October 5, 2009, 11:50 am
Filed under: job4_sketches
Filed under: job4_sketches
So far two ideas….
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Ivy,
I’m really intrigued with your first idea-I think the fold out booklet with the square hole could be a really interesting concept. Are you thinking the pamphlet would be large or more of a personal, pocketed book? I really like the idea of the viewer first seeing the front of the book and then opening it to see that the cut out turns into a whole in the center of the page-I almost wish there was even a way to prolong that happening, since it’s a three page fold out, would you somehow be able to wait until the last fold out to see the empty square (for more of a dramatic effect)?
As far as the sketches go-I think they’re really beautiful, although I’m not sure if I’m looking at a storyboard for a motion piece, interface or storyboard-do you think next time you could put captions with your photographs explaining the sketch a little more?
I’m really intrigued with the simplicity of the simple line and dot sketch towards the end-I’m not sure if it is connected to the other, more organic story board. If it was, I like the contrast between a simple, geometric line and a more organic shape.
Comment by laurensmedley October 6, 2009 @ 8:37 pmThanks so much for the comment, Those are some interesting details to consider. These are the beginning of my sketch process and I always think its a good idea to start simple than work your way through.
Comment by ziweiliu October 7, 2009 @ 6:01 pmThanks again Lauren!
I really liked the idea of inside the house vs. outside the house. Will you try to show a change that occurs from inside vs outside through typography or imagery? Maybe the typography inside has a different “voice” that the outside “voice”
I form is very interesting.
Comment by Ashley Simmons October 7, 2009 @ 2:59 amII am going for a big contrast with the form inside and out. Its a very powerful part of the narrative and I think both imagery and typography can work well with this theme. Thanks so much for the comment!
Comment by ziweiliu October 7, 2009 @ 6:07 pmIvy
These sketches look very and interesting and quite wonderful. I thought all of the comments above were great. It is a little difficult to see all of the details, such as how / where the continuous text is in all of these, but they are good concept sketches. The ideas are solid and interesting. The idea of using the form (with die cut) to reflect the inside / outside aspect of the narrative seems good. One question I would have here, how would the piece (when closed) reflect your idea? Meaning, it would be a straight hole through the piece, which would also become part of how it is seen. Is that an intentional detail of the die cut?
In terms of the interactive piece, I think the idea of using the notion of roots for the navigation and imagery here is interesting. Again, what I am not understanding yet is how the actual text is experienced by the user. The nodes (dots) on the organic vs. the rectilinar structure is also a nice detail (as mentioned above).
I think the challenge with something like this piece, especially in the interactive version, is still telling the story — letting the user’s interaction become part of how it is “told,” yet how not to lose its linear sequence (or does that matter?)
I hope this is helpful. I think they are both good solid directions. Best,
Jennifer
Comment by Jennifer October 8, 2009 @ 8:52 pm