Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Picture book progress!
Here are some of the spreads I have put together so far! The text isnt formatted yet so try and look past that! :)
Monday, October 18, 2010
Character Designs Cont.
Here is the basic design for the Dad character... not too sure about his face...
Character Designs
I've just added some designs I have come up with for the characters in my picture book. The book is aimed at a young audience from the ages 3-6 years old.
I wanted to make the characters simple and have a go at making them with digital collage of textures and patterns.
Let me know what you think :)
xx
I wanted to make the characters simple and have a go at making them with digital collage of textures and patterns.
Let me know what you think :)
xx
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Online Design Basics - News Online
1. What is Pacing?
Pacing relates to all elements in an online news story and the way that they lead a reader through the story. Pacing helps to keep the reader interested and ensures that they do not get overwhelmed or bored with too much or too little information. If pacing is not achieved, the reader may decide to leave the site as it is too difficult for them to find what they need or get to where they want to be.
2. True or False: A reader spends more time with a print edition than they do with an online news presentation.
FALSE. Research undertaken by the Poynter Institute suggests that consumers are more likely to read an online news presentation for longer then they would with a print edition. I believe that this may be due to to the fact that these days many people are work in office environments where they are faced with the Internet up to 8 hours a day. Also, in reading news online the reader is offered a lot more interactivity, allowing them to venture to other stories and websites.
3. What are some tools that online designers create in layouts that help readers remember key information?
Some tools that designers are using to help readers remember key information in news stories consists of things such as: Q&A, timelines, fact boxes or a by-the-numbers box. Having these interesting and different techniques to communicate with readers keeps them interested in and tern helps them to remember key information.
4. What is the simplicity equation?
The simplicity equation refers to the following suggestion:
Clear links + identifiable location = happy readers.
This equations talks about how important it is to have clear links on the navigation panel to help the readers identify where it is they want to go.
5. What is the first thing someone sees and the most important element of your site when the viewer first logs on?
The most important element of a successful online web design is that of the navigation bar. When a viewer logs onto your website the navigation bar is the first place they go to find what it is they are looking for. If the navigation bar is unclear or hard to use the reader may be tempted just to leave the site due to it taking too long or being to hard to find what they are looking for.
Pacing relates to all elements in an online news story and the way that they lead a reader through the story. Pacing helps to keep the reader interested and ensures that they do not get overwhelmed or bored with too much or too little information. If pacing is not achieved, the reader may decide to leave the site as it is too difficult for them to find what they need or get to where they want to be.
2. True or False: A reader spends more time with a print edition than they do with an online news presentation.
FALSE. Research undertaken by the Poynter Institute suggests that consumers are more likely to read an online news presentation for longer then they would with a print edition. I believe that this may be due to to the fact that these days many people are work in office environments where they are faced with the Internet up to 8 hours a day. Also, in reading news online the reader is offered a lot more interactivity, allowing them to venture to other stories and websites.
3. What are some tools that online designers create in layouts that help readers remember key information?
Some tools that designers are using to help readers remember key information in news stories consists of things such as: Q&A, timelines, fact boxes or a by-the-numbers box. Having these interesting and different techniques to communicate with readers keeps them interested in and tern helps them to remember key information.
4. What is the simplicity equation?
The simplicity equation refers to the following suggestion:
Clear links + identifiable location = happy readers.
This equations talks about how important it is to have clear links on the navigation panel to help the readers identify where it is they want to go.
5. What is the first thing someone sees and the most important element of your site when the viewer first logs on?
The most important element of a successful online web design is that of the navigation bar. When a viewer logs onto your website the navigation bar is the first place they go to find what it is they are looking for. If the navigation bar is unclear or hard to use the reader may be tempted just to leave the site due to it taking too long or being to hard to find what they are looking for.
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