My overall experience of this
project was an enjoyable one. I am satisfied with the final product and believe
the design brief was met. My working process was quite hands on as I decided to
dive straight into creating the poster. From the first session I had a rough
idea of what I wanted to do, which was to create ghouls from various obsolete
media forms. I started by drawing sketches of these ghouls and then went into designing them on flash. My aim was to
start with the technical work by getting the animations, buttons and coding
working smoothly as I thought they would take the most time to do. Creating the
animations was a difficult process as It was challenging to make the animations
look smooth and as realistic as possible. Once this was completed I began
experimenting with design styles. My aim was to go for a minimalist style to
highlight the bold characters. I also didn't want to create any noise from a busy
background. I began this by searching for minimalist posters on the internet
and found various inspiring designs. I felt like all of these processes,
although challenging, went well. After the poster was laid out with the buttons
and animations I began working on sound design. This was the most challenging
process as it was hard to find sounds that not only sounded clear, but also fit
the theme of the poster.
At the end of this project I am
happy with the final design and I believe the interactivity of the poster works
well and is enjoyable to use. As well as this I believe the design is
aesthetically pleasing. If I had more time I would have spent longer on the
ghoul designs in order to make them sharper. Also if I was to do anything
differently next time I would have used masks in flash to create a moving
spotlight that swings with the light bulb.
