Design Development

Third Designs:

I wanted to take on a more graphic and modern approach rather than literal interpretations of media. Rather than creating something people recognise, I wanted it to be more stylish and easy to read. This is based around a triangular shape with an image of some technology in the middle and separate images around it that would be selectable to get more information. I thought more about the functionality of the poster rather than the colour scheme which I would work on later. It could be difficult to get the main message across though and i feel it could distract from the theme of the exhibit.

With this kind of idea in mind, I went on to develop a few previous ideas and start to get some more ideas and details down. I felt that although I may not use all the designs, I could take ideas from a few of them to use in my final piece. 

The first on this page was a mix of the literal designs with a more conventional poster approach. This would give me things to animate onto the screen and environmental noises to include, whilst keeping the functionality of a poster. The images and noises would help to keep attention and interest.

The second was an adaptation of the previously drawn design with the graphic triangle with a plain background and bold object colours to help the images stand out. The shapes on the outside of the diamond shape would be clickable to reveal more about the exhibit and text would be animated with a fade in. I planned it to be very three dimensional and modern. I did think that maybe the context of the exhibit could be lost in this idea.

I decided to go back and develop my initial ideas first as I was struggling to stick with an idea or theme. I felt like I need to generate more material to use and inspire me.  This design would be a functional retro TV screen and the dial would move to bring up information about a part of the exhibit on screen. This would include retro noises from television static to the clicking of the dial. I also thought about adding a camera on top, so the user could put themselves inside the TV with some VHS overlay to have fun and make it memorable. This could be fun but it may be a bit to difficult given my current skill set. 

Similarly, I developed the old computer idea as well. This could have a lot of potential to be interactive and attention grabbing whilst also giving the user information. The keyboard would only consist of a few buttons but ideally a functional keyboard would have been good to use. The screen would occasionally display messages that seem to come from and AI within the computer. This to get the attention of passers-by. I would again have retro computer sounds and beeps to accompany the interactive parts of the poster. Again, this could be a bit advantageous given my skill set.