Assignment 6 - Storybook Project

Before I start, this is the address of the separate blog we had to update everyone on the design process,

http://nm2208brothers.blogspot.com/



I shall just reflect on some of the design process we had on the blog.


The most irritating thing we had to deal with was the page layout. There were so many last minute hiccups due to the layout of the pages and the measurements involved when we send it over to the printing shop. There has to be adequate spacing for page numbers, double sided printing layout considerations and the need of using bleed and centerfold. Bleed is not really required as advised by the printing shop since we already had the page measured before placing our graphics and tet.


Next is the resolution settings of the photoshop files. There is a major difference if I were to save it in 72dpi and 300dpi, which is used for high quality printing. I'll be doing injustice to Aiysha and her artwork if I were to save it in 72 dpi.


Text layout is an important aspect in the project as well. There are so many things to be considered, such as type of font used, length of text on each page, placement, font size etc. To deal with this problems, we had to abide by some rules when doing it, such as

1. choosing handwritten fonts, as children can identify with it easily.
   
2. Small chunks of text, using simple English and rhyme, so that it makes the story easy to understand.


3. Placement of text so that the page is balanced with the graphics.


4. Font size changes according to type of text. ( e.g Narrative vs Speech vs Sounds)

There were some considerations for graphics layout too. Depending on the plot and artwork, we can have 2 page spreads vs 1 page spread as shown.

We also need to consider how much to feather, as well as how to feather, in order to place text and display as much artwork as possible.

Thats about it for now, it really is satisfying once the book gets printed.

Assignment 5 - postcards

(original puzzle with colour scheme)

(final colour scheme)

(final outcome)

1st of all these are the edited versions of the postcard after friday's tutorial. I was told that the design was really too simple and it only showed part of asia. Hence I decided to make it a 3x3 puzzle with my elements and icons that can be found throughtout asia. It was a real headache deciding on the colour schemes to be used, there was just too many and I really had to mix and match to find a suitable mix pleasing to the eye , at least. If there's one cool thing I like about photoshop, thats the bevel and emboss effect, it created a 3d bamboo which looked really neat.

I've chosen the Sunny colour scheme as my choice. It reflects the warm weather of Asia through the various shades of orange and yellow. The black coloured icons and fonts stand out due to its high contrast with the brighter colours. I chose pale green for the bamboo so that it does not compete with the puzzle for attention.

Class Exercise 2

This image was actually the orignial pcs created by me and CK during the lecture. Pretty obvious that it describes silence and disorder, cheers.



This is really simple stuff using lines to represent the state of disorder. The handdrawn pic didn't give the feeling of a barcode, which is why I decided to use CG to better put my point across.

Assignment 4

*edit* Removed the one with logos and replaced another with my very own broken clock !!!(already spoiled so it doesn't really matter) Since I have to abide by the very rule that all photos used in this course must be from primary sources.

I actually decided to advertise my friend's website, which really gave me a chuckle looking at it. Lai Kao Peh is actually a hokkien term for everyone to gather and talk about anything under the sun. The 1st poster is actually a draft and I particularly liked the glowing text, something which I learnt 2 days ago. But because of the dark background, which gives it a night setting, something that actually doesn’t really fit into my friend’s website, so I decided to change into a lighter background.

The difference between the 2 posters is actually the logos and banners used in the website, which I’m not sure if it can be used for the poster. The broken clock, which I figured would give the poster an impression that time can be killed. The only problem it seems now is that whether stock photos can be used for the poster design…

Comments? Let the kao peh begin~!

Assignment 3

A little rush , but here goes. (click for larger version)



Some adjustments need to be done after friday's tutorial..

pic 2: Could go a little clearer.

pic 3: probably take a shot including the table by the side as well, which includes the study table and computer table. The picture could use some brightness too.

pic4: Need a shot of both ppl, including me working on my assignment on the computer.

pic5 & 6: Shane suggested a little twist to the story, instead of my bro trying to switch off my computer, I could have pic 5 replaced with a shot of a fan spinning. Pic 6 would end up having me pulling my shirt, indicating that the weather is hot.

I might try his suggestion, but pic 1 kinda loses meaning if that's the case. Time for some consultation.

Updates for assignment 1 and 2

Some minor changes after the consultation, there you go. (Click on the pics for a larger version)

Assignment 1 with some form of tracing.

Changed the last abstraction with a signage for hot water tap.

Assignment 2 k go~

Lo and behold, the water dispenser in abstract form. There are a few things that I'm suppose to take note after the tutorial. The most important would be to keep the perspective similar throughout, which I could either choose it to be in 2D front view, or the 3D version. Also the stroke of the pictogram needs to be the same as well, instead of having heavier stroke for the last level.

I was quite amazed with the power of flash when Alferd drew the tap of the dispenser within 5mins... flash could easily erase the protruding outlines of the tracing easily. However, I'm not too used to flash as of yet, so I'm sticking to illustrator for now.



After a couple of changes... here you go~






(click on the picture to see the larger version)



I took a new photo of the water dispenser in NUS, front view that is and redo the tracing. The final pictogram that I chose would be the bottom right. Maybe I'll go get some feedback from Alferd this weekend.