Mind Map Close-up

>>> Mind42 Mind Map Close Up <<<

Final Touches 2

Here is the promised References, Bibliography and Appendices document. These should be binded together with the main document.

>>> References, Bibliography and Appendix 3.0 <<<

Final Touches 1

I have uploaded the final document, version 3.0, with all the feedback taken into account and appropriate edits made. Looks great.

I will soon also attach REFERENCES, BIBLIOGRAPHY and APPENDICES as a seperate document but serve as the last pages of the main document - and have appropriate page numbering.

>>> NewStar Proposal 3.0 <<<

Client Meeting 3 (Design Foundation, Footscray)

Meeting - Wednesday 11 February 09, 4pm

Notes from the meeting included

• Happy with the first set of high fidelity illustrations of the website.
• Demonstration of all of the working designs up until that time
• Karen illustrated that if to be implemented it would be best directly with the design team at Cato Partners.
• The design process by the most important part of the project with this specific client
• Wanted reassurance of a fast and easy updating process.
• Needed reassurance of standard fonts for viewing on all web browsers.
• Asked and recieved during the meeting an accurate depiction of the location of the final presentation.
• Was run through what was going to be presented in the presentation.
• Insured that Sandra and Karen understood what would be asked of them at the presentation
• Made sure they new the time of the presentation was at 11.20am, Thursday, 12th
  

Final meeting before the presentation went well and looked as if the design foundation was well on board for the project.

Bernard Winter

graphics_test_001

Final documentation for CLIENT (only) - no referencing/bibliography.

Here is the client version of the documentation sans bib/ref/appendix.

>> Proposal 2.5 FINAL_Client << (iWork 09 Pages)

>> Proposal 2.5 FINAL Client << (PDF)

Document Update

Finally! Been a few days since I posted, but I have been working hard on the final editing of the documentation. Everything is almost flattened out and ready to go. We'll go over the references, bibliography and appendices when we meet in class today.

>> AgIdeas NewStar Proposal, 3.5mb <<

Design Update

Ok, so I've gone through all the design feedback and this is what I have come up with. Let me know if you guys think it's appropriate.

Documentation

Hey guys, just thought I'd update you where I'm at with the documentation.

I'm slowly going through the whole document and editing and rewording it: as a good/bad thing, I have picked up many, many errors and sections which were not really succinct or even direct, or totally off topic... I have gone over things for hours and hours and hours and slowly it is sounding fucking awesome, as well as being really concise and clear.

It kind of worked well in that, a lot of the content ideas etc were already there for me - saving me heaps of brain power, all im doing now is rewriting it and rearranging it.

Also, while im editing it in Pages, I found it way easier and more pleasurable if i format it at the same time - so im using the theme i had before (little changes) and will use that... if you guys want the other layout then whatev, but i think it'll be easier this way.

anyway... i'll keep trudging along.

Presentation

Started the presentation and made headings for the sections in a google doc make changes where u think they are needed etc.

http://docs.google.com/Edit?id=dg2n9727_1272f8fnd4

Final Presentation

Confirmation that both Karen Sorensen and Sandra Muir are coming to the final presentation as client representatives.

Things to do before 12th Feb

Finish Documentation-

• table of content
• add new designs
• Format and add headings
• Create cover page
• Make Pete's alterations
• Bibliography
  

Presentation-

• develop content
• Create in Keynote
• Practise

Function Specifications document

Logo Concept 2

Not really a fan of these either. Reminds me of pokies logos or whatev. But I'll put them up to show what not to do.

Logo Concept

Here is a quick concept. In fact, I don't think this will at all be appropriate to the image we should be after.

Concept 001 | Motion Test 003

Typography | Aleks Witko
Motion | Bernard Winter

Concept 001 | Motion Test 002

Typography | Aleks Witko
Motion | Bernard Winter

Concept 001 | Motion Test 001

Typography | Aleks Witko
Motion | Bernard Winter

Chat History

Chat History from today (5 mins ago)

SKYPE chat history, 3 February, 2009 (1:25pm)

Design Idea Generation - Concept 1

Background: I have taken the name 'NewStar' literally to develop this concept. After some brief research into star formation, I learned that stars are initially formed from large collections of dust and other matter and turn into a ball of plasma held together by gravity, after a star lives its life, it explodes on a mass scale (supernova).

I found myself drawing this concept as an analogy of designers - all new design is simply a collaboration of current design inspiration and concepts and rearranged in a new way to create something seemingly original, but clearly, these original ideas will one day be different inspiration for other new designers. Sometimes, original ideas like this 'explode' and become a trend.

NewStar is about taking current inspiration (dust and other matter) and using it to create an original idea - a new star. The newStar competition seeks to find the best young designers which have potential to make a big impact - becoming, one day, a supernova.

Visually, I have interpreted this analogy into large type spread out and uniform in colour - although there are different sizes and fonts, they still are in some way unified, undifferentiated. Until, a seemingly small and insignificant newStar alights, differentiates itself (with colour, possibly agIdeas branding red) and finally explodes like a supernova, influencing all other words and changing them to the same colour, until the cycle starts again with a different colour.

The animation I thought, would be done in flash and done in detail to create a realistic like explosion amongst the words. This concept is applicable to the newStar branding, but does NOT define the newstar logo at all, as that is still up for interpretation. The website layout and design, would expand on this concept in some loose way.

Concept images are below, and clearly they are not at all polished off or visualise the animation well, but simply first concept/drafts. Thoughts?

Client Meeting 2 (Cato Partners, Collingwood)

Meeting - Friday 30 January 09, 3pm

Notes from the meeting included
* Documentation should include, as requested by client;
* strategy
* naming brief
* creative brief
* comparative analysis (screenshots with comments, i.e. 'all same', 'all red') & differentiation

* the event's points of differentiation and marketing direction are the volume of speakers, price, book to attendees, educational focus, secondary school attendance, workshops, newstar competition + prizes.

photobucket photo stream

Hey guys just made us an account for photobucket which means we can stream a slideshow of our designs on the blog. Thought that would be cooler then just posting them.

At this stage I think i'll be the only one that can add images; so if you have something I can add it....

http://photobucket.com/project401

Bernie

Updated Blog Web Address....

I have updated the blog template and the web address. This is I guess, version II. I may do this once more or at least until I'm happy with the look and the address.

http://project401.blogspot.com/

bern