coffee Painting

Manifesto

Conditional Design

In this Seminar we participated in 2 activities from the Condition Design workbook by the graphic designers: Luna Maurer, Jonathan Puckey, Roel Wouters and the artist Edo Paulus. 
The 1st activity was called 'The Beach', this activity required 
- 4 players 
- each with different coloured markers
- taking turns and going into a clockwise direction 
- each placing a small dot in the most emptiest space on the page. 
We had to do this until we thought the beach was then becoming crowded.

This was what our groups final page looked like, we stopped it here thinking it was getting crowded as we felt as a group to give each dot some space. 

The second activity we then took part in was called the 'Perfect Circle'. The aim of the activity was to draw a perfect circle.
- requires 4 players
- 4 different markers
- each player has 30 seconds
- Draw a filled in circle
- take in turn and improve the edges and borders to improve the     circle
- stop when you think the circle is perfect   

This what out circle looked like. We started of colouring the circle dots in but as the circle started to become slightly larger in size the shading in of the colours ended up becoming circle outlines. 

After participating in these activities and having a look at the outcomes of the other groups we realised we all had a slightly different response to the instructions given to us. This therefore shows us that everyone has their own perspective in which they analyse and respond to in different ways. This i see as a positive factor as it shows that there is not only one right approach in doing something there can be many different possible outcomes. 
Another positive outcome from this is that it shows you that peer feedback can give you a different perspective which can help you open a new window in observing things.

Ideas

Character designs

Second session of the production and process module we was given the brief to design and create a cereal box. To do this we had a look at existing designs for inspiration looking at composition layout and context. Cereal boxes have a character with a image of the bowl of cereal on the front so we was;t doing anything different we had to create and draw our own character to be on the cover of my cereal box. From starting in drawing and producing a character for the cover to thinking about the composition layout of where my character the Octopus will be how will the bowls be placed playing around with the layout the positioning. Thinking of a name and incorporating that into the design.

Some brief and rough sketches I started of with as the main character for my cereal design.

Deciding on a octopus I then thought about the different appearances, e.g.  shape, glasses, hat or anything to make the Octopus distinct.

Having to include the cereal box into the design I tried to use the tentacles to incorporate the idea of the tentacles around the cereal bowl, also starting to think about the package idea.

After a few character design sketches I then folded the page to give me 8 different sections for the cover of the cereal box. However as the paper was creased it would have a impact on the design itself therefore I drew out my sketches again this time without folding the paper.

I started thinking of the idea of the Octopus juggling the bowls so i could use the space and do something different than just having own centre bowl.

Looking at position and layout I re-arranged the size and the position the type octopus and the cereal splash.