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Where exactly did the week go? and March for that matter?
One thing I find difficult to manage, even when I know whats going to happen, is the convergance of projects. Why did I submit for the title sequence knowing I have one week to go before the Raw Fish project is due? Probably because it might look good on the CV IF its selected. That's a big IF, going up against two London agencies. When I get stressed I get grumpy as both Jason and Dave now know. Its done and dusted though.
My poster for Fresh Cuts was wanted and so I have designed the tickets and flyers in the same manner. The microsite, which Jean is creating, is looking good.
My Made in Manchester was a serious contender and up against Jean's. Jean's was good though! Although, selfishly I would have rather had a CD cover than poster/flyer/ticket in my CV Im happy :)
This week I have been working on the final tweeks and twitches on the BabyBoom Records website and had hoped to actually have it finished. The technical tweeking is taking longer than expected but this is all down to my inexperience and lack of knowledge more than anything else. Thanks Stio for spending time with me and helping me sort things out.
I have designed a poster for the Fresh Cuts group and will be presenting it to them this week. If they like it I will use the same design idea for the tickets etc.
I presented my websites ideas to Joe Duffy on Monday but my gut instinct is that it's a no, not compared to Jacub's. Although I can create any website from a technical point of view it seems I still have a long way to go with regard to designing the sites.
On Wednesday we were told about the new live brief, a 30 second title sequence/intro to a series called Fresh!. The timing couldnt have been better because I have been wanting to do some moving image stuff for a while now. The last moving image, with footage, was last year. Below is my attempt. The pitch is on Monday and if its liked etc then I will have til Wednesday to put in the actual footage and mock it up in Motion/Final Cut. Im not sure about the music, that is something I will talk to tutors about and maybe get some time with the BB Records people, see if they know any bands that might fit the bill. I was thinking maybe the first 30 seconds of Get out by The Shackletons, maybe as an instrumental version, rather than the lyrics.
Its been a week :)
I have been working on the BabyBoom Records Drupal website and am very glad to say its due to go live this week. Cross fingers. There is content on the site and I have a few technical issues to sort out, but thanks to Stio on Thursday I should be able to sort through them quickly enough. My biggest worry is time.
Monday is going to be mad, too many things booked for that day for it to go well and its time I would rather spend getting the BabyBoom Records website finished.
Below are my attempts at the Joe Duffy site. Going to put them forward on Monday and see whats what. I feel they give the flavour of how the site will look and feel without having to create all the other pages, and to be honest, time is at a premium at the moment.
I have spent some time down in London at the V&A and Natural History Museum having a look at the interactive elements of their displays. The Natural History Museum is more fun and obviously directed at children, where as the V&A is a little more reserved. The V&A does have a multi-media/new media element which isn't personalised and this is the point/direction I was thinking of going for my contextual studies work. I need to crack on with my contextual studies work!
Its been a productive week, I have been working on Drupal for most of the days at college and working on other projects when at home.
This is a concept I have thought about for the "Made in Manchester" CD cover. The design makes use of the space at the back of the T-shirt that usually has the size and washing symbols. I have seen examples where that information has been screenprinted on.
The other piece I have been working on is the Joe Duffy website. Unfortunately, I'm having trouble conceptualising Non Space. The is my first attempt but comes across as too much space, not enough non space. Maybe I will get an idea before Monday. Either way I still like the page, even if it's not appropriate for the purpose, maybe I could use it for something else.
