The project log has seemingly disappeared due to doing too much work and simply forgetting to update it each day. This could be problematic in documenting progress but there is still a huge amount of sketches and scribbles, some of which are dated. Since the last blog post there has been instructions to become more… Read more →
The initial idea was to find new and innovative ways to organise data. This then evolved into organising and navigating photos which in turn mutated into a new approach to photo sharing. Throughout the whole process there has never been one ‘big’ idea until researching future technologies and the future of the internet. Reading into… Read more →
Below is a mock-up of one of the concepts that is included in the final major project. The basis is a JavaScript widget that users can paste into any web page that allows them to post that page directly to twitter with a tinyURL already in place. The benefit of a JavaScript widget is that… Read more →
Yesterday everyone presented for a formative assessment. What made this different fom normal was the fact that the work was graded as if it was the final summative presentation instead of giving an indicative grade as if the work continued in its current direction. The presentation was helpful and provided valueable feedback about what to… Read more →
There is a presentation on Monday for the final major project and I have been trying to decide how to represent it and display it. Below is a concept, each being an A3 sheet (A4 may do) showing the ‘life of a photo’ from being taken to being viewed, shown from three distinct user perspectives…. Read more →
I love new things. I love shiny things. I get distracted and I always start a re-design and then never actually finish or implement is because I find some new inspiration and try to do that. Recently I had to create a paper portfolio and went for a simple way to convey my projects with… Read more →
Today was very helpful for the individual major project thanks to Helen. There were some problems last week as the presentation was too specific and too narrow for this stage of the project. Today was a post-it frenzy looking at various user profiles for photography and the result of those profiles. More specifically, why do… Read more →
The final major project has taken second place to the current collaborative project 0 Wallpaper but it is about time for an explanation of what it is about. The theme is data organisation and navigation which has been focussed to digital media and so far has been limited to the online environment. For the presentation… Read more →
There is a new blog in town! For the collaborative major project this term, a new blog has been set up hosted by those kind people at WordPress.com. It will contain most of the information relating to the project progression. http://0wallpaper.wordpress.com
The new term commences on Monday and there is some trepidation about what the next two terms will bring. There are only two projects that need to be completed which doesn’t seem like a lot but each project is worth more credits than ever before. A collaborative project and an independent project that need to… Read more →