Learning Perspective and Exhibition

The exhibition opened on Monday 30th April 2012 where everyone was there to help set up the event. It took us a while to put everything together but once this was done it looked really effective. The opening saw a few people come but in the end was still a successive night and everyone should be proud of the work displayed. I am next working in the exhibition on Wednesday afternoon 2nd May.

Personal Learning Perspective 

This module has helped me to gain confidence in the way I show my work to others and convey myself in a professional way with the use of graphical designed personal branding. I don't like showing off my work as I am never proud of it and this exhibition has helped me to gain pride in my work and to show it off more than I would of. I have also learnt key aspects of design when creating my personal branding. It is important that you convey the correct message to a potential employer/ client so design is important. I am very happy with how my personal branding has come out but feel that maybe a creation of a logo might of been more effective, but this can be created and added. I feel that the my leaflet could of done with a bit more work but is a good basis for an improved version which can be sent to employers.

When working on the exhibition I feel that I contributed well with the discussions within the group, and helped produce an effective website. The creation of a Facebook group helped to keep everyone up-to-date with what was going on and everyone put in a contribution. The exhibition has brought everyone closer together as a team and helped with working with business like scenarios and feel that I worked well with the team. 

Portfolio ideas and creation

For my portfolio I decided that I would use the same colour scheme used in the previous two personal branding exercises. However, I had to come up with ideas of how I could present this. The ideas that I came up with were: a calendar, website (will be made but didn't have time to create for this project), montage, CD, brochure, prospectus and leaflet. I looked at the possible ideas I came up with and felt that the leaflet idea was a good way of showing a paper-based portfolio for a potential employer or client.

Why a leaflet?

I chose a leaflet as when I send off my CV with covering letter to an employer I can also send a leaflet as this would fit inside the envelope. I feel this is a nice added feature which can show and employer samples of some of my work whilst I create my website which can view more work. In showing an employer samples of my work before an interview should help them understand a little more about my style and how I work.

The creation of the leaflet used the same format as my business card and CV. I designed the leaflet in photoshop and added ruled margins to help me break the leaflet into sections...

I decided that the work I would include for my portfolio should be web based so I included: My latest project, my project I made for my local cricket club and my first ever built website. This would act as the main inner section. I then included a couple of photography images that I was really impressed with which can also show that I can use my own photography to help use in my web sites.

This is how my leaflet looked...

CV ideas and design

As like the business card we had to also create a CV for our personal branding. I decided that I would use the same design throughout as this would create a consistent flow throughout which I feel is key. I adopted the same theme as my business card, however, I decided that I would not put a black background for my CV as the main information to be read is selling me in words. I decided that I would use my html code design background for my CV but I made sure that the opacity was reduced so that it was not clashing with the text. I again used gold as my titles to make them stand out, and used the same font. I also made the font for my information no longer in bold as this would help with make the text easier to read. Below is how my CV looks...

Business card ideas and creation

As part of the course we had to create our personal branding. The first stage was to create a business card.

Ideas:
- Web based - Use of tags around key information of the business card. e.g. <h1>Alex Shearcroft</h1>
- Photography - Using one of my images that I had taken and using that as a background with information around it.
- Personal - Use an image of myself and characterise
- Retro - Fit in with the theme for our exhibition
- Keyboard - Using the effect of a computer keyboard to spell the information
- Plain - Plain background with minimal information

I decided that for my business card that I would aim it at a web based theme as that is the area I am interested in working in once I finish university. I created my business card in Photoshop and included web scripting code that I had created for a website as my background. I edited the code that it included tags with certain information such as <a href:"alex.shearcroft@hotmail.co.uk"> Email Address </a>. I then rotated the script and had it diagonally across the card.

I felt that this was to overpowering and lacked much colour for a business card so I decided that I would rescale the image and put it in a corner. I decided that I would have a black background this was because black gives the impression of perspective and depth, as a background makes other colours stand out and is the colour of power. For the text I decided that I would use a font that reflected web fonts and went with courier new but I set the font to bold to help make it readable. I put my name in gold, as to me it resembles achievements and being first. I want to be the best and always going for gold. I put all other information in a smaller font and in white to help display the information on my business card. I then decided to put a gold bar to seperate the html code image with my black background. Below is my finished business card...

On the back of the business card I included an information section where someone can fill in regarding where they found my business card. By doing this someone should be more inclined to keep my business card as it will have key information to remember should someone need to see or contact me. If I was making a website for a client they can put information on the back to help remind them the next time I will meet them. I feel this is a good and effective feature which can help remember my business card.

Web Team - Finished Student Bio page

The student bio page was created and need some fine tuning. This included the use of fonts and colours. The finished web page is shown below along with a link to my part of the website...

http://retroresolution.site90.com/students.html

Web team - creation of the Student Bio page

My part of the website was to create a page where the student bios would be displayed along with an image of them. I decided that the photos of each student should be used as a link which would send the user to a page where they could view the three images that was submitted for our exhibition. As you can imagine the creation of the website was not plain sailing. The theme graphics changed several times and this was the first design that was created for the student bio page.

I decided that I would use a layout that would display the students photo on one side and the bio next to them. I would then flip the horizontal layout for the next student below. This would create a nice flow of information and photos. This also would provide a better compact view so that every student could be viewed without the user scrolling through the page for ages and getting bored. It would be unfair on the students at the bottom of the page as they are less likely for users to view their work. It was important to make sure the user was kept. This design was then scrapped and went onto the creation of what would be the finished design.

Above is how the template was now looking. Using the graphics and photographs sent by the graphics team. I then put these images and information together in Dreamweaver and added a feature to each photo where once the user hover overs the image a blue glow would surround the image which gave a nice feel to the page and helped breakdown the black colour overload. The code that was used for this page is displayed below...


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    <td><center><div class="title"><h1><p>Student Page</p></h1></div><p><div class="text"> Here you will find information about us students with a short bio description and photo.
    If you wish to view a students work click on that individuals polaroid photo.</div></p></center>
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          <td width="215"><a href="#"><img src="images/MattAlexandre.png" alt="Matt" width="200" height="250" align="middle" class="imagedropshadow" /></a></td>
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            <p><h2><div class="title">Matthew Alexandre</div></h2></p>
            Bsc (Hons) Sustainable design and innovation
<p>My name is Matthew Alexandre and I am currently in my final year at Anglia Ruskin University
  studying a Bsc (hons) in Sustainable design and innovation. Over the three year duration of my study
  I have taken a variety of modules ranging from engineering, design, visualisation and manufacturing.</p>

<p>I have become very familiar with a wide range of software including; Adobe Photshop & illustrator,
Autodesk inventor & 3Ds Max, Catia & Ansys V 14 and Microsoft office.</p>

<p>This exhibition has given me the opportunity to share some of the work that I have undertaken
whilst studying at Anglia Ruskin.</p>
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          <h2><div class="title">Stephen Bewers</div></h2>
<p>BSc (Hons) Multimedia, Animation and the Web</p>
<p>My name is Stephen and I am a final year undergraduate student at Anglia Ruskin University. During my time at university I have had the opportunity to undertake various interesting and exciting projects across a wide range of multimedia and computing disciplines; from sound and video production, to 3D modelling and animation, and even web design. This exhibition is a chance for me to show off some of the creative work that I am most proud of. The work has been produced across a variety of software packages and I feel that after three years of study, I have developed a good range of skills with these packages which include Adobe CS5, Logic Pro and Autodesk 3DS Max. On top of this, I have a good knowledge of the HTML/CSS web design languages and have also recently been working with JSP.</p></blockquote></td>
          <td width="215"><a href="#"><img src="images/SteveBewers.png" alt="Stephen B" width="200" height="250" align="middle" class="imagedropshadow" /></a></td>
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          <td width="215"><a href="#"><img src="images/AndrewBonnington.png" alt="Andrew" width="200" height="250" align="middle" class="imagedropshadow" /></a></td>
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            <h2><div class="title">Andrew Bonnington</div></h2>
<p>BSc (Hons) Multimedia, Animation and the Web</p>

<p>I am in my final year of my course and this exhibition is a chance to exhibit some of the projects I
have created during my time at university.</p>

<p>On this course I have had the opportunity to improve on my existing knowledge and learn new
skills in disciplines including web design, photography, design, 2d and 3d animation, film and sound
design. I am skilled in a wide range of relevant software applications including Photoshop, Premiere Pro,
Flash, Logic Pro and 3DS Max as well as all Microsoft Office packages.</p>

<p>I left school with 11 GCSEs A*-C and 4 A-levels including IT and Art. I had the opportunity to go to an
animation club whilst at school and decided I wanted to pursue this further. I am organised, hard working and patient. I am good at time keeping and reliable, I am a quick
learner and enjoy leaning something new.</p>
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          <h2><div class="title">Polly Brand</div></h2>
          <p>BSc (Hons) Computer Aided Visualisation</p>
          <p>I am a very conscientious person and take great care in ensuring that all my
work is of the highest standard. I am a very creative individual and love to learn
new techniques and skills that will aid me in future projects. Coming from a very
traditional art background, I have always enjoyed creating visually engaging
work, from fashion and textiles fine art, right through to 2D, 3D animation, video
production and photography. During projects I love to come up with new and
innovative ideas that will fit the brief I am set and also become a piece I am
proud of. I also love to create illustrations and graphic images for both clients
and my own pleasure. I hope to use my degree and embark upon a successful
career in the world of graphic design, illustration and conceptual art.</p>
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          <td width="215"><a href="#"><img src="images/PollyBrand.png" alt="Polly" width="200" height="250" align="middle" class="imagedropshadow" /></a></td>
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          <td width="215"><a href="#"><img src="images/AlexChapman.png" alt="Alex C" width="200" height="250" align="middle" class="imagedropshadow" /></a></td>
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            <h2><div class="title">Alex Chapman</div></h2>
            <p>BSc (Hons) Computer Aided Visualisation</p>
            <p>I have enjoyed working with computers and being creative from a young age which is why I
am currently a student at Anglia Ruskin University studying for my BSc (Hons) Computer Aided
Visualisation degree. I am proficient in a range of software including Autodesk 3DS Max, a
wide selection of the Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Premiere Pro,
Soundbooth, Flash, Illustrator and Bridge, Microsoft Office and both Windows and Mac OS. I am an
individual with good attention to detail and always like to make sure my work is of a high standard.
I enjoy working on websites and design projects in my own time. Although I like almost all aspects
of multimedia from website building to video editing and image manipulation, I am particularly
interested in 3D modelling work and hope to find a successful career with this.</p>
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          <td width="575"><blockquote>
          <h2><div class="title">Martyn Cosstick-Wright</div></h2>
          <p>BSc (Hons) Multimedia, Animation and the Web</p>
          <p>Having had an interest in computers and design from a young age and having enjoyed it through out my education, it was only natural that I carried on this interest and came to study it further at Anglia Ruskin University. As the course has covered many topics it has allowed me to acquire skills for video production, producing sound pieces and creating websites. I have also found an interest for Photography and digital imaging which I would like to further develop.</p>
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          <td width="215"><a href="#"><img src="images/MartynCosstick-Wright.png" alt="Martyn" width="200" height="250" align="middle" class="imagedropshadow" /></a></td>
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          <td width="215"><a href="#"><img src="images/SteveDavidson.png" alt="Stephen D" width="200" height="250" align="middle" class="imagedropshadow" /></a></td>
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         <h2><div class="title">Stephen Davidson</div></h2>
         <p>BSc (Hons) Multimedia Computing</p>  
            <p>I have over ten years experience in working in media based industry.
I began working as a Cameras Assistant for TV shoots in London on a freelance basis. Some highlights
include: Reading Festival, Fatboy Slim's "Big Beach Boutique 2", Big Brother and Chelsea Flower
Show.</p>

<p>In 2003 I undertook an opportunity to invest in a Music Production Studio. I produced audio for bands
and labels, while composing original music for commercials and TV shows. We did a lot of work
for Channel 4, writing for many sponsorship stings and commercials, while other highlights include
composing music published by EMI.</p>

<p>I spend my free time with my little boy Henry. Right now I am an expert in "Batman".
I am extremely interested in music, drawing, web design and play several musical instruments. I am a
keen snowboarder and a tireless supporter of Arsenal FC.</p>
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          <h2><div class="title">Elliot Dolton</div></h2>
          <p>BSc (Hons) Computer Aided Visualisation</p>
          <p>Softwares:

Autodesk 3D max
Adobe Photoshop, Premier pro, Flash, Dreamweaver,
Matlab
Celtex</p>

<p>At present I am employed at Colchester Highwoods Tesco training as a technical advisor.
Outside of work and learning I have a keen interest in motoring and engines, at present I do a lot of
mechanics work for friends and family for extra money. I enjoy working on projects whether it is in a
team or alone. My main interests and enjoyment have been in the modules that are related to video
production.</p>
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          <td width="215"><a href="#"><img src="images/ElliotDolton.png" alt="Elliot" width="200" height="250" align="middle" class="imagedropshadow" /></a></td>
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          <td width="215"><a href="#"><img src="images/OllyDolton.png" alt="Oliver" width="200" height="250" align="middle" class="imagedropshadow" /></a></td>
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            <h2><div class="title">Oliver Dolton</div></h2>
            <p>BSc (Hons) Computer Aided Visualisation
            <p>I was born in Bury St Edmunds on 11th September 1987. I spent
my childhood growing up in a small town in Suffolk called Sudbury. After I finished High School at the age of almost 17, I studied my AS levels at Suffolk College in
Ipswich. In 2005, I took a 2 year gap. During this gap I began work in 2005 for a company called Craegmoor Healthcare with people who
have learning disabilities. My role was a social support worker and assisted these people to re-enter
the community. Here I gained my NVQ 2 and 3 in Health and Social Care.</p>

<p>I returned back to education in 2007 to study a HND in Business Management at the Colchester
Institute in Essex. I spent 2 years at this college before leaving in June 2009.</p>

<p>In September 2009 I began my studies in Computer Aided Visualisation at Anglia Ruskin’s University.
Today in 2012 I'm now coming to the end of my 3 year course at the University where samples of my work will be displayed in the Retro
Exhibition 2012.</p>
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          <h2><div class="title">Jack Eagle</div></h2>
          <p>BSc (Hons) Multimedia Computing</p>
          <p>I came to university to broaden my skills within the subject of Multimedia and to learn how to do new things. I enjoyed school for seven years and came away with 11 GCSEs and 4 A Levels. I have always been hard working and able to meet deadlines.</p>

<p>I enjoy a range of different work types, whether it be from sound designing or photography, web design or film-making, I do my best to find a way to adapt and produce the work that is required. I am competent in a range of different software including Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, Logic Pro and 3ds Max. I am also always willing to learn how to do new things and improve my knowledge of different software.</p>

<p>There are many different interests that I have including music, sport, video games and comedy. I play the guitar and have a huge interest in both listening to music, going to live events and playing it myself. I am an avid watcher of both football and cricket and do my best to watch Essex play every year at home.</p>
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          <td width="215"><a href="#"><img src="images/JackEagle.png" alt="Jack" width="200" height="250" align="middle" class="imagedropshadow" /></a></td>
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          <td width="215"><a href="#"><img src="images/KatFitzpatrick.png" alt="Katherine" width="200" height="250" align="middle" class="imagedropshadow" /></a></td>
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            <h2><div class="title">Kat Fitzpatrick</div></h2>

<p>BSc (Hons) Computer Aided Visualisation</p>

<p>Software: Photoshop, Premier Pro, Flash, Bridge, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, Logic Pro and 3D Studio Max.</p>
<p>Whilst working for a Media Agency as a Marketing Assistant I realised that I wanted to be the one who brought my creative ideas to life. To achieve this I decided to attend University and acquire the skills that were needed. I am an enthusiastic individual who is always eager to gain new abilities. I am coming to the end of my degree and wish to obtain employment within a creative environment where my ideas and enthusiasm will allow me to progress further.</p>
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          <h2><div class="title">Danny Guy</div></h2>
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            <h2><div class="title">Richard Jones</div></h2>
            <p>Creative individual with a flair for visual artistry discovered a new passion whilst studying Sustainable Design and Innovation. After first experiencing polygon modelling software last year has untaken the task of learning how to model at a professional level to pursue as a career. Exhibition allows for current progression level to be critically viewed.</p>
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          <h2><div class="title">Justinas Jonuska</div></h2>
          <p>BSc (Hons) Computer Aided Visualisation</p>
          <p>Born at first attempt in Klaipeda, Lithuania, Europe, Planet Earth, on March 16, 1990, under the lucky star of epic proportions.</p>
<p>Justinas Jonuska is only twin and offspring of single-idea and carnivorous plant, since the day he was born was more interested in the world and idea than a person and things.<p>
<p>His childhood was spent playing with wooden toys attached to the ceiling, playing as Eustace in "Courage the Cowardly Dog" and playing keyboard on lullabies album which is now known as Metallica's "Metallica album.</p>
<p>After all the playing Justinas switched to playing computer keyboard controlled fun programs as Adobe Flash, Premier Pro, Photoshop, Autodesk 3max, Logic Pro and other fancy software. He hopes to land a career in multimedia field and land on Mars to create image series "More than a thousand words".</p>
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          <h2><div class="title">Anna Lapo</div></h2>
          <p>BSc (Hons) Sustainable Design And Innovation</p>
            <p>Born creative, Anna is showing her potential in her design works. Every work of her has a strong concept and moreover, satisfies needs and desires. Being experimental, she is playing with colours and shapes in her works, representing deep feelings and emotions in a way communicating with the viewers through design. Every single bits of work is a manifestation of the imagination, what brings amazing visual results. She is multilingual person, what is a part of her talants and helps to understand people and cultures, giving large possibilities to express herself in different ways. She is also musical and artistic what completes her creative personality. Developing her abilities for many years, she feels ready to create and express art.</p>
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          <h2><div class="title">Joannah Mahusay</div></h2>
          <p>BSc (Hons) Computer Aided Visualisation</p>
          <p>A fussy yet laidback individual and takes pride of her work.
During this course, I have gained different skills and enhanced my creativity by doing projects that requires
originality and imaginations. I used different software’s such as; Photoshop, Flash, Autodesk 3Ds Max, Logic
Pro, Dreamweaver, Premier Pro, Soundbooth and other multimedia software that enabled me to bring my ideas
to life. In these past 3 years I have created; websites, 2D & 3D modelling and animations, Soundscape, short
films, product design, and captured different types of photography. When I am not overloading my brain with
all of these works, I spend some quiet time reading novels and baking cakes. And as for my future goal, I don’t
particularly have one yet but I would like to explore life while doing what I love the most.
I firmly believe that ‘Success is in your hands if you have faith’...</p>
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            <h2><div class="title">Alex Shearcroft</div></h2>
            <p>BSc (Hons) Multimedia, Animation and the Web</p>
            <p>I am currently in my third and final year of my degree here at Anglia Ruskin. I have studied right through education since the start of school and have achieved 12 A*-C GCSE’s and was Head Boy. I went on to study A-Levels at college where I got 3 A-Levels and 2 AS-Levels. I studied ICT and that inspired me to take a degree in this subject at University.</p>
<p>Through this course I have learnt many new skills and software packages. These include: Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Premier Pro, 3Ds Maxx, Celtx, Matlab, Logic Pro and Audiocity. This course has covered many different types of multimedia and I have found the most interesting area to be web design. I have created a couple of websites for family friends, which has helped me improve my knowledge and skills with web based design.</p>
<p>I am a hardworking individual who likes to learn new skills and interact with people. When I finish my degree I hope to go into the web industry.
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          <h2><div class="title">Helen Son</div></h2>
          <p>BSc (Hons) Sustainable Design and Innovation</p>
          <p>Helen is a 24 year old product designer studying Sustainable Design and Innovation BSc. As a girl she always enjoyed making things, be it making miniatures for her dollshouse or playing with lego. She now applies her talents to solving problems through design and feels great satisfaction when helping people.</p>

<p>Since starting university she has worked on a variety of projects including film, photography, product design, graphic, animation, manufacturing and engineering. She can use a range of software packages such as Microsoft office and specialist programs including Autodesk Inventor and 3DS Max, Adobe Photoshop and InDesign, CATIA and Ansys workbench 13.</p>
<p>Helen is looking forward to graduating and would like to continue her education and go on to do a masters in engineering management. In the future she hopes to start a company and work as a free lance designer.</p>
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            <h2><div class="title">Tracy Torteli</div></h2>
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          <p>BSc (Hons) Multimedia, Animation and the Web</p>
          <p>I am a current student of Anglia Ruskin University, studying BSc Multimedia, Animation and the web. I have always been interested and inspired by animation and drawing, so the areas that I am interested in of my degree are 3D modelling, creating websites and photography.</p>

<p>I have learnt to use a varied range of software since the start of my degree, such as 3D max and Adobe software like, dream Waver, Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator and Premiere pro.</p>

<p>After finishing my degree, I would like to work as a 3D modeller or a website creator, which are the subject that I have enjoyed doing.</p>
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Bio and my three images for exhibiting

Bio

I am currently in my third and final year of my degree here at Anglia Ruskin. I have studied right through education since the start of school and have achieved 12 A*-C GCSE’s and was Head Boy. I went on to study A-Levels at college where I got 3 A-Levels and 2 AS-Levels. I studied ICT and that inspired me to take a degree in this subject at University.

Through this course I have learnt many new skills and software packages. These include: Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Premier Pro, 3Ds Maxx, Celtx, Logic Pro and Audiocity. This course has covered many different types of multimedia and I have found the most interesting area to be web design. I have created a couple of websites for family friends, which has helped me improve my knowledge and skills with web based design.

I am a hardworking individual who likes to learn new skills and interact with people. When I finish my degree I hope to go into the web industry.

Three images

Image 1 - An Eyeful of money

Digital Imaging

For this module the assignment required me to use our photography skills learnt through the lectures to create images that portrayed a specific topic. For this image the subject was studio portraiture and I used a Canon EOS 500D using the manual settings. (Aperture – f8, Exposure – ¼, ISO – 200, Lens – 18-55mm) I used the university studio for the shot and used studio lights. Connecting a flash cable to the camera allowed the flash to go off at the same time as the shot. The Image was then edited in Adobe Photoshop.

Image 2 - The World of Cricket Website

Design for the Internet

This module was a first year project where I had to create a webpage of an interest using pure html and css coding in notepad. I chose cricket as my theme as I have a strong interest and enjoy playing the sport, I decided that as cricket is a gentlemens game my webpage should look professional but also classy. First I created a css style sheet which would include all the layout and design structures followed by the html which included the content. I really enjoyed this module and has made me want to create more websites and a career in web design.

Image 3 - Czechoslovakia 1968

2D Animation

The assignment for this module required me to follow a pre-written script and create a new treatment, script and storyboard to portray the script given. The project was based on Czechoslovakia 1968 and this was reflected in my animation. I decided to create an animation that used imagery and words to convey the way Czechoslovakia was at the time. I drew my images and then scanned them and created the animation in Adobe Flash.

Theme presentation with my idea

Now the team had created a theme we had to present this to the rest of the group to vote for our favourite. The themes to elect were Olympics, Retro or Film.

Within the presentation I designed a slideshow page that would show how the potential website could look. I created a template sheet in photoshop which could easily of been created for a website design. Below is an image of how the template looked...

Created template Olympic Theme

Page Links

Title = Homepage

About Us = Explaining who we are and what we are doing

Members = Team Group Division, profile picture with short description about them, link to a page of their work.

Exhibition = The exhibition, few pictures, theme and why it was chosen.

Virtual Tour = Possible 3D representation, or video.

Contact Us = University details, email for exhibition etc.


Template
- Uses Olympic colour scheme for web header links and union jack background

- Includes map to help visitors know where we are

Other Links
These would be link pictures and once pressed would direct the user to the appropriate site.

The three themes then went to the vote and the chosen theme was Retro. Now in our allocated teams we went on with the creation of the theme. As part of the web team we were to design the website for which people could look at to view our exhibition information. For the webpage I created the student bio page.

Theme Ideas

Now we had visited exhibitions it was now time for us to come up with a theme for ours. In our groups we came up with ideas for a theme and some included: graduation, shapes, computing, photography and university life. The chosen theme that we came up with was the 2012 London Olympics.

Reasons for choosing this theme:

• Iconic - happens every four years and is the biggest event in the calendar year
• Local - the first time that the Olympics have been held here in London since 1948 and who knows the next time we might host the event
• Colourful - The use of the coloured rings and events creates a nice colour palette to work from
• Symbols - The use of events and medals can be used on boards, signs and information stands
• Props - The use of local gym equipment can be used which would help with the cost

Visit of Web Galleries and Exhibitions

For our exhibition it was advised we saw how other exhibits operated with the use of layout, lighting, colour schemes and dress code. Below is a list of Exhibitions that Justinas and I visited in London.

White cube – Hoxton square

Gary Hume – indifferent owl

Black writing on white walls about exhibition

There were no signs describing the work.

No people leading exhibition as was only two square rooms, no real flow

White walls with artwork on it and nothing else. Empty/minimalistic approach. Loads of white space

Reception had a A4 piece of paper which had the list of works naming title, Year made and dimensions. On the other side a description of artist and the exhibition from a press release

A catalogue of art work supported the art work

KK outlet – Hoxton square

Robert Montgomery – it turned out this way cos you dreamed it this way

Before entering the exhibition there was artwork on a billboard outside on the wall

The exhibition was accompanied by a description on the wall as you started and had a piece of A4 piece of paper describing the exhibition and a brief of the artist.

Black writing on white walls about exhibition

Lighting focused on pieces of art work, this drew attention

There was a flow which led you around the wall, use of lighting helped this

Use of spacing between pieces was good as this didn’t distract you to another piece

Standpoint Galleries – Coronet Street

Advert of the gallery in the window, on an advert board at the door. Saying ‘SCREENING’

John Lawrence, Joe Watling curated by Matilda Strang – Screening

Book of signage and postcard flyer in the foyer

Walk into a dark room with no lights, the light source was the use of the projected work onto the screens. Only screens were visible in the room.

Hanging pieces from the ceiling helps to direct the visitors around the exhibition space from screen to screen.

V & A – South Kensington

Formal dress code of attendants (black suit/ white shirt), formal museum

Box of donations everywhere

Areas divided into sections with the use of colour:

Materials and Techniques - Red

Asia - Orange

Europe - Blue

Modern - Green

Exhibitions - Purple

The areas sections where indicated with the use of the theme they were portraying

Colours were matching within exhibition – walls, stands describing exhibition sections and small plaque describing exhibits.

Lighting focused on exhibit pieces

Every exhibit had a plaque. Some were hard to read due to small text and placement.

All exhibit were next to each other. No empty space. Too many distractions.

In some areas the art work portrayed on the way had a good layout with bigger pieces moving into little ones before moving back out to larger images. This helped the flow of the viewer looking at the pieces.

House of Annie Lennox – V & A

Exhibition of Annie Lennox image, achievements and creative work

Exhibition with very strong theme of House.

No white space every corner of the room was incorporated to the exhibition.

Projected images/video of windows brick wall and outdoors,sky and fields, on the walls.

Use of sound, images and lights.

Space within a space – house in the middle of a room containing workstation songs, writings manuscripts.

Holes in the wall which separate from main atmosphere trough change of sound.

Science Museum – South Kensington

Map

Levels represented by colour and themes for each exhibit room

Some exhibits used timelines on the floor to take you through time

Interactive/ hand on stations to help teach viewers about who you are, environment, atmosphere and future

Use of a mezzanine with levels relating to the themes

Interactive screens

Informative plaques/ boards

Use of sponsorship on some boards of information to show who is supporting the campaigns

Lighting used on main areas of interest, some exhibits used different types of light to help reflect the mood/ theme being portrayed

On the walls were informative sections showing the floor details


Few Images from the visit...