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Second Draft Poster Sketch

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Draft A2 Poster

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Week 12 - Poster Feedback

Multiple windows overlapping in the middle with the text on each side.

Finder icon

Create green and blue text bubbles for the description to blend in with the overall Mac theme (resembling iMessage).

Categorise the elements in a coloured folder

Make the numbers coloured

Make the background/desktop similar to the Mac OS wallpaper.

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Inventory Moodboard

To proceed with my A2 Draft Poster, I went on Pinterest to look at existing inventories to help me with my layout and ideas for my 20 elements.

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Second Draft 20 Elements Description

Canon Camera

The Canon 750D is a DSLR camera made by Canon, a famous Japanese company, released in February 2015. My parents bought it for me in 2018 for my photography class. It was a great budget to mid-range camera. It's important for my photography hobby, letting me capture and share moments. It's a reminder of my creativity and adventures, used in many places. It has enhanced my storytelling skills through creative digital tools.

Bible

This Bible, a black leather New International Version, was given to me by my parents after a Life Church conference in Auckland in 2017. It's essential for my faith and deepening my relationship with God in my Christian beliefs. It has accompanied me on mission trips, offering comfort and encouragement in daily life. It guides my values and understanding of God, strengthening my faith and teaching me about His characteristics. I also use it as a source of inspiration for design projects in my current church through bible verses.

Cross

The cross symbol's origin lies in Christianity, representing Jesus' sacrifice for our sins and his resurrection. As a Christian, my faith is rooted in this belief, influenced by my parents who are also Christians. The cross is a powerful symbol of love and salvation, frequently used in design to depict the free gift of life and a relationship with God.

AirPods

The AirPods, wireless earbuds by Apple, recently released the 2nd generation Pro series with improved sound and noise cancellation. I got them this year, upgrading from my 1st generation AirPod Pros. These earbuds are important for my music passion, aiding creativity in design and enhancing focus while reducing distractions.

Macbook

Apple's M1 MacBook, launched in November 2020, introduced Apple's Silicon Chip, enhancing overall performance. My parents gave it to me as a graduation gift, primarily for my design degree at university. This laptop is vital for my design work, serving as the main tool for creating designs, gathering information, and developing my creative skills through various tools and techniques.

Piano

The piano, invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori in the mid-1600s, produces sound when its keys are pressed. This Kawai instrument was purchased by my parents in 2016 when my brother was learning to play. I use it occasionally to play worship songs for relaxation and enjoyment. It holds significance because my mother used to play piano in church, and I aim to share my musical gift for worship. The piano's versatility in different settings and genres parallels my desire for my designs to adapt to diverse environments and be inclusive.

Wall Art

The wall art in my room features Bible verses and prayers, reflecting my Christian identity. Passed down by my family, these pieces remain relevant. They not only decorate my room but also serve as reminders of my intimate walk with God. Hanging them on my bedroom wall symbolizes my welcoming of God into my sleeping space, offering comfort and daily peace. Each wall art piece is creatively crafted, telling its unique story. Just as these artworks convey my intentions, I want my designs to tell stories and help viewers understand the meaning behind each piece.

Coffee

Coffee is my preferred source of energy when I need to focus and complete tasks, even staying up late for work. Its aesthetically pleasing packaging and design inspire my own design work. Coffee aids in reflection and relaxation during stressful moments, while also boosting creativity and igniting my thinking process.

School YearBooks

I treasure school yearbooks as they hold memories of each passing year, showcasing achievements and photos from that time. Yearbooks feature diverse themes and unique styles, effectively narrating a story through visuals. I aim for my designs to similarly create a memorable and appreciated history.

Flight Tickets

Aviation holds a vital part in my life. Being an aviation enthusiast, I collect flight tickets from my travels around the world, including airlines like Turkish Airlines, Air New Zealand, and Singapore Airlines. I'm intrigued by the varied ticket designs reflecting each airline's branding, including colour schemes and content. This inspires me, as a creative, to maintain a consistent design system across various collaterals, even in the smallest details like an airline ticket.

FindGod Stickers

FindGod Clothing stickers are merchandise from an online Christian apparel shop, FindGod Clothing, dedicated to spreading the gospel of Jesus in New Zealand through clothing. I received these stickers with my clothing purchases, and I'm constantly inspired by their slogans and Bible verses. Each sticker employs a distinct color palette and typography to convey its message effectively. These stickers highlight the importance of sharing a message or raising awareness through a portable format while enhancing communication with unique designs.

FindGod Clothing

FindGod Clothing, launched in September 2022 by two young adults from the same church, was inspired by a vision from God to boldly express their faith. I've purchased several pieces from their online store over the past year and enjoy wearing them, spreading a message of love to those I encounter. These clothes are significant as they reflect my identity in Christ and encourage me to live out my faith without fear, inspiring me to consider creating my own Christian apparel brand in the future.

Pick Jesus Necklace

I frequently wear the "Pick Jesus" necklace, purchased from a friend at my church as part of his Cambodia Mission Trip fundraiser. Its design resembles a guitar pick with the humorous "Pick Jesus" text. The accompanying Bible verse offers encouragement to both me and those around me. I appreciate its simple, minimalist design, which aligns with my own design style.

Old Receipts

I've amassed a collection of old receipts from various stores I've visited. I'm captivated by the diverse typography and the layout of content on each receipt. These receipts serve as memory triggers for past purchases, ranging from inexpensive to costly. They also aid in expanding my understanding of composition and offer a glimpse into historical design trends.

Product Design Books

I have a collection of design books gifted by a family friend when I was about to start studying design at university. Although I wasn't sure about my design path, he gave me product design books. These books continue to inspire me with material choices, patterns, abstracts, and forms. They not only influence my graphic design work but also introduce product design principles into my projects, offering a new perspective and creative insights.

Birthday Cards

I have an archival box that I store items that holds dear to me. Inside includes hand written birthday cards that I have received from friends and families. These collections of Birthday Cards has emotional connections to it and it conveys the feelings in an artistic way and humours way.

Device Packaging

I'm a tech enthusiast and avidly collect packaging and boxes from the devices I've purchased. The diverse packaging designs from different companies, like Apple's clean simplicity or Oral B's busyness, fascinate me. I appreciate the various forms and sizes used to make products user-friendly and accessible. These packaging designs inspire me to think creatively and prioritize the user experience in my UI and UX design work.

Seashells

I'm an outdoor enthusiast who enjoys visiting the beach to collect unique and beautiful seashells. I'm captivated by the distinctive shapes and patterns of each shell. Many of these shells were gathered at Mairangi Bay Beach a few years ago. They serve as decorative elements, shaping the overall ambiance and aesthetic of my room. They also inspire my creativity by showcasing how natural elements can establish the atmosphere and style I'm aiming for.

Button Phone

The white Samsung button phone, released in 2012, features a tactile number pad and a small non-touch LCD display. I received it during a mission trip to Turkey, where personal smartphones weren't allowed. I appreciated the satisfying clicks and responses of the number and navigation buttons. Its compact form factor included essential tools. This object encourages me to reflect on and appreciate nostalgic designs of the past, inspiring me as a designer to create unique and different approaches to modern designs with a focus on tactile and intuitive user experiences.

Music Sheets

Music sheets accompanies the instrument and the musician to play a music piece. Music sheets are significant to me as it helps to learn and play Worship songs at church or at home during my own time. It's a supportive item to help what I needed to achieve. It helps me to get the tempo and rhythm correctly as the song intended to be. It helps me as a creative to have a systematic approach and finding tools to help and support me with my overall design idea.

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Poster Layout Ideas

I sketched up some potential ideas for my A2 Poster Layout. I am leaning more towards the pop up windows idea as it represents my interest as an UI and UX designer.

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Categorising Elements

There are a lot of elements relating to my Christian Faith with personal and collections coming closely behind. The categorisation also shows that digital is my working preference. A lot of elements that I found can relate to both graphic and user experience designs which is my main design approach.

I believe that Music, Technology and Faith can go well together, Music for Christianity such as worship and using technological tools to create designs for the purpose of Christianity.

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Week 8 - Elements Descriptions

Canon DSLR Camera

Canon 750d is a digital single-lens reflex camera produced by Canon, a well-known Japanese camera company. The Camera was released back in February 2015. This camera was purchased by my parents for me back in 2018 from Harvey Norman for my school photography subject. It was the one of the best Budget to Mid-range DSLR camera at that time. It is important to me because one of my hobbies is photography and I like to capture the moments in time and share them to the public. The camera reminds me of my creative and adventurous self. The fact that I have brought the camera to various locations and places that I have visited and travelled to. It has increased my creativity when it comes to storytelling through images and using creative digital tools to enhance the thematic idea. 

Bible

This Bible was from a church conference that I attended back in 2017 held by Life Church in Auckland. The black leather New International version bible was given to me by my parents after the church conference ended. This object was given by my parents. It is important to me because it helps me with my faith and deepen my relationship with God. It is significant to the Christianity faith that I believe in. I have taken the bible to mission trips out in the middle east and the word of God comforts and encourages me in my day to day life. It shows me how I should live my life and how good my God is. It not only strengthen my faith but it also teaches me the characteristics of God. The bible helps me to create design projects for the church that I am currently in through words spoken by God. 

Cross

The origin of the cross symbol is from Christianity. As Christians we believe that Jesus died on the cross to pay the price of our sins but on the third day, he resurrected and now there is life and that we now can have a relationship with God the father. This element was founded in my faith as a Christian. My parents are Christians so I have been exposed to Christianity since I was little. The Cross is a significant symbolic imagery widely used in design to show the love and salvation that was freely given to us.

AirPods

Airpods is a wireless earbuds from apple. The 2nd generation pro series was made earlier this year. It improves the sound and noise cancellation quality. The AirPods was purchased earlier this year to replace my older 1st generation AirPod Pro's. This listening device is significant to me as I have a passion for music and music helps me to unlock ideas and creativity within the design space. It also helps me to focus and not get distracted.

Macbook

Apple's M1 MacBook was released back in November 2020. The first Apple Laptop with Apple Silicon Chip which increases performance in every aspect. This Computer was gifted by my parents as a graduation gift. The main purpose for the device was to pursue my design degree at the university. This device is significant as it helps me to create and using tools for design. It is the main device where designs are being produced. The computer helps to gather information and design ideas where I can learn new tools and techniques to master and improve my creative skills.

Piano

The Piano is an instrument that produces sound when the white or black keys are being pressed. The Piano was invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori in the mid 1600's. (Yamaha.com) This Kawai branded instrument was bought by my parents back in 2016 when my brother was still learning the piano. I occasionally use it to play worship songs as a way to relax and have fun. This instrument is significant to me as my mother used to play piano at church and I want to pass on the gift that I have in music to Worship God. The piano can be used in various settings and playing different genres of music, in the same way I want my designs to adapt to various environments and be inclusive while being diverse.

Wall Art

The wall arts in my room are encouraging Bible Verses and Prayers that represents my identity as a Christian. The Wall Art was passed down by my family and it is still relevant to today. The significance of the Wall Arts not only decorates my room and make it look nice but it is also a reminder of my Walk with God as being intimate. Hanging the wall arts on my bedroom wall also shows that I welcome God to dwell in the place that I sleep in, which gives me comfort and peace on a day to day basis. Each Wall art are creatively crafted and drawn to show its character and tells its own story. I want my designs to be able to tell a story to my viewers and help them understand my intention behind each individual art piece.

Coffee

Coffee is my go to fuel when I needed to focus and get things done. It helps me to stay up late to finish work. Coffee is also known for its aesthetics packaging and design that helps to inspire me with my design work. Coffee helps me to reflect and calm myself down in stressful times. Coffee also helps spark creativity and ignites my thinking as well.

School Yearbooks

School Yearbooks is one of the memory objects that I still hold onto till today. The yearbooks shows the transition from one year to the other. Showing achievements and photos taken at that time period. School Yearbooks shows different themes every page with its own style and characteristics while telling a story through visualisation. I want my designs to create a history that people will remember and appreciate.

Flight Tickets

Aviation plays a significant part in my life. As an aviation enthusiast, I have been collecting flight tickets of planes that I have been on across the world. Airlines such as Turkish Airlines, Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines to name a few. I am fascinated by the different ticket designs by different airlines. How different airline branding such as colour influences the content that is in the airline ticket. It inspires me as a creative to have a consistent design system in various collaterals even in the small details such as a plane ticket.

Stickers

FindGod Clothing stickers are a merchandise by FindGod clothing, which is a christian apparel online shop with its aim to spread the gospel of Jesus throughout New Zealand by wearing the clothing pieces. I have been given stickers as part of my clothing purchase. I am always inspired by the slogans and bible verses that are on it. Each stickers uses its own unique colour palette and typography to spread the message across. The stickers shows the significance of spreading a message or awareness in a form factor that is easy to put around while showing its unique designs to enhance the communication within it.

FindGod Clothing

FindGod clothing was first launched back in September of 2022 by two Young Adults from the same church. They had a vision from God to be unashamed of the Gospel and they started the clothing brand as an expression of the calling. I have bought a few pieces from them through their online website for the past year and I really enjoyed wearing them out in the world. Spreading the message of love to those I walk past. These clothing are significant to me as it shows the identity I Have in Christ and that I should not be afraid to living out my faith and sharing them to the people around me. The designs inspires me to create a clothing brand in the near future, focusing on christianity apparel.

Pick Jesus Necklace

One of the clothing accessories that I wear often is the Pick Jesus Necklace. Pick Jesus necklace was bought from a friend at my Church as part of his fundraiser to Cambodia Mission Trip. I very like the design as it represents a guitar pick and the word "Pick Jesus" it creates a humorous approach in conjunction with the design. Behind it is a bible verse to encourage not only myself but the people around me. I very like the simple approach the necklace has and it represents my style as a designer as minimalist.

Old Receipts

I have collected a bunch of old receipt that I got from various stores that I have been to. I am fascinated by the typography each store has and the composition/layout of the content within the receipt. The receipts creates memories of things that I have bought in the past. Some cheap and some expensive purchases. It helps me to expand my knowledge on composition as well as looking at the past and the historical designs that were made.

Design Books

I have a few design books that were given by a Friend who we visited as a family. He knew that I was about to study design at the university so he gave me a few design books for me to look and take inspirations from. At that time I wasn't clear which design pathway I wanted to take so he gave me some books of Product Designs. Even though I didn't take product design as a major, I am still inspired by the designs that many designers designed. The material choice, the patterns, abstracts and form not only inspires me as a graphic designer but it also unlocks a new perspective by incoporating principals of Product Design into my Graphic Design projects.

Packaging and boxes

I am a huge nerd when it comes to technology. I have been collecting packaging and boxes of devices that I have bought. I am fascinated by the different packaging designs that each product and company offers for its consumers. From the simplistic clean approach of apple packaging to the busyness of the Oral B packaging. I like the different forms and sizes that packaging has to present their product in a form factor that is user friendly and accessible. These packaging designs help me to think outside the box and focus on the user's experience when it comes to UI and UX.

Birthday Cards

I have an archival box that I store items that holds dear to me. Inside includes hand written birthday cards that I have received from friends and families. These collections of Birthday Cards has emotional connections to it and it conveys the feelings in an artistic way and humours way.

Seashells

As an outdoor person, I like going to the beach and collecting seashells that I find were unique and beautiful. I am fascinated by the form and pattern of each individual shells. Most of the shells were collected at Mairangi Bay Beach few years ago. The seashells helps decorates and sets the theme for the overall feel and look of my room. It helps me as a creative to find natural elements or elements in general that helps to set the atmosphere and the overall mood of the style that I am going for.

Samsung Button Phone

The White Samsung button phone was released back in 2012, it features a tactile number pad as well as a small lcd non-touch display. The phone was given to me during my mission trip in Turkey. We weren't allow to use our own personal smartphones so we had to use the button phones that were given to us. I very enjoyed the tactile buttons of the number pad and the navigation buttons. It has a satisfying click and response to it. I like the small form factor of the phone and it includes all the necessary tools to get things done. This object helps me to step back and appreciate the nostalgic designs in the past. It also helps me as a designer to create something that is different and unique to modern day designs and providing a tactile, intuitive approach when it comes to designing for the user's experience.

Music sheets

Music sheets accompanies the instrument and the musician to play a music piece. Music sheets are significant to me as it helps to learn and play Worship songs at church or at home during my own time. It's a supportive item to help what I needed to achieve. It helps me to get the tempo and rhythm correctly as the song intended to be. It helps me as a creative to have a systematic approach and finding tools to help and support me with my overall design idea.

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Week 6 - Formative Feedback

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Week 3 - Credible Resources

The graphic designer's electronic-media manual : how to apply visual design principles to engage users on desktop, tablet, and mobile websites / Jason Tselentis.

Techniques and crafts - Illustration, photography...

key themes, ideas and conversation - Landscape, Identity, Sustainability...

Specialist subject knowledge - Religion

Creatives working in the environmental, social, cultural, sub-cultural and political context - Anna Juden

Spotting a relevant source

RATA

Relevant - Does the source cover a topic you're looking for?

Accurate - Is the information detailed, or vague? Who published it?

Timely - When was this information published? Is it recent or 5/10 years old?

Accountable - Where was this published? Has it been cited/quoted/referenced?

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Week 3 - Lecture

Finding Contextual information 

Workshop Aims 

Identify useful collections and resources in the library 

Where you can find resources

Canvas - Course resources 

Level 5 and 6 in the Library or use the library search through AUT library 

Google scholar - find articles, books and other materials (Always use the AUT google scholar from the AUT Library website to get more access) 

Interloans - can be found on the library website 

Google can be useful to search a topic 

Subject specific searching 

Bloomsbury Design library - Articles from design encyclopedia, ebooks, images… 

Image Multimedia searching 

Artstor will take to Jstor 

DigitalNZ 

Kanopy 

Ways to access these resources 

AUT Library Databases 

Keyword Searching

Search Keywords

What is my question 

What is my critical ideas - What are the words that I need to have in my search results 

Use synonyms from your keywords to find search results 

Use quotation marks to phrases to help to find what you're looking for 

Read the abstract before you click into the book/link to see if it is relevant to what you're looking for 

Jumping from one source to another 

Check reference list/ bibliography 

See who else has cited this work (Check AUT google scholar) 

Search for other works by the same author 

Library dashboard on canvas 

Get study help with Studiocity on canvas 

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Week 2 SDL - Creatives in Aotearoa

Stephen James Hart

Stephen James Hart is a creative director at gateway church in Hamilton. He was formally a Designer and Art Director at Bethel Music in California. He designed Album Covers as well as branding at his church.

2. Phoebe Morris

Phoebe is a freelance creative known for its illustrative style. She has worked with clients like Google, Whittakers and Westpac

3. Pete McDonald

Pete McDonald is a freelance designer, illustrator based in Christchurch. He has worked with big companies such as Google, Nike and Coca Cola.

4. Johnson Witehira

Johnson Witehira is a Maori Designer known for it's alphabetical blocks

5. Jeremy Henshaw

Jeremy Henshaw is a graphic design freelancer for New Zealand churches. Born in Tauranga then moved to wellington to study communication media design at Victoria University.

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Visual examples of other creatives

Kelvin Soh

Boring oat milk branding

2. Ryan Marx

Animals like us food packaging

3. James Gilmer

Music player App

4. Johnson Witehira

The Alphabet Block

5. Jony Ive

IOS 7 Redesign

6. Tim Donaldson

Food Nation packaging

7. Heath Lowe

Karma Cola Packaging

8. Daniel Murray

NZ Abstract Photography

9. Massimo Vignelli

New York Subway Map

10. Studio - Nine

Design for Mint Clinic Brand Identity

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Three Designs found in the Public Arena

Turama - Queen Street

The Artwork is developed and collaborated by the creative team of Graham Tipene (Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, Ngāti Kahu, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Hauā, Ngāti Manu), Ataahua Papa (Ngāti Korokī Kahukura, Ngāti Mahuta) and Angus Muir Design

FIFA Women's World Cup AU/NZ 2023 - The Cloud, Britomart

The Graphic and branding for the FIFA women's World Cup were designed by different artists.

The branding was created and designed by studios Public Address and Works Collective, working with local artists Chern’ee Sutton and Fiona Collins and local type designer Alistair McCready.

The patterns were developed by local artists, Sutton designing those for Australia, inspired by Aboriginal tools or representing gatherings of people, and Collis designing New Zealand’s based on traditional weaving techniques.

Hummingbird Poster- High Street

Branding of Hummingbird Coffee Roasters can be found on the Fuman design studio website.

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Week 1 - The Creative Communities

I would like to connect with Susan Kare, an American Graphic Designer who designed the interface elements and typefaces for the Apple Macintosh.

Another local creatives that I want to connect with is Kelvin Soh from DDMMYY studios. Kelvin designed multiple food packaging products such as Boring Oat milk and Serious popcorn. I very like the simplistic style of approach that they were going for.

I very like the playful elements that these designers approaches with their designs. As someone who likes to head into UI and UX design in the future for technology, Susan Kare is a great influence when it comes to designing GUI. I am also engaged in Kelvin's clean and minimalist approach to packaging design, it communicates the main objective effectively while creating an engaging and fun designs for the brand's target audience.

What excites you in the design and creative communities you are investigating?

I am interested in their design process and how they came out with the ideas that they have to create multiple outcomes. It would be exciting to experience working collaboratively in a studio space.

Who would you want to share a meal with?

I would like to share a meal with Allen Huang who is an experience strategist and designer. Originally from Taiwan, his inspiration is similar to mine which is the intersection of technology and design.

Who would you want to work with?

I would like to work with Alan Dye who is the current VP of human interface design at Apple.

Who would you want to mentor you?

James Gilmer (3rd year interaction design student at AUT)

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What makes me plastic?

Jordan and Kyani's design project on "What makes me plastic" shows the cultural identity of Maori and pasifika demographic and how the design systems works with a variety of design media and practices. The word plastic is used to describe the disconnection of Maori and Pasifika cultural roots. Design process is not a one way solution but multiple iterations through multiple testing and researching. Through trials and errors they were able to explore a wide range of approaches to design their issue. The design approach using photography and handwritten illustrations to tell the story of each individuals cultural identity.