Design Exploration
Rhyanne Cyrene Lowe
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Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media
Design Exploration
LECTURES
INSTRUCTIONS
RESEARCH
WEEK 1
This first week, we were briefed on the class module and what to expect for the upcoming 14 weeks.
Exploration: To explore my interest in illustration and UI Design
UNSDG Goal 15: Life on Land
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
- A place where both parents and children can learn about Malaysian wildlife
- Reimagining a website/ place in a more playful & fun way can attract both locals & tourist to learn and support the conservation of Malaysian wildlife
- Interaction with a website/ app is beneficial for a child’s learning
- Make learning fun
- Target 15.5 : PROTECT BIODIVERSITY AND NATURAL HABITATS
- Conservation of flora & fauna
- Protect wildlife species from endangerment
- Aiding in animal research
- Ecology research:
- The study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment
- Biodiversity research:
- Investigates levels of biodiversity, its functional effects, and how and why it changes over time.
- Encourages sustainability
- Wildlife is scary
- Wild animals are all predators
- Only knows about the famous animals (eg: tiger, lion, elephant)
- Benefits:
- Learn about local animals
- Learn about biodiversity
- Aware about sustainability
- Grow or nurture an interest
- Thinks malaysia only has limited native animals
- Only knows the malayan tiger and tapir
- Unaware of our biodiversity
- Benefits:
- Discover more about malaysian wildlife
- Increase tourism in malaysia
- Encourage malaysian wildlife conservation
WEEK 6-10: PROGRESS SLIDES
WEEK 13 FINAL PRESENTATION SLIDES
FEEDBACK
Week 1:
Focus on birds and explore bird watching. Refine the site map and mood board and find out what needs to be sketched out. Build the mood board and Create a wireframe.
- doesnt have to be all the birds
Week 5:
Ms anis said the presentation was quick and precise :D <3
Week 10-11:
Ms anis said I'm on the right track when referring to my proposed idea and that I should continue with the process of finalising
REFLECTION
Experience- Week 1: Ms anis briefed us on the project and it was pretty straightforward. we knew what to expect and how to move forward with the project and compile our ideas.
Week 2: This week was focused on refining the chosen idea which I consulted with ms anis.
Week 3-4: This 2 weeks I worked on developing my proposal and output (illustrations, wireframe & slides)
Week 6-8: Working on completing the mytiger poster for the competition submission it was a lot of composition and colour planning involved but it was fun to do a detailed illustration like this for once.
Week 9-11: These weeks I finalised my microsite and cleaned up some of the details and information.
Observation- Week 1: I had to take note of the workload on my plate this semester before choosing an idea and to not bite off more than I can chew :(
Week 2-5 - I noticed that it was hard to pick a style of illustration (not a new experience for me heh) but bc my exploration for this project was to explore vector illustrations i would take this opportunity to work on my ai illustration skills.
Week 6-8: It was nice to see how the progress for a vector illustration works because I'm not used to illustrating on AI, so it was nice to learn better techniques along the way
Week 9-11: I noticed that I focus on work more when it comes to the final stages of touching up. I tend to fixate on finishing it up in one sitting until i eventually forget that I've been sitting staring at the screen for 5 hours straight... But the productive feeling is nice hehe
Findings:- Week 1: I found a wide range of ideas we can work on to focus on the topic of UNSGD goals however it was important to me to pick a topic that I had an interest in and was fun for me to execute.
Week 2-5: I found a lot of information about the Malaysian bird-watching community and how incredibly big it is! Very fascinating
Week 6-8: I learned new ways to approach vector illustrations when I stumbled upon issues trying to execute something. for example, creating a single gradient going in the same direction on multiple specific areas of the bird's body without it affecting the rest of the shapes.
Week 9-11: Finalising everything, i learned a lot of new skills by exploring and experimenting with UI UX design, especially using figma. It was a learning curve for me but i think as a beginner, i found it easier to use than Adobe XD
FURTHER READINGS
https://www.holidify.com/pages/wildlife-in-malaysia-4133.html
https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal15
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife_of_Malaysia#Environmental_issues_and_countermeasures
https://www.aza.org/connect-stories/stories/benefits-of-zoos
https://animalia.bio/malaysia-animals
https://environment.co/tips-for-teaching-wildlife-conservation-for-kids/
https://birdwatchinghq.com/birds-of-malaysia/
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/birdwatching-in-malaysia-an-essential-guide
https://www.mybis.gov.my/sp/21987
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