Tuesday, 10 December 2013

OUGD504 - Visiting Lecturer: Numiko

Numiko are a Web Agency within Leeds.

Common perspectives of Graphic Design for web:

  • Too many limitations
  • Need to be able to Code
  • Designing websites must get boring
  • Lack a formal understanding of Design
  • You need to move to London
They have done work for:

Nesta Charity
"Make Things Do Stuff" Campaign

Water Aid Charity
Branding needs to be considered when making for Web

Lewis Hamilton
How Layout and Type translates onto screen

National Lottery
Illustrations of an Entire Typeface


National Statistics
Illustrator made Info-graphic


Channel 4 Documentary
Full screen Experience


IPTV
Designing for TV


Film 4
Scene Stealers


BBC
Using a Framework called a Gel- when companies want consistency through the site

Links to some of their work
http://scenestealers.film4.com
http://www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/
http://www.time-to-change.org.uk/youngpeople
http://comedyblaps.channel4.com

Discover - Define - Design - Develop - Deploy = Research - Idea - Design - Make - Apply

Understand the Audience

  • Who the audience are? 
  • What they need? 
  • Understanding their digital lives? 
  • What the organisation needs from the digital platform?

Personas
Fictional people created who you can design for with statements of their needs

Write a Creative Brief which is for everyone

guidelines put in place for everyone to follow on any particular brief

Wireframes and Grid system for the Website is to work on all platforms
Like having to make 3 websites - iMac, iPhone and iPad
Make web guidelines - same thing is applied by all designers

Why they want Graphic Designers:

  • Typography is Key Online
  • A Knowledge and Understanding of Designing for Brand
  • Unique Layouts and Concepts
  • Iconography
  • Illustration
Working time
Typically it takes 2 to 3 days for a Proposal piece

3 weeks for Design
6-8 weeks in Front End Design

Looking for Designers with a wide range of skills that can be demonstrated across a range of design

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