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Hello! My name is Deyamira and I'm a current junior at City College studying digital design! I am completely in awe with poster making, typography, visuals, promotion, and anything that involves design! I have experience in the Adobe programs and in sales/marketing! I hope to combine both these skills and share it with the world or brands within the promotion/advertising field.

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Overall these are the sketches I came up, I want to capture cute elements that were captured in the moodboard!

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 Part 1: Project 1 Reflection (Looking Back)

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Project Summary

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Date: 2/2/2025

Category: Research/Process

Time Spent: 5 hours

Software Used: Photoshop/Procreate

Tages: #week1 #zineresearch

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When researching this, I came across it on Behance, since it’s filled with lots of interesting work. I thought the zine was really cute and unique, but lacking something eye catching. Below, is my process of the sketches and what I was thinking to make this zine “better.” First I took a look at the type and images, in my opinion, the images are too square and there was a lot of empty space. I wanted the zine to be eye catching and provide a sense of oomph! To me it looked like a normal book layout. My thought process consisted of adding large elements of Studio Ghibli characters, bigger type, switching up the images, and filling up the empty spaces. I started with looking at images of Totoro, who's a famous character in the Studio Ghibli world. I wanted to draw attention to Totoro since it really captures the overall theme of the zine.

On the bottom, I placed this sketch of Totoro I did at the top-left corner. I want to draw attention to these characters in an intriguing manner! I played around with the placement and finally decided to place it there with a diagonal angle. As for the type, I believed that in the original, it was too boring/plain. I wanted long ascenders when it came to type, filling up the empty spaces and adding personality to the fun theme of Studio Ghibli.

My two ways for enhancing this zine show sketches of enlarging the Studio Ghibli characters to show emphasis on the style of this theme and the fun large type to showcase. Either approach would be beneficial! Something that bothered me heavily, was the placement of the images on the pages, to me, it would be useful to switch it up. To make it more immersive, I suggested cutting up the images, making it in a collage style to give the images some personality.

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Graphic Design, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator

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I found this zine on Behance and the colors caught my eye! The skateboarding is something that caught my attention as it brought in an interesting perspective on skating. Even though the layout is well constructed and immersive, there is always room for more. Below are my sketches and thought process when constructing these sketches. I was stuck on this zine, since I was unsure how to make it more immersive and give it that oomph! I believe type is important when it comes to zine's, not only does it bring attention to the viewer, but it helps making the piece much more interesting and fun. As for my process, I went between figuring out what to do and sketching it out.

I knew I wanted to add dimension with the type and expand some elements. Below are the placement layouts that are sketched out. I enjoyed the vintage filter the zine has, as well as the layout being perceived as construction paper. I made it clear to put emphasis on the Nike shoes, and type. I worked around the linework that was displayed in the original zine, I believed it showcases an indication of skating trail marks. I continued this process on the zine, and switched up the format in the second example.

To me, switching up the placement was an idea that came up since I wanted to put attention on the type and the Nike shoes, with the "skate marks" being displayed throughout the page and underneath the shoes. As well as creating a diagonal type placement to add in that oomph when talking about skateboarding. In skateboarding there are a lot of tricks and curves, the diagonal text made sense to add in the sense of a fun sport as it went along the format of the curves and constructed page.

As for the "STREET" type I wanted to having some sort of effect on this since the bold dark type can grasp the reader, the echo of the type was bold enough for me to add in the sketch. Overall, I focused on placement, type, enlarging images, and line work.

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I loved this zine because it was a bunch of images the artist found worth talking about. I especially enjoyed the colors as it was pleasing and gave the option to create a sense of unity and peace. When looking at this zine, I noticed that it was too organized, I wanted some sort of odd placement and to create a sense of rhythm. I did not have any issues when sketching out my ideas, all I knew was that I wanted to expand the elements and the "perfect" placement of the cups in the second image needed to be fixed.

In the second sketch, I expanded the text on the left and the image on the right, it's important for these visuals to be all up in your face. Not only does it show the detail, but it creates room for inviting the viewer into the artists space. As for the first piece, the organization of the cups were "too perfect" and to me, enlarging the glass of water was the approach I took since "its in perfect health."

It creates this playful joke of the glass being perfect and hence should receive all the attention than the bottom glass. As well as changing the diagonal text to show "the distress cup" the juxtaposition made me laugh and shows how immersive design can be playful, fun, and funny at the same time.

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These are some pictures I came across while I was scrolling on Pinterest. As for my zine, I wanted to explore love and the color pink. These are elements that have been roaming around my head, and I'm grateful that I came upon these elements. As for the zine, since valentine's day is coming up I wanted to showcase concepts of love, cute trinkets, and my journey of love!

I had a plan in mind and decided to research. First, I always thought of trinkets as very lovely and fitting in with the concept of love. For example, I am always collecting cherubs, moncchichis, precious moment figures, vintage mirrors, prints, and more. Which is why, I decided to include kissing figures that shows deep sincere love.

I went down in a rabbit hole when it came to researching as I came across pink images with photographs/figures on them. I added these to my moodboard since it gave me inspo for possible layout options and what I'll include in my own zine. As for colors, I would like to explore different shades of pink and a sense of gradient with pastel colors. Lastly, the black and creme patterned mirror, is an approach I would like to explore since I believe that adding pattern can be eye catching and flirty as well!

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From Julie Chen, Book Artist -- It is All Fiber! 

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I found this on Pinterest while scrolling! This immersive design book caught my attention with the big eyeball in the center. As well as the type that goes around the book, but what was really attention grabbing was the cut-out of the book. The layout has me curious about each panel and how the type connects to the overall feel of the book. Lastly, the smooth colors in the book really bring out the feel of it as the palm and eye reels me in to learn more.

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I found this website while digging to find immersive design experiences, this in particular caught my attention with the website and the very 90's look. This interactive memoir in a 90's style features mini-games and narrations based on Jackie Liu's childhood. It tells a story of memories and growing up. What I found really delicate was the efforts made in this interactive experience with the room tour and the nostalgia of a child's room. It made me think back of my childhood room and the many trinkets that occupied my space.

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Chao Bing: A Read-Only Memory Experience ✿ jackie liu

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An interactive memoir about read-only memories, transformation, and making a game.

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“Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience” at 300 Vesey Street, where people sit and watch an animated reproduction of “Starry Night Over the Rhône.”Credit...Sam Youkilis for The New York Times 

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I was trying to think of immersive design experiences and remembered a unique experience I had when this Van Gogh exhibition was on displayed in NYC. Being able to be apart of the painting was eye opening and left me in awe. What caught my eye was the intimacy involved in this experience, as the dark lighting was present, but the lighting from the artwork really showcased the intimate experience. The reflective surfaces onto people's faces caught my attention as it created the scene of being intimate with Van Gogh's pieces.

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 Part 1: Project 1 Reflection (Looking Back)

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 Part 1: Project 1 Reflection (Looking Back)

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- Process Insights: The most valuable technical/creative skill I developed in this project was forcing myself to document every little moment. I found this useful since it allowed me to look back and change ideas, as well as it forced me to push myself harder. It also allowed me to be involved in the process and learn from my mistakes!

- User Feedback: My friend Valerie and Ninoshka both experienced my zine. Their reactions were full of surprises as my friend Valerie did not expect to experience an ar interactive aspect. As well as Ninoshka, who has also completed her own project, found it to be lively and cute. I was surprised by their interactions because I had believed my ar interactions were expected, but they loved it!

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Title of zine: Organic

What is your zine about? Overall I wanted to capture the of feelings of love in my own world, adding a hint of collage that dedicate my interest in old-time Valentine's day decor. I portrayed this through line work, sketches, collage, and type.

Age group: Anyone!

Describe a visual element of the zine.

A visual element in the zine consists of collage work which stands out in the most "in your face" way. The way the zine has elements of line work, thick brush strokes, and collage, shows the zine in its most appealing form.

How will the zine be constructed? (Add examples)

The following posts will be the process of construction, but overall I am going to follow the format that was used in class since its most practical with my design choice and theme.

How do you want the reader(user) to feel when they read the zine? I want the user to feel this rush of content since it has elements of love, in my own way. As well as the bright red to reel you in.

What experience do you want to develop?

An experience how love is around us and how love can be anything that surrounds us, if that's a feeling, a mood, a person, or experience. As well as the small things like trinkets, decor, etc.

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PROGRESS

Here is my progress for the zine, I went on Procreate to create some sort of line work that expressed a euphoric feeling. The title of the zine being "Organic" I wanted to capture organic linework and shapes. To me, I remember having a class in psychology, which described how you can visualize euphoric feelings as a rush of emotions. As I further thought of this, I was reminded of many organic lines and shapes making their way towards me as love can be swirling thoughts of lust or infatuation. This is why I wanted to incorporate linework as my intro!

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As shown in my moodboard, I researched on Pinterest many trinkets that showcased them kissing, hugging, etc. This would be a cute way to show my message, I decided to add in this sketch of two bunnies conjoined since they are together and in love. As we know, love can be so captivating that in a funny sense we would want to be physically attached to the person.

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PROGRESS

So, this is my progress and decided to opt in for Photoshop to complete this. I found it useful to use the template that the professor provided since it really helped me organize my work. Now, I had wanted to add in a collage, sketches, type, line work. As mentioned, I wanted to use color since many of the zines I researched had color that made me interested. As for the cover, I knew I wanted to add in my bunnies. As for the collage, I once again went on Pinterest, similar to the moodboard I had in mind. I researched the type of images I would be adding in the collage. When thinking about type, this was a process since I wanted script but also wanted some sort of sans-serif typeface in my work. So, this was a process and would take trial and error!

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Essentially, this was the draft that was born out of my research, brain, and effort. Again, there's always room for edits and playing around with it. I was satisfied with it so far, but the real truth came when I would decide to print and see it in person. As for the layout, I decided on a lowercase sans-serif Futura because it seemed more on the calmer side. This would make up the front and back cover! As for the insides, this is the part that was troubling since I was sure I had messed up the formant (which would come true when I printed it out). Essentially, I believe the message I want to convey is prominent with all the elements that are included. As shown, I decided to showcase the script of what can Love be, essentially anything! How it surrounds us all over the universe, using stars to show this. Along with the organic layout as mentioned earlier and the collage!

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So, this is where the issues arose, as I was ready to print, I had used the template that was in Brightspace for guidance, everything seemed good. As shown in the first slide, it was too small! I was determined to go for a larger size and play around with the measurements. Luckily, it worked out (size wise) I noticed a bit of space, so I would need to rearrange and start cutting!

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As I began arranging my zine and making sure everything was correct. I came across another problem! The cover was not the cover I wanted, some sections were backwards, and overall it needed a change in format. I went back to Photoshop to arrange it all, change the front/back cover. After glancing at this draft I decided to change up some pages, and after looking at it in person, it gave me a sense to change of things in Photoshop. So, when its printed, it'll be printed the right way.

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Here is the update zine, after printing it and looking at it in person I got a different perspective of the layout. Are the colors okay? Do I want it more bold? Should the cover change? Are questions that rose when I printed it out. After making changes this is the route I took for the changes. Now comes Monday to print out the zine!

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So, this is the zine that was prepared in class. With the amount of thought and inspiration I had during this time. I had thought about this concept. Based on my moodboard and theme, I already had the process I was going to take. In class, the professor gave us time to sketch out our ideas. For this zine draft, I wanted to capture type and sketches, similar to my Pinterest moodboard. I already had sketches in mind with the conjoined bunnies, and what love is in my mind. I portrayed this through cute sketches of what love can be, how it can be anything, and how it surrounds us. Similar to the 2nd draft, the elements matched the same energy and concept I was bringing out.

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After critique I wanted to add in more elements on the zine to really put attention on my conjoined bunnies. I took the advice of creating the bunnies and making sure they were interacting with the stars. Below is the progress I am taking for the zine. First, after making the edits, I want to make sure the zine meets my expectations and will tweak some changes after I print it out. After printing it, I'll be able to really examine the format and make sure everything is in place.

As I think about my progress for the animated portion, based on the finished zine, I have to decide which aspects I'll be animating. I'm thinking about a full spread, that way it can be interactive and appeal to the viewer. I'll start by sketching out possible layouts that will appeal to the animation. I'm thinking of adding some assets such as flowers, or anything that deals with nature. I also wanted to add in some sounds? I'm still thinking about it, but whatever is available I’ll try to make it work. First, I’ll start off with playing around on Blippar, to test out the waters and try to be involved in what the program offers. Next, based on my theme I have nature in mind, that way the viewer can be interacting with my zine. For the third spread, I would like to play around with the collage and make it interactive as well. I have yet to research this part of this zine, so I’ll provide inspiration behind the works.

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Final Zine and Close-Ups

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Similar to the sketches in mind, here are the assets I decided to add

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Here I'm playing around with the scale and placement of the assets

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As I was completing this part of the interactive experience, I wanted to capture the cliche decorations of love with the heart balloons and vivid red roses. As for the animation, I did a simple bounce and fade in to give attention to the collage but give in a taste of animation.

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I came in some errors with the placement, luckily I had a printed zine next to me. For the day of the critique I would use the same size zine, so scale was important for me. With this, I tested it out bunch of times to test out the experience and make sure the assets were scaled correctly to the physical zine. This became useful as it would serve as a testing subject for figuring out the ar.

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I had ran in the same problem with placement, but the technique used before was helpful as the physical zine served as a testing subject for the ar

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As I worked on the zine, I had noticed that I wanted to switch the layouts since I found the cover and back to be interacting, this way my elements would go hand in hand. For the second and third spread, this full page makes it interactive enough. Going along with my research and process I had included these bunnies in a flower field which is show in the interactive zine. I also added in music with nature and chirping sounds to really reel in the viewer. It captures in the idea that love is all over our universe, with the hints of nature peeking through. The reason for change of layout was due to the idea that for me, I wanted to viewer to interact with the front and back cover.

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I had my family members test out the experience with their devices, although they themselves did not want to be documented their screens were. I had let them test out the QR code to make sure it worked on Ipad, Iphone, and Andrioid. Overall, they were surprised by the AR experience and the feedback I received included things like placement, large elements, so I was sure to make changes on that.

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Confirm cross-device compatibility (list devices tested)

Phones, Android, Ipads.

Verify all AR markers are functioning

Test animation timing and transitions

Review narrative flow across all pages

Check print quality of physical components

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Overall, this project started off with brainstorming in class. As I researched the different zones, I realized that it all dealt with identity/hobbies/and anything that was in interest for the designer. Essentially, I wanted to cover the topic of love since Valentine’s Day was coming up and it’s a subject that many encounter in different ways. Either if it’s a person, a feeling, a thing, a song, a look, or anything. I wanted to cover this concept in the cliche way of red and the cliche Valentine’s Day decoration. As I designed the zine I had sketches, edits, ideas, that came into life at the end.

In class, I was exploring Blippar and wanted to become familiar with the program and what it offered. I can across some assets that went along with my theme. Essentially, I wanted to explore the flowers for the two pages of the conjoined bunnies to showcase the bunnies in a flower field. But, soon changed to the front and back cover as they were already interacting. As I was researching, I always appreciated a good flower field with wild animals running around, which is why I wanted to highlight the flowers in the interactive experience. To add on, I also added in some music to really reel in the viewer of a flower field as the sounds consisted of a spring field with birds and nature sounds. This really captured the concept of the image I was going for.

As for the collage, I had seen that Blippar had fun assets of heart balloons, flowers, and animation. Again, wanted to explore the cliche love decoration so decided to decorate the experience with balloons and flowers, as for the animation the balloon are bouncing to really capture the idea of balloons, while the flowers fade in the scene. I had started by sketching out the concept and deciding the placement of it as well.

While completing the AR experience, this took a lot of trim and error since I would play around with the placement and would decide the scale. I would test these, to make sure it satisfied the experience and if it met my expectations.

As for the strongest elements, I would include the assets and the sound. I appreciated how the assets went hand-in-hand with my theme and the concept I was trying to explore. Like always, there is always room for improvement. I would improve on adding in more interactive elements, since I’m not too familiar with the program, I wanted to explore this further one in the future. Since, I wanted the zine work to stand out, the minimal elements were enough for me.

With this project, I learned how to properly document my work and it’s okay to showcase the errors while being in the process. I faced challenges with placement as I was working on the zine. But, it gave me a new way of thinking since I was able to learn how I got my work done, my thinking process, and really capture the process of Blippar.

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User experience

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Design Evolution: The first draft highlights my first concept, while the bottom shows the final result. I wanted to add a bit more of my touch, with the bunnies interacting and more elements.

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 Part 2: Project 2 Preparation (Looking Forward

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 Part 2: Project 2 Preparation (Looking Forward

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Research

Björk’s “Biophilia” App (2011)- What makes this so unique is the ability to combine your own sounds and music into a large interactive galaxy. It allows users to explore music through sounds and visual interactions.

Intel, Netflix, Apple And The Power And Influence Of Sonic Branding- What makes this so interesting is the minimal sound to create a brand identity and a marketing tac-tic for users.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jordanpassman/2016/11/02/intel-netflix-apple-and-the-power-and-influence-of-sonic-branding/

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Biophilia is a multimedia exploration of music, nature and technology by Björk: the world's first app album. Comprising a suite of original music and interactive, educational artworks and musical artifacts, Biophilia is released as ten in-app experiences that are accessed as you fly through a three-dimensional galaxy that accompanies the album's theme song Cosmogony. Each in-app experience is inspired by and explores the relationships between musical structures and natural phenomena, from the atomic to the cosmic. You can use Biophilia to make and learn about music, to find out about natural phenomena, or to just enjoy Björk's music.

Biophilia was developed by Björk in collaboration with interactive artist and app developer Scott Snibbe, and Björk's longtime design collaborators M/M Paris. The individual apps were created by Luc Barthelet, Drew Berry, Kodama Studios, Stephen Malinowski, Scott Snibbe Studio, John Simon Jr., Touch Press, and Max Weisel.

© 2011 One Little Indian, Ltd. and Well Hart, Ltd.

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BJÖRK: BIOPHILIA - Scott Snibbe - Interactive Art

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Biophilia is a multimedia exploration of music, nature and technology by Björk: the world's first app album. Comprising a suite of original music and interactive, educational artworks and musical artifacts, Biophilia is released as ten in-app experiences that are accessed as you fly through a three-dimensional galaxy that accompanies the album's theme song Cosmogony.

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1) Creating audio interactions that correlate to a visual sense of design.

2) Working with different materials, that will help create different sounds, and how will it tie in the whole experience.

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I am looking forward into thinking about audio and visuals, how each sound will have an affect on a specific visual and the process it'll take to get there.

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spectrogram-based visuals in music apps (e.g., Spotify’s visualizer)

These designs showcase how sound waves can take on dynamic, colorful, and structured forms that change with rhythm and tone.

I plan to use spectral wave patterns to influence the shifting nature of my mask’s design in response to different sounds

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Top 14 Spotify Visualizer - Desktop/Mobile/Online

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Does Spotify have a visualizer? Here we have selected the top 14 best Spotify visualizers online, desktop and mobile.

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These masks stood out to me, maybe I can incorporate tribal sounds in each section? I like the colors and the concept.

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Explore a hand-picked collection of Pins about Inspo on Pinterest.

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This website made me think of ways how to use my own sonic branding/audio to use on my own project. It shows how sound can really make up an identity.

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︎︎︎︎︎︎ Sonic idents are the crystal clear voice for your brand, a personality which points your audience to the message of your…

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Although I am still thinking, my persona will be involved with nature, such as wind, death, life, rain, and all sorts of sounds. I want my persona to be immersed in culture, with high-low frequencies. As well as waves that echo, along with a smooth, relaxing rhythm. My persona was adapt to the way many people back then immersed themselves in nature and believed the changes of nature were by god. Given by my inspo I want to highlight the geometric shapes, with animal-like faces, as well as highlighting each section of sound.

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Questions/Challenges

Will I run an error in creating a blinking radio wave animation?

I plan to make sure the radio waves are visible. Which will be a challenge, depending detail of mask.

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These are some examples I came across, I want to highlight the cultural aspect which includes a lot of sounds of dancing and sounds of clothing clashing. My persona connects the sounds of nature through cultural inspo, so these sounds go hand-in-hand. Although, I am still researching.

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Wacipi:  Celebrating Native American Dance and Song

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These are whistles I grew up hearing, so it's connection to my persona is present as it'll introduce the different sounds of animals and nature.

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Mexican Flutes - Animal Effigies - The Sounds Of The Animals at the Pyramids - Teotihuacan, Mexico

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This inspired me as I was taking a nap, something along adding it to my mask brings out the elements of nature. I realize I will need to cut some audio, shift it, and maybe combine!

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Native Flute and Mountain Winds_ 8 Hours Peaceful Sleep and Relaxation Music ---  TRAVEL WORLD

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Based on my initial concept, I already had set in stone that I wanted to highlight a sort of resemblance to my inspiration. What works well in my concept are the shapes like the swirls that will indicate the sound of my project. I hope to expand on this idea and create a concrete design.

Based on the original design, I have included more details and have come up with three examples. I plan to use these elements, as I was inspired by animal-like masks from my culture, I want to put emphasis on that as well. As well as, showing how these strong animals can have soft side, as the aggressive side is always showcased.

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12 Inspo ideas in 2025 | mexican mask, mexican art, masks art

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Mar 5, 2025 - Explore Deyamira Espinal’s board “Inspo” on Pinterest. See more ideas about mexican mask, mexican art, masks art.

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As for the sounds and visual, I wanted to point out the obvious, and make it interesting but easy for the user. The shapes on the mask like the swirls, lines, whiskers, droplets, will indicate each nature sound when the user clicks on these elements. These masks are highly influential in Aztec culture, as well as for Mexican culture. Which is why, it’ll include these elements. While, conducting the tests for these connections, growing up and based on my research I have been introduced to cultural whistles that produce sounds of death, life, nature. Which is why, to me connecting these visuals and sounds made the post sense, since it’ll produce these certain sounds.

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3. Technical Structure Planning and             4. Prototype Development

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3. Technical Structure Planning and             4. Prototype Development

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Using Blip AR and using the same flowchart from the last post, my elements and interactions will all interact. I'll have to gather the audio and make sure each is executed perfectly. I am having trouble with audio and deciding the audio options. As I am constructing this, its unclear for each element to make sound. Which is giving me a hard time.

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Here is the sound I am thinking about using

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As we prepare for the final week, I have improved on making the mask. I will include the audios. As I import the file onto blippar, I started with adding in the elements. The testing is below!

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Testing! The rest can be found on Canva presentation 

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Testing! The rest can be found on Canva presentation 

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Amazingly Simple Graphic Design Software - Canva