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  The core emotions for my project were sadness, hopelessness, happiness and relief.

I wanted to show a transition from being sad to being happy, through my zine about a little boy called Sam with an alcoholic mother and a sad family life. His situation seems hopeless until the new teacher comes into the picture. The new teacher genuinely cares about him, and this gives him the motivation to be a better person. I used colours such as yellow and blue to help portray the emotions in the zine. Blue is a sad and more dejected colour, while yellow represents brightness, relating to happiness. My website to showcase my Zine is fairly simple with only two pages. I wanted to do a hover and change effect for my zine so users could skip by simply hovering over the different pages.

 I copied the code from: http://www.designchemical.com/blog/index.php/jquery/jquery-image-swap-gallery/  to do this but I did make my own alterations to it. The frame/skeleton belongs to design chemical however.

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Not Alone Comic - continued 

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Not Alone Comic 

Emotions: 

Sadness, loneliness, happiness, joy, relief, anger, fury,

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COMIC - Title: Bad haircut

I tried to transition from the emotion of excited/happy to disappointed and sad before turning to happiness again. Colouring the comic in with photoshop, I had difficulties in removing the white dots that had appeared during the scanning process. Next time, I may use illustrator first and see if it may help... Colour choice for this comic was not well thought out as it was chosen at random, but I will select carefully next time to avoid a clash.

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Lab1 Handin for DSDN112 Project 3

In order:

#Human facial expressions

#Spatial or abstract composition

# Body Language

#Color choice = emotion

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Process Drawings of facial expressions

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HTML and CSS Codes for Final Website.

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Signalling is my phenomenon.

I found it very interesting in how people can convey messages through to others through posters, through art and through almost anything visual. One of the signalling examples that is identified as a problem in a lot of cities is graffiti. It seems that every where we go, we are able to find it on a passing wall. Graffiti is a way for artists to express themselves, in turn their work also conveys a different message to every viewer. The term "beauty is in the eye of the beholder," has some sort of relevance to this. Graffiti artists are designers themselves but of a different type, and their interaction in the city should be a good thing but Vandalism is not. My website displays some examples of signalling in the city, and encourages visitors on the page to submit their own example of signalling.One of my main goals being to add more interaction into the website as I had none in the first project. I used html more than CSS however. On the first page, text appears over each of the circles when the mouse hovers over it. Users are able to click into the circle pictures and the full size appears on the next page with a caption beside it. Pictures switch to black and white when mouse hovers over it for further interaction.The stop sign picture has arrows appear when the mouse hovers over it, to give a sense of direction to the user. When clicked on, it directs user to a entry form where they can submit their own example of signalling.

This is the text on the website:

Signalling

Conveying messages in our own way to others.

We are part of this phenomenon everyday. Posters, graffiti, art, anything visual, it is a way of communicating.

Graffiti

Is a type of signalling.

How often do we walk past a wall that has colorful graffiti art all over it? It’s a common sighting, especially in Wellington. Some see this as vandalism but is it really? It is considered a great annoyance to shop owners whose blank walls have been transformed over night.  It is a form of rebelion but more often than not, it’s not a personal vendetta against anyone but a protest against the rigid bounds of society.

Understanding

Graffiti is more than a spraypainted masterpiece on a dull wall, it’s a story of somebody out there, and each of those people one by one help form our population.

The more we try to put restrictions, the more they  will fight against it. If we provide opportunities for people to freely express themselves, such as a blank walls for people to use, then this significantly lowers the risk of vandalized property.

 A Definition

Graffiti isn’t the only example of signalling. Anything visual that conveys a message to us is a form of signalling. Posters and signs are another fine example. Without stop signs, it would be dangerous to drive. Without posters, we are less likely to be well informed of current events or things we may be interested in. Signalling is an important of everyday life, in fact it happens so often that we are unconscious of it.

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Progess

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Photo 10, 11 & 12 

Signalling

Signs and messages found on windows, benches and street lamp that warn and inform others of things they need to be aware of. 

Photo 13 

Reacting

Tiled slope entrance leads people straight up to the door, with the red and ember colours creating an inviting appearance. 

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photo 1 &2

Signalling: Colourful Graffiti on walls speak a message from the artists that created them. Part of society may see it as a form of vandalism or a type of rebellion, but mostly it's an art where the artists can express themselves in, to the public.  

Photo 3, 4 & 5

Responding

This garage styled coffee shop stands out from the numerous other polished, hipster or average looking stores that provide your usual caffeine fix. Judging by the line huddled inside, people seem to respond positively to the place, proving it's a good kind of different. 

This small coffee shop is situated in a narrow space with an opening directly facing the footpath. Making most of the area available, they have extended their limited amount of space with a counter bench outside, so that customers can sit down and have a chat because there is no space inside to do so. The business has adapted within their limiting boundaries without restricting any of their space.

Photo 6

Co-opting 

The green chairs on the patio display intricate detailing, giving a more refined dining experience. 

Photo 7 & 8

Exploiting 

A heavy sack is placed over the stand to keep it in place. A bicycle lock is secured to the pole to stop the chance of it being stolen. 

Photo 9

Conforming

The red car at the front is parked at an angle and the rest of the cars behind it seems to follow it's lead. Perhaps the cars behind the first one did not have enough space to park straight, or they just followed the lead but the idea is we can see a pattern forming, like how in society most people just follow the steps of others to avoid drawing attention to themselves. 

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1. Polygon Algorithm

2. Polygon Open

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1. Line Grid

2. Line Open

3. Line Algorithm

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1. Ellipse Algorithm

2. Ellipse Grid

3. Ellipse Open

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Personal Web page. 

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Images that were collaborated for personal web page.