Finals!

 Summer session 2012 is finally over! Here are all my final projects.

IMD312     Interactive Motion Graphics
IMD313     Animation Graphics
IMD412     Des. for Server-Side Technology
RS345     Fund. of Advertising


For my finals I did a portfolio website for Fund. of Advertising. For Interactive Motion Graphics and Animation Graphics the finals were very similar create an interactive project using both flash and after effects. Interactive Motion Graphics I did a map of the Pies of Texas and for Animation Graphics I did a video player for 3 kinetic type clips.  Design for server side I made a photography site that uses php and a database.

Last 2 Assignments

The last 2 assignments to add to our portfolio for Fundamentals of Advertising.
1. http://www.hulu.com/watch/357941/shark-tank-week-13#s-p1-so-i0
All of these products were seen on the sharktank season 3, episode 13.  They are all really cool ideas, but they suffer from a lack of promotion
www.truckairbedz.com
www.queengraceshoes.com
www.villycustoms.com
Choose one of the products above
Decide and define a target market
Create a magazine advertisement

2. Choose any product or the one provided (skittles riddles) and choose any non-traditional advertising method that has not been used thus far.  Refer to slide 22 for examples of random advertising.  You can use any of the ones on slide 22, or point of purchase, or banner (interactive ad). 
Once you decide on the product, define the target market and the SMIT.  Choose the advertising vehicle and create the visual for the advertisement.

Random Advertising Effective or Not?  What else?
ATM Machines
Aeriel Banners
Blimps
In-Flight Ads
Newspaper Bags
Transit, public transportation
Electronic Billboards
Inflatables
Painted Vehicles (cars, boats, rockets)
Trash Bins
Kiosks
Lavatory
Grocery Receipts

See my marketing board on pinterest 

A Student's Guide to Web Design

 From  A Student's Guide to Web Design


"Student Guide to Web Design is committed to better equipping students after graduation for the design industry with an inviting community that encourages collaboration and the sharing of ideas.

Dissatisfaction towards current design education at the university level seems to becoming more widespread throughout fresh talent entering the web design industry. Post-secondary education accommodates students to grow within an environment that promotes the advancement of technical skills, rather than soft skills needed to secure  employment after graduation."

You can see more websites about web design on my pinterest board 

Radio Advertisement

Assignment 2: . Flat D-Pads radio advertisement. Create a :30 second advertisement. Target Market: Demographics: 30-35 yrs old, Male, Married, 1-2 kids under 10, 30-35k; Psychographics: Active lifestyle, Energy Drink Consumer, Night Owl; Geographics: Top 20 metro markets.

see my pinterest board

Assignment 3 De-Marketing

Assignment 3:
            De-Marketing an idea for the Art Institute.  Fill out a creative brief. 

            Any vehicle (medium) is permitted, ie, t-shirts, bumper stickers etc.

See my pinterest board 

T shirt templates 

Final- Interactive Map

Our final project for Interactive Motion Graphics is to make an interactive map with videos.
Some of the ideas I have had are:

• Doing a portfolio site for a teacher and having a bookshlf with books on it. When you click on a book a cliff notes version of the book plays. 

• A map showing large dog friendly  apartment complexes in Austin. Maybe add to website I could build for a Ridgeback Club to put on my website.

• Back of bar when you click on a bottle of alcohol a video plays about that alcohol. Or I could do glasses with drinks in them and  a video plays showing how to make that drink. Everyone makes websites about alcoholic drinks.

• I could make a site for a real estate agent with a featured property page that would have a floor plan you click on it and video of the room plays.

• A map of Texas with small towns and you can click on them to see a video of that town. I guess this could be a day trip travel site or a story of Texas site. 

• Floorplan of a preschool. Videos could be about how to set up a classroom.

• A cupcake website clicking on cupcakes brings up the recipe.

In the end I decided to do a map of back road cafes in Texas.

Examples of interactive maps

• Interactive map software for creating clickable, flash interactive maps. Has lists of ideas.

• Another software program with examples and ideas for inspiration.

• This tutorial will teach you how to create an interactive map in which a map marker flies over to the city highlighted and will show a small photograph of that city.

• Information about wineries. I like the intro on this map.

• How to make a very useful and widely used element: an interactive map. Whether it be a country map, like the case is here, or an anatomical map of human body, city plan, an engine schema, etc.,  
• Inspiration from an e learning site.  

Mid Term Spider

My finished Itsy Bitsy Spider