Blog entry
Science Museum
http://ingridreigstaddesign.com/week-12-4/
Issues
- I struggled with finding the right balance between usability (building something for a large audience) and conceptuality
- I could have experimented further with the visual identity → it’s a bit too bland
- I really struggled with the concept all the way through → I might have tried to overthink the concept, but also the concept wasn’t quite clear enough
- Was hard to balance my wish of usability with tutors’ advice of going conceptual
- I struggled with taking ideas from tutors as they perhaps didn’t feel like my own? Must therefore make sure to develop a project that inspires me, and that’s led by things I know such as visual conceptuality rather than too artsy in concept and not in form
- Lack of main focus
- This would have been more fun if I had a narrower focus → e.g. build a typeface for the archive? Or just a niche service
Successes
- I enjoyed learning a new skill of animation and playing around with it
- I enjoyed developing a visual language and the branding side of the project more than the webdesign itself
Modul
http://ingridreigstaddesign.com/week-4-4/
Issues
- Could have experimented further with types of typeface and getting more into the theoretical aspect of type
- Could have developed serif versions, different weights, the actual website, etc.
Successes
- This project made me realise how much I like working with type
- I also love developing visual systems and playing with form and shapes