A redesign of the following signage in the park would help bring a unifying experience to visitors that may come.
What Discovery Park Needs
- Map (Print)
- Trail Signs
- Park Entrance Sign(s)
- Standing Map(s)
- Icon and Font System
SKETCHES
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
P3 Process/ take 2
I am going to partner with Dominic Capcino on a wayfinding project. It will be a redesign of the way finding system of DISCOVERY PARK in upper Seattle. Over the weekend we visited the park to have a first hand look at what there. Generally the signage was pretty well placed , finding them required very little scanning with a non-intrusive element. The main problem with the signs is that there is there aren't consistent elements within all the signs.
A redesign of the following signage in the park would help bring a unifying experience to visitors that may come.
A redesign of the following signage in the park would help bring a unifying experience to visitors that may come.
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
P3 PROCESS
I don't have a clue who I would make this infographic for, but my mission statement would definitely involve raising awareness to the general public about the negative and harmful affects of animal agriculture on the industrial scale. I would promote the data that is involved with the footprint of agriculture in a comprehensive manner. This infographic will be interactive.
RESOURCES
This video shows the negative affects of animal farming has on the natural habitat and the global scale effect of the footprint it leaves behind.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzJN0q-DUVc
This link has various extensive infographics concerning the raw numbers that involve animal agriculture and its impact. http://www.seametrics.com/blog/agriculture-infographics/
The third link talks about the cost cost of farming and the impact it has on our health. http://www.onegreenplanet.org/news/infographic-whats-the-cost-of-factory-farming-on-our-health-and-environment/
Project 3: Process
IDEAS:
1- My first idea is to do a visualization of every countries military population count of naval air and land warfare fleets and capabilities. This would make an interesting viewpoint of where countries stand in the event of a third world war. In terms of shear numbers.
2- My second Idea is to a do a data visualization of all the deaths through out the globe from all major wars since WW1. This would specify the total number of deaths per war and the countries.
3- My third idea is to do a data visualization of all the leading countries that contribute to green house gases emited from animal agriculture. Animal agriculture is the leading cause of green house gases in the world.
Unit 6 Reading
Designing for a wide audience can be very difficult because it involves a tedious process of democracy. Various stages of the project needs to be clearly articulated in order for a coherent critique from the team. Among a few other practices that must not be thought of as unnecessary, but as vital or mandatory. Testing your design with your target audience greatly increases the validity of your design when it succeeds amongst your peers. If there aren't any available people to volunteer, you can design a test survey online via email or PDF's. Getting individual reactions however will require a one on one session with your test subjects. This is probably the best option because people will be more willing to be honest without the fear of backlash from other focus group members.
A one on one with a test subject has the most comprehensive results in terms of feedback. These newly underlined points of interest in your project should now be incorporated into your design process. Apart from the research involved, this eliminates having to make design choices on your own and in the dark. Moving forward every decision will be affected by the input you received from your test subjects with improved intuition among your creative peers as well.
The second reading talks about the relationship a public space has to an entire world of people that visit. The story that connects all of us must be conveyed in such a manner as to keep in mind the emotional trauma that is connected with the designed space. In this case the world trade center memorial with a strong dynamic of people. The story was within them on that day. They were fire fighters, Police, and Family Members that to me represent NEW YORK itself. The memorial needed to follow that narrative without generalizing the millions of lives that and families that have been affected by the event.
A one on one with a test subject has the most comprehensive results in terms of feedback. These newly underlined points of interest in your project should now be incorporated into your design process. Apart from the research involved, this eliminates having to make design choices on your own and in the dark. Moving forward every decision will be affected by the input you received from your test subjects with improved intuition among your creative peers as well.
The second reading talks about the relationship a public space has to an entire world of people that visit. The story that connects all of us must be conveyed in such a manner as to keep in mind the emotional trauma that is connected with the designed space. In this case the world trade center memorial with a strong dynamic of people. The story was within them on that day. They were fire fighters, Police, and Family Members that to me represent NEW YORK itself. The memorial needed to follow that narrative without generalizing the millions of lives that and families that have been affected by the event.
Sunday, May 15, 2016
UNIT 5 READING
As a graphic designer, the most essential thing apart from your knowledge and talent, is time. The factor that determines the success and failure of a projected can be undermined if the time you have allotted to you isn't used accordingly. For the sake of time and money there are practices to help ease the problem, which therefore has a more meaningful and impactful result at the end when the design is finished. Things like site maps, wireframes, along with an involved and critical team, create the base for the project to stand on. Thus increasing the chances of success of the design project.
Sitemaps are probably as bare bones as it gets when it comes to laying out our content. It's purposes tend to cater to the web and its applications, but because of its structure, it allows large amounts of information to be semi organized. At least at this stage you know what content is going to be applied and also creates a space for team members to collaborate and iterate further. The end consensus among the creative team will be the backbone of the project.
Assuming of course there are factors that interweave with this creative process. Things like the client background, story, target audience, problem and solution, are all just as essential as the design itself. Within the reading there is an example used of the old WINCHESTER house. The house was built without a foundation of planning and they didn't know what they were building from one day to the next. The house is an absolute maze and there are many hallways, doors and stairs that lead to absolutely nowhere. This metaphor is used to describe a designer that doesn't consider the importance of the project statement, but carries out the project. Later the designer is faced with mistakes, and questions that will be forced to wrestle with complex files and information.
Later in the chapter wireframes are explained to help organize the actual content. These are also very simple interpretations of the final product. But it will at the very least give the design team an idea about the general layout, and subheads and if there any questions of confusion, the consequence isn't so much as a sketch to iterate.
Sitemaps are probably as bare bones as it gets when it comes to laying out our content. It's purposes tend to cater to the web and its applications, but because of its structure, it allows large amounts of information to be semi organized. At least at this stage you know what content is going to be applied and also creates a space for team members to collaborate and iterate further. The end consensus among the creative team will be the backbone of the project.
Assuming of course there are factors that interweave with this creative process. Things like the client background, story, target audience, problem and solution, are all just as essential as the design itself. Within the reading there is an example used of the old WINCHESTER house. The house was built without a foundation of planning and they didn't know what they were building from one day to the next. The house is an absolute maze and there are many hallways, doors and stairs that lead to absolutely nowhere. This metaphor is used to describe a designer that doesn't consider the importance of the project statement, but carries out the project. Later the designer is faced with mistakes, and questions that will be forced to wrestle with complex files and information.
Later in the chapter wireframes are explained to help organize the actual content. These are also very simple interpretations of the final product. But it will at the very least give the design team an idea about the general layout, and subheads and if there any questions of confusion, the consequence isn't so much as a sketch to iterate.
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
WEEK 6 CRITIQUE
Critique group: Kan, Sovanarath , and Bair, Lex
For my critique this week I got a lot of good feedback about the research that I had accumulated, but there were still some kinks work out. Luckily, I did end up feeling exponentially more confident about the direction of the project. I am going to have to change my project statement but the scope of the project is goingg tobe much clearer, here goes.
For my data visualization project, my client will be FORMULA1.com. This is where the project will be displayed as a post season article for Lewis Hamilton and his 2008 season in which he won as the then youngest driver in the formula one driving league. The data visualization will include an introduction of Lewis Hamilton about hs career stats and achievements, following below will be a menu of icons that will each represent the track hosted during the season. In all there are 18 tracks, and along with an interactive function I'd like to display the race results for each race.
DATA SOURCES
2008 SEASON
For my critique this week I got a lot of good feedback about the research that I had accumulated, but there were still some kinks work out. Luckily, I did end up feeling exponentially more confident about the direction of the project. I am going to have to change my project statement but the scope of the project is goingg tobe much clearer, here goes.
For my data visualization project, my client will be FORMULA1.com. This is where the project will be displayed as a post season article for Lewis Hamilton and his 2008 season in which he won as the then youngest driver in the formula one driving league. The data visualization will include an introduction of Lewis Hamilton about hs career stats and achievements, following below will be a menu of icons that will each represent the track hosted during the season. In all there are 18 tracks, and along with an interactive function I'd like to display the race results for each race.
DATA SOURCES
2008 SEASON
AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX RESULTS
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Project 2 Process Pt 2
Project Statement:
Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton, (born 7 January 1985) is a British Formula One Racing Driver from England, currently racing for the Mercedes AMG Petronas team. He is the 2008, 2014 and 2015 Formula One World Champion.In his first season in Formula One, Hamilton set numerous records while finishing second in the 2007 Formula One Championship, just one point behind Kimi Raikkonen. He won the World Championship next season in dramatic fashion, becoming the then-youngest Formula One world champion in history.
At the Brazilian Grand Prix, Hamilton needed to finish at least in fifth position if Massa won the race to secure the World Championship. In mixed conditions, Hamilton became the youngest Formula One World Champion as he snatched the championship on the very last corner. Just before the race began a rain shower hit and Hamilton ran in fourth place before dropping down to sixth to put on dry weather tyres. Hamilton had clinched the 2088 formula one racing championship, becoming the youngest driver to win the title, as well as the first black driver. He is also the first British driver to win the World Championship since Damon Hill triumphed in 1996.
The Official Formula One Racing website will be releasing an article of the Brazilian Grand Prix Post Race standings along with a commemoration of Lewis Hamilton's epic win and an in depth look at specs and achievements.
Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton, (born 7 January 1985) is a British Formula One Racing Driver from England, currently racing for the Mercedes AMG Petronas team. He is the 2008, 2014 and 2015 Formula One World Champion.In his first season in Formula One, Hamilton set numerous records while finishing second in the 2007 Formula One Championship, just one point behind Kimi Raikkonen. He won the World Championship next season in dramatic fashion, becoming the then-youngest Formula One world champion in history.
At the Brazilian Grand Prix, Hamilton needed to finish at least in fifth position if Massa won the race to secure the World Championship. In mixed conditions, Hamilton became the youngest Formula One World Champion as he snatched the championship on the very last corner. Just before the race began a rain shower hit and Hamilton ran in fourth place before dropping down to sixth to put on dry weather tyres. Hamilton had clinched the 2088 formula one racing championship, becoming the youngest driver to win the title, as well as the first black driver. He is also the first British driver to win the World Championship since Damon Hill triumphed in 1996.
The Official Formula One Racing website will be releasing an article of the Brazilian Grand Prix Post Race standings along with a commemoration of Lewis Hamilton's epic win and an in depth look at specs and achievements.
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