Thursday, April 17, 2014
S. Simpson Website Draft
I am still doing edits to my website and adding content. Here is the link to my website if you want to see where it is right now.
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Rust - Picture Book assignment - Final
Updated:
After many iterations and lots of questionable artwork, I decided to go with vectors drawings and shapes as well as a 5x7in size for the book (200dpi so plenty of zoom available on the font types for digital copies). I liked the idea of a 5x7in booklet to give out to friends or audience members at our games. It wouldn't be too cumbersome at that size, and would probably be bound with one ring in the top left corner. Using vector graphics was much easier than hand drawn pencil/ink images solely based on the reuse factor. I have attached a link to my final picture book (in pdf format, found on Google Drive): Rust_RollerDerby_PictureBook.pdf
Draft Comments:
So I decided to go ahead and make the first comic for that roller derby interface I made in the last assignment. I am attempting to explain a complex sport in a generalized, comic, way. I had also decided to take a step away from the computer, and hand draw/ink the pages, but am finding it very taxing to draw out layouts AND type AND images. I will likely create the layouts and type on the computer, and continue the images as hand drawn. I'll scan them in for the final, but right now these are photographs of some of the storyboard and mocks I currently have.
I decided to create the layouts reminiscent of comic books, this will help me chunk information together, adding alignment, repetition, and proximity to my designs. I am also trying my best to use the golden ratio on all pages. I found some information on the golden ratio that was quite interesting (used in many popular company's logo creations, on websites, and even in fashion design!), so I'm trying it out in my page designs. I am also consciously choosing images that are representative (of gear), interpretive (player cards), organizational (explaining time in the game), and transformational (skater penalties).
My storyboard is handwritten/drawn, and I've mocked up many different ideas which basically helped me understand the scope of my story. So my final "storyboard" reads more like a script explaining scenes. The scenes may be out of order (logically), so if you are confused at a point, let me know and I'll rearrange the order of the information.
- [cover] What is Roller Derby?
- [written intro] This story is for the audience and future players- it provides an overview of modern flat-track roller derby, league structures, and the people who participate in this sport.
- Roller derby is a competitive team sport played on quad skates [image of quad skates]
- With some practice and dedication... [image of random people in line at grocery store]
- ... anyone can play! [same image of random people in line now with derby gear and skates on, or super hero capes and masks]
- The game consists of 2, 30 minute halves; each half contains plays, called jams; jams can last up to two minutes each. [organizational image representing time of game-half-jam]
- Two teams field five players in each jam. [see image above]
- These five players are made up of 3 blockers, 1 pivot, and 1 jammer
- [player card] Blocker
-blocker moves: play defense; play offense
-special move: Star Pass, pivot can become jammer.
-[player card] Jammer
-jammer moves: score points; fight through pack; skate around track
-special move: Lead Jammer, can call off the jam.
- The track is an uneven oval with out-of-bounds areas.
- The pack determines where the in-play action can occur.
- Any engagement outside of the pack is out-of-play and may result in a penalty.
- Each penalty costs a player 30 seconds in the penalty box. [image of timer and player looking at game]
- Penalties consist of illegal hits, misconduct, and illegal procedures. [images showing possible infractions with relevant ref signals]
- A player will be ejected from the game if she accumulates more than 7 penalties. [show player covered in chairs or lifted by 7 chairs, rocket ship ejection?]
- Except for the initial pass, which determines who the lead jammer is... [image of LJ and ref signal]
- ... a jammer earns a point every time she passes an opposing player. [image of location of skaters and point numbers tallied above their heads]
- Most leagues operate as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, this means the members pay to play and volunteer in their local communities.
- Teams hold fundraisers and hope to gain sponsors in order to raise money for practice space, travel funds for away games, and local charities.
- Spending 3-6 nights a week with your league tends to develop a second family!
- Through the skills learned and the strategies practiced, these women gain more confidence, strength, and perseverance! [image of pyramid of skills, strategies, teamwork, with strong woman on top]
-The best part about this sport is that it is all inclusive. There is men's roller derby, co-ed roller derby, even junior roller derby for the little ones! [images of man, woman, old, young, androgynous in derby gear and skates]
After many iterations and lots of questionable artwork, I decided to go with vectors drawings and shapes as well as a 5x7in size for the book (200dpi so plenty of zoom available on the font types for digital copies). I liked the idea of a 5x7in booklet to give out to friends or audience members at our games. It wouldn't be too cumbersome at that size, and would probably be bound with one ring in the top left corner. Using vector graphics was much easier than hand drawn pencil/ink images solely based on the reuse factor. I have attached a link to my final picture book (in pdf format, found on Google Drive): Rust_RollerDerby_PictureBook.pdf
Draft Comments:
So I decided to go ahead and make the first comic for that roller derby interface I made in the last assignment. I am attempting to explain a complex sport in a generalized, comic, way. I had also decided to take a step away from the computer, and hand draw/ink the pages, but am finding it very taxing to draw out layouts AND type AND images. I will likely create the layouts and type on the computer, and continue the images as hand drawn. I'll scan them in for the final, but right now these are photographs of some of the storyboard and mocks I currently have.
I decided to create the layouts reminiscent of comic books, this will help me chunk information together, adding alignment, repetition, and proximity to my designs. I am also trying my best to use the golden ratio on all pages. I found some information on the golden ratio that was quite interesting (used in many popular company's logo creations, on websites, and even in fashion design!), so I'm trying it out in my page designs. I am also consciously choosing images that are representative (of gear), interpretive (player cards), organizational (explaining time in the game), and transformational (skater penalties).
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image of cover
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Jam page
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| Player Card layout (shows strength and weaknesses, like video game rpgs) |
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| Player Card layout zoomed in on data (strengths and weaknesses) |
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| Page about league information |
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| Page on rules, icons denoting type of penalty |
My storyboard is handwritten/drawn, and I've mocked up many different ideas which basically helped me understand the scope of my story. So my final "storyboard" reads more like a script explaining scenes. The scenes may be out of order (logically), so if you are confused at a point, let me know and I'll rearrange the order of the information.
- [cover] What is Roller Derby?
- [written intro] This story is for the audience and future players- it provides an overview of modern flat-track roller derby, league structures, and the people who participate in this sport.
- Roller derby is a competitive team sport played on quad skates [image of quad skates]
- With some practice and dedication... [image of random people in line at grocery store]
- ... anyone can play! [same image of random people in line now with derby gear and skates on, or super hero capes and masks]
- The game consists of 2, 30 minute halves; each half contains plays, called jams; jams can last up to two minutes each. [organizational image representing time of game-half-jam]
- Two teams field five players in each jam. [see image above]
- These five players are made up of 3 blockers, 1 pivot, and 1 jammer
- [player card] Blocker
-blocker moves: play defense; play offense
-special move: Star Pass, pivot can become jammer.
-[player card] Jammer
-jammer moves: score points; fight through pack; skate around track
-special move: Lead Jammer, can call off the jam.
- The track is an uneven oval with out-of-bounds areas.
- The pack determines where the in-play action can occur.
- Any engagement outside of the pack is out-of-play and may result in a penalty.
- Each penalty costs a player 30 seconds in the penalty box. [image of timer and player looking at game]
- Penalties consist of illegal hits, misconduct, and illegal procedures. [images showing possible infractions with relevant ref signals]
- A player will be ejected from the game if she accumulates more than 7 penalties. [show player covered in chairs or lifted by 7 chairs, rocket ship ejection?]
- Except for the initial pass, which determines who the lead jammer is... [image of LJ and ref signal]
- ... a jammer earns a point every time she passes an opposing player. [image of location of skaters and point numbers tallied above their heads]
- Most leagues operate as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, this means the members pay to play and volunteer in their local communities.
- Teams hold fundraisers and hope to gain sponsors in order to raise money for practice space, travel funds for away games, and local charities.
- Spending 3-6 nights a week with your league tends to develop a second family!
- Through the skills learned and the strategies practiced, these women gain more confidence, strength, and perseverance! [image of pyramid of skills, strategies, teamwork, with strong woman on top]
-The best part about this sport is that it is all inclusive. There is men's roller derby, co-ed roller derby, even junior roller derby for the little ones! [images of man, woman, old, young, androgynous in derby gear and skates]
Sam Dowell Picture Book
I used shutterfly to create my picture book but was not super happy with it. I couldn't find a theme that fit my topic. Because of this, I purposely tried different backgrounds and objects in my slides to see which ones people thought were appropriate and which ones are not. I can't wait to hear everyone's feedback. I also need to add a couple more pictures because I ran out of zombie gear in my house.
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Sam
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Sam
Marcia's Picture Book
I can't post a PPT or PPS in Blogger, so I've saved it in my Google drive. You can access it via this link:
Bandon Interactive Picture Book
I still have some changes I want to make, and I know that all of the links to future pages don't work...but I think most of them do.
Looking forward to any and all comments and suggestions!
Thanks!
Bandon Interactive Picture Book
I still have some changes I want to make, and I know that all of the links to future pages don't work...but I think most of them do.
Looking forward to any and all comments and suggestions!
Thanks!
Sarah Peachey's Visual Literacy Picture Book
Below is the link to picture book I created for the final project. Please let me know what you think of the colors, fonts, and instructions. Thank you!
http://www.picaboo.com/?share=
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Class Photobook
Click here to view this photo book larger
Turn your favorite photos into a photo book at Shutterfly.com.
I did my photo book on Shutterfly. It is primarily based on some of my favorite family photos, as the main goal of this project was to visually depict some sort of idea. In this case, I chose to base my instruction on the abstract concept of putting happiness into a family, rather than physically displaying how to do something.
I did my photo book on Shutterfly. It is primarily based on some of my favorite family photos, as the main goal of this project was to visually depict some sort of idea. In this case, I chose to base my instruction on the abstract concept of putting happiness into a family, rather than physically displaying how to do something.
Amanda Dudley Picture Book
Hi All,
I used Picaboo to create my Picture Book for the final assignment. I would like some feedback on my background and how to make it look engaging but not too busy.
Here's the link: http://www.picaboo.com/?share=9e2754bc074943f33d806d16dca95f9f&version=444527&siteID=ViaPreview
Thanks,
Amanda Dudley
I used Picaboo to create my Picture Book for the final assignment. I would like some feedback on my background and how to make it look engaging but not too busy.
Here's the link: http://www.picaboo.com/?share=9e2754bc074943f33d806d16dca95f9f&version=444527&siteID=ViaPreview
Thanks,
Amanda Dudley
Andee's soccer website
Andee's Simply Soccer site
Here is the link to my soccer website. Many of the picture are placeholders, as the weather is still not being my friend and I need to dig through my archives of soccer pictures. I am pretty happy with the green on white,but would love any feedback. I am hoping to include a few YouTube videos and have a few placeholders around, so thoughts on this would be welcome as well.
Here is the link to my soccer website. Many of the picture are placeholders, as the weather is still not being my friend and I need to dig through my archives of soccer pictures. I am pretty happy with the green on white,but would love any feedback. I am hoping to include a few YouTube videos and have a few placeholders around, so thoughts on this would be welcome as well.
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Katie - Website draft
I tried, I really did, with wordpress.com. But unfortunately, I couldn't get the forum plugin, bbPress, to install and time was precious so I left WordPress for my old standard, Weebly. I haven't given up on WordPress - my site is still up - but I feel much better with my site on Weebly right now. I chose a very simple template and I like the minimalist look and feel. I might one day spend the money and buy some domains for my sites too...
In the meantime, here's my link to my website on dog tricks. Feel free to look around, watch some dog trick videos and post some comments on the forum page. If you have dogs, try the Trick of the Week and let me know how it goes.
http://anatomyofadogtrick.weebly.com/
Thanks!
In the meantime, here's my link to my website on dog tricks. Feel free to look around, watch some dog trick videos and post some comments on the forum page. If you have dogs, try the Trick of the Week and let me know how it goes.
http://anatomyofadogtrick.weebly.com/
Thanks!
Sunday, April 13, 2014
E. Anderson Photo Book Draft
I made it in Shutterfly and you should be able to review it here: https://eandersonvisualliteracy.shutterfly.com/pictures/8
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