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title design, ideas and inspirations

2011-03-04T02:28:00.000-08:00

We have been tasked with the project of designing a title sequence for Robin Hood. The sequence must be 20 seconds in length...and that's about the only rule there really is.

I am exploring this task through means of animation, I think it could create quite a quirky and indiviualistic sequence, that works rather well.

Below are some examples of the style I am interested in persuing:

http://www.evilchili.com/videos/8167/The_Simpsons__Catch_Me_if_You_Can

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaLDyrun_Cc

interactive quiz

2010-04-27T07:33:00.000-07:00

I found the visual essay the easiest of the 3 projects within design 2. Although I do not enjoy actionscript, I find it easy enough to work with on a basic level. The screen layout is based upon web 2.0 design using simple colour and gradients to achieve a sleek look. User interaction is meant to be as simple as possible, using the three answers provided with each question, the user must select the answer they think is correct. Actionscript is utilised to track and keep a record of the users score, based upon whether or not they those the correct answer. Each answer that is correct is a button that uses basic actionscript to add one point onto the score box at the end. If the user chooses the incorrect answer, the score will not be increased but the film will still progress to the next question using simple goto functions.

I based my quiz around film because it is a medium I enjoy very much. The questions within the quiz are based on some of my favourite films and directors. During the middle of the quiz is a video round, where the user watches an excerpt from ‘American Psycho’ and must answer a question on the video afterwards. I used actionscript to embed the video into the flash file.

I think a big element of design within the quiz is typography, the main menu and end score page are examples of typography being used to achieve a fulfilling but simple design. At the top right of the frame there is a menu button which will take the user back to the start of the quiz at any given time. At the bottom of the quiz is a link to my blog and my name, the information is not intrusive on the design and tells the user a little more about where the quiz came from.

Some of the issues I overcame with this project where mostly actionscript problems. More often than not, it was me forgetting to label buttons so they were properly tied to actionscript. I also wanted there to be sound when the user interacted with the button. Using the button timeline I learned how to add sounds to the ‘over’ and ‘hit’ areas of the button timeline, so the user felt more feedback from their choices.

Focusing once more on the layout, I intentionally used only a small amount of colour as not to overthrow the design and flood the user with a jarring interface. The background is a very basic gradient element, but with the text positioned over the top adds a sense of depth and ties the interface all together.

From this experience with flash I have determined that online environments is not the module for me. Although I feel I am competent with flash, I feel I am only really associated with it on a basic level. This is a problem for me because learning new things with actionscript was a frustrating experience and most of the coding within this project is taken from things I learnt from the term prior to this one.

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anti-american propaganda

2010-03-10T08:53:00.000-08:00

propoganda is something that has always interested me, here is a selection of anti-american propaganda posters from that gem of a place...north korea.

i think these images are pretty terrifying, they are designed with only one goal in mind, to inspire hate and fear. you can check the rest of them out here.

Projects Final

2009-12-12T19:58:00.000-08:00

Interactive Narrative:
http://checkityall.deviantart.com/art/Steve-Z-s-Great-Adventure-146811899

Pixilation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDLNbLWvjiY

One-Shot:
http://www.vimeo.com/8139212

Uploaded links for my presentation! Actionscript is a bugger, but I got there in the end.

stop motion animation test #1

2009-11-21T19:49:00.000-08:00

just a quick play about for the stop motion project. it's supposed to be 30 seconds long but i didn't quite have enough...so you can enjoy slayer for a bit.

some proper stuff coming up soon.

2009-10-12T09:27:00.000-07:00

viral ad for rayban glasses by neverhide films.

pretty cool video done with seamless edits and reverse filming techniques. explanation here.

2009-10-10T11:11:00.000-07:00

from here

2009-10-08T06:40:00.000-07:00

vogue italia

2009-10-06T05:16:00.001-07:00

im hungover and don't want to be here.
first year multimedia student.