Pimpn' & Primpn'

Hey guys,

Hope you picked up some tips on prepping yourself for the real world. attached is the lecture deck. As mentioned, there is not homework assignment. Concentrate on your concepts.

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Here's some personal portfolio sites that I found. This should give you an idea of what a personal portfolio site is

1. www.londonlee.com

2. http://www.jlern.com/

3. http://www.americancheese.tv/

4. http://www.ourcommon.com/

5. http://www.bradfritz.com/

6. http://www.jamesvictore.com/

Here's some useful Links to some tools and information for getting started on your vessel and site.

http://www.pinazangaro.com/index.html

http://www.jewelboxing.com/index.php

http://www.lost-luggage.com/store/home.php

http://www.acmemade.com/

http://www.twelvesouth.com/

http://www.cherryflava.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/12/12/mcardusbbusinesscard.jpg

Suggested Reading - Making your work sing

thx

ss

Browser Template PSD

Here's the browser template we discussed. I tried to access the class folder remotely but would not connect so I'm posting here.

Have a good vacation.

Thx
S

Concepting

Hey guys,

We're on the home stretch....For the next several classes, we're going to be using much of the class time as a lab for designing your concepts as well as working on technique and style. If you presented mood boards that expressed a spectrum such as a museum or art gallery, then you should do one concept for each mood board. If you presented mood boards with one that articulated or expressed the current brand and one that targeted the new brand, then you should base both your concepts on the future brand. Play with "volume." In the case museums, maybe one concept is more about the visitor and another is more about the museum and it's work - each with the "volume" turned up on and down on pictures, color, type, etc. You get the idea. Ask lots of questions over the next week.

2013 web techniques presentation
Lecture Deck PDF

Below are the assignments for this week, required reading and templates. Go get em!

Final Assignment #1:

Integrate and utilize all the materials (tools) you’ve developed over the course and develop 2 alternative homepage concepts that are on strategy, architecture and brand. As discussed, design your home pages for a 1024 x 786 screen resolution which means your PSD should be 990px X 768....With extended canvas, your PSD will end up being 1400 px X 1000 PX.

Final Assignement #2:

Pick one of your final home page designs and develop a simple 2 page style guide detailing typefaces, colors, links and other vital information for a smooth handoff.

Save both the your home page concepts as JPGS and style guide as PDF. These files should be uploaded to the class server/folder.

FOR CRITIQUE:

1. Web Pages - Save both jpgs into your folder for projection

2. Wire Frame - Also save as jpg in your folder for projection

3. Style Guide - Save as PDF into your folder for grading

If you're one of many that need more support in Photoshop, now is the time so ask questions, schedule time to meet with me or Erin and look at plenty of examples.

Adobe InDesign template provided.

Here's a layered PSD from an old project called MeetTheStreet PSD that might be useful with regards to plucking elements (shadows, icons, vignettes, etc.). We'll talk more about this next week.

Required Reading:

Read Visual Design and Testing

Another top 5 Sites:

www.k10k.com

www.lessrain.de

www.iht.com

www.metadesign.com

www.ourcommon.com

A couple of revised dates to note.

Hello people.

Based on our discussion last Thursday, your final HP concepts and style guide will be due on the last day of class (12.6.12). I am also omitting the assignment from next week's lecture. This will make up for the one week we lost.

Here's a quick summary of our last few classes:

11.15.12 - Lecture - Primpin' & Pimpin' - No assignment given or due for this lecture

11.22.12 - Turkey Vacation

11.29.12 - Working lab session on concepts and style guide. I'll show some techniques and review everyone's progress with Erin.

12.6.12 - Each student will present their 2 concepts starting with original wire frame. Style guides will no be presented but will be due.

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Let me know if there are any questions and see you next week.

Thx
Scout