Wednesday 30 November 2011

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I HAD TO RESEARCH 'HOW TO PLAY DARTS' FROM THIS RESEARCH WE THEN HAD TO CREATE A LIST OF THE 20 MOST INTERESTING FACTS WE GENERATED THROUGH OUR RESEARCH. 


WE THEN HAD TO USE 'INFO GRAPHICS' TO TRANSLATE THIS INTO VISUAL ASPECTS OF DESIGN. THIS WAS REALLY INTRIGUING, AND ALLOWED US TO CREATE SYMBOLIC SHAPES THAT REPRESENTED IDEAS. WE ALSO DEVISED A KEY WITH THE SYMBOLS ON SO IT COULD BE SHOWN AS A INTERACTIVE MIND PIECE AND ALLOWS YOU TO WORK OU AND CLEARLY SEE THE INFORMATION IN A VISUALLY PLEASING WAY. 
I FEEL THAT THE USE OF USING INFO GRAPHICS WORKS VERY WELL IN CREATING THIS TYPE OF GRAPH DESIGN. 


HERE ARE SOME OF MY INITIAL DESIGN SHEETS I CREATED TO DEVLOP THIS IDEA:








WE THEN GOT INTO GROUPS AND HAD TO DEVLOP A 'HOW TO' ON SPORTS. INITAL IDEAS WERE - MARTIAL ARTS/ HOW TO SCRORE A PENALTY - HOW TO STOP ON ROLLAR BLADES. 


FROM THIS, WE AS A GROUP DECIDED TO CREATE THE TITLE 'HOW TO PLAY CHESS' THE MODERN VERSION. INITIAL THOUGHTS CONCEITED OF HANDING OUT A CARD WITH A DISTANCE CHESS PIECE AND POSITIONS OF IT ON THE BOARD. WE WERE THEN GOING TO GIVE EACH AUDIENCE MEMBER A CARD AND TELL THE 'KINGS' TO STAND AND ALLOW THEN TO STEP DIAGONALLY ETC AS A VIRTUAL PRESENTATION. HERE ARE A FEW MOCK UPS OF THE INITIAL IDEA: 








I FEEL THAT THESE DESIGNS ARE QUITE WEAK HOWEVER. THE USE OF BLACK ON A BASIC TEXTURE IS OK AND MAKES THE KING CHESS PIECE STAND OUT BUT I FEEL THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE DESIGN ASPECTS TO THE CARD AND ON THE BACK  THOUGHT WE COULD USE THE INFOGRPHICS WE STUDIED IN THE SESSION AS A WAY OF LOCATING IDEAS AND DECISIONS ON TEH CHESS BOARD.


FROM THE RESEARCH I HAVE COLLECTED , THE USE OF COLOUR, TEXTURE, SHAPE AND SYMBOLS CAME ACROSS AS BEING A MAIN FOCAL POINT IN ALL THE DESIGNS. THROUGH STUDYING THIS I HAVE CREATED MORE DESIGNS REGARDING INFO GRAPHICS: 

STOCK COLOUR:

WELL TEXTURED AND WOULD MAKE COLOUR BURST

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