Sunday, 16 March 2008

AF106 Interactive Design

I am in the process of writing the Museum Guide Proposal, which seems to have come rather suddenly in the project timetable; however, this has forced me to develop ideas quickly. I've thought about different kinds of interactive media and looked into the design processes and considerations which need to be taken into account with this kind of project.
I was initially worried about the amount of obligatory design specifications in the brief (text size and background, for example), but I realise it is possible to adhere to these standards and also create something individual and attention-grabbing. I have selected the theme of "Bathing" as I think this is an important and idiosyncratic part of Brighton's history, and the photographs relating to this topic will clearly show a progression of My favourite layout concept so far is of a beachfront-themed homepage, with buttons shaped like Brighton's celebrated beach huts. Each beach hut is labelled with a particular 20-year period, and when selected, is enlarged and opens its doors to reveal corresponding photographs. I have made some sketches but I am currently creating some look and feels on Photoshop to assess these desin decisions.