Thursday 13 May 2010

Colours


These are just afew colours i threw together, i personally like the first one but i dont think that it would really work as a color scheme. The other two are just some combinations that seemed interesting, i got these combinations by using an interesting application at http://www.colorsontheweb.com/colorwizard.asp

colour

Research, Executive Summary, sketches and models.

These are a few images from the current prospectus, there is a swirly spiral theme that runs through the whole prospectus.














I am still working on the characters, i still need to model the rest of the body. If you guys have any suggestions with regards to the model then just leave a comment. I am also going to upload some basic sketches ive done up to this point later on.











Guidelines



On Hannah's Behalf

Hannah still can't upload stuff to the blog so here's what she sent in the email.




Meeting 13.05.2010


Logo Book


I found this in the library and I'll bring it in to the next meeting, basically a book of about 700 logos, divided by subject and theme.

Klanten, R. and Bourquin, N. (2006) Tres Logos: A Selected Logo Collection, Berlin, Germany: Die Gestalten Verlag

Initial Research

A quick Grafik piece on using a generic logoform with specific elements for different scenarios. Okay the piece is based around the television series lost but the point remains. Obviously click on the image to make it big enough to readable.

Wortsman, J. (2010) 'DHARMA initiative'. Grafik 183, p74-75.

Background info on Lambeth college

Lambeth College was formed in June 1992 as a new tertiary institution to meet the post-16 education and training needs of Lambeth residents. The College was created by incorporating the former Brixton, South London and Vauxhall Colleges and including post-16 work formerly undertaken by a number of Lambeth secondary schools. In 1999 it took over responsibility for the delivery of community education in Lambeth.

The work of the College includes a wide portfolio of vocational provision (some of regional significance), high quality academic education, opportunities to learn in the community, and a commitment to meeting the needs of students who require extra support. The College has three major centres at Clapham, Brixton and Vauxhall, plus community education at Streatham. Clapham is the location of a new dedicated Sixth Form Centre offering a borough wide centre for A level studies.


More Info at -http://www.cypnow.co.uk/Careers/FeaturedEmployers/Employer/58772/lambeth-college/


Colour meaning

Seeing as we are going to decide on colours to use in our layout designs, here is an interesting article talking about the meaning behind colours.

Imagery Research



Examples of existing imagery currently used on the Lambeth website. Currently they are very people intensive, but this doesn't include students doing many activities, the general consensus is that the images look posed and fake, and are all very similar in theme.

Some of the pages connected with the credits and contact information are completely devoid of any imagery.

Some of the cropping on the graphics could be improved, making the composition of the page flow better. The colour scheme is very inconsistent, there are a lot of use of colours throughout the current branding of the college, there is no clear theme.

Some of the other images used on the website are concepts of the new building; In regards to the 3D side of the project, this is a possibility to how we could contribute something more along the lines of our specific skills set.

The imagery used in the prospectus more or less follow the same principals of the website - lots of contrasting and inconsistent colours, with generic images of students.

The image with the camera is a little more dynamic and interesting than the majority of the imagery, this is something that could be used more often to improve the current dynamic.

Last years logo designs are more interesting than the current look, however it was noted between ourselves that they look too much like the closed caption, oyster and copyright logos.

The text logos are too feminine, although I like the design in general, but the college also offers male intensive courses like bricklaying, the logo needed to be more universal.

These are the final designs from last years Lambeth project, the colours are more consistent and there is a definite theme across the whole of the design. However the concept of paint splatter does not do the best job of representing the college as a whole. The other courses such as those in the Humanities department etc... are not acknowledged with this design. The design does not get across the theme of an education establishment - more of a painting and decorating company.

On this page, there are some other examples of college website design, such as Reigate College, which is a far more accessible site, the colour scheme of the site changes on the menus, but at least offers consistency rather than multiple colours being used at once.

Other sites looked at were Worth School and Southwark college. Again Southwark uses a lot of colour, which is rather off putting in the design. In contrast Worth uses very little variation in colour, but makes better use of the imagery, showing students taking part in activities, the surrounding area, Classes etc...

Also on this page are possible ideas for ID cards. The MINT card for example has a rounded corner, this reminds me of something I saw done with school canteen cards, people would cut the cards into shapes, as long as the card is able to be swiped, the card itself could be made in a far more interesting shape.

The prospectus for Reigate College uses dynamic imagery to a greater extent, the composition in the library draws the eye into the centre.

The use of simple 3D elements with good rendering can also make a site look more professional and this interesting example of a business card would also be more appealing to students, however the card would still need to be made of plastic to ensure they survive an academic year's worth of wear and tear.

The image directly below also has a nice design, rather than using rectangular imagery. Part of the current problem is that the images do not flow well into the background. There are also some examples of logo evolution and a simple advertisement that makes use of an iconic identity.


References for website design


Minutes

Presence

  • Hannah
  • Frazer
  • Joshua
  • Adel
  • Alex
  • Ayodeji

Activities

  1. Research overview- People talked about their findings in each of the areas they were given.
  2. Delegating task -We decided on our roles. Majority voted Hannah to be Project manager
  3. Lambeth Website- We discuss about the current website, looking at the layouts and colour theme.
  4. Prospectus - We discuss about the college prospectus for both young and adult to gather some ideas.
  5. Id Card -Here we discussed about implementing avatar figures into the id cards, this will vary in design depending on the department a student falls under.
  6. Logo - we talked about the colour theme
Time Length

1:58pm - 3: 11pm

Checking that posts work

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