MerchLab by Pavithra Raman

WEEK 1 CHECKLIST

pavithraraman00 — 2020-08-24 13:15:06 UTC

[Our first meeting will be held on wednesday (26/8) at 3pm on zoom and the following are our tasks]

- Come up with a concept and theme ✅
- Write up a description that explains our idea ✅
- Create a page title that reflects our website ✅
- Propose a catchy tagline that suits the website ✅

OUR CREW

pavithraraman00 — 2020-08-24 13:44:13 UTC

PAVITHRA RAMAN
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

TASYA ASSIFA
ARTWORK MANAGER

MAS IZZATI HANIS
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

DESCRIPTION DRAFT

pavithraraman00 — 2020-08-29 04:11:35 UTC

[Hey gang, after discussing on zoom with you all, I wrote a draft of the description, inform me if there is any mistakes here]

These days, with a quick Google search, you can find superfans or stans of almost anything. From “Star Wars” to “BTS,” fans have more power than ever to push back. The content you devour shapes you, fosters you and even educates you. Fan culture continues to have the capacity to nurture extremely empowering spaces. It doesn’t matter who or what you love, you should always be able to find a place to share your unconditional love and devotion and that’s where our idea comes in. Our site is a global online clothing marketplace powered by fan passion. We provide a home for fans to explore and purchase merchandise from their preferred fandom in order to celebrate their devotion to the world of pop culture. Show your love with our clothes!

PAGE TITLE IDEAS

masizzatihanis — 2020-09-01 05:46:18 UTC

Since our topic have been approved by Ms Ivy, we should go ahead and pick our title. So here are some of the proposed page title :

1. Pvra.co
2. Humaine.co
3. Refrence (as in pop culture refrences that would be on our clothes)
4. Zeal
5. MerchLab

Let me know if you guys have any suggestion!!

TAGLINE IDEAS

tasyaassifa1 — 2020-09-01 06:26:49 UTC

To make the website more attractive, we should create a tagline for the homepage and the items we want to sell, and here are some of the tagline choices. Tell me which one do you think is more appropriate? ^^

1. Be exclusive, be different, be eyez on me
2. Stan With Us
3. Expect more from your clothes
4. Fuel For Fans

PAGE TITLE

pavithraraman00 — 2020-09-01 14:37:51 UTC

Our Brand and Website would be called
MerchLab

Why this name?
Our website is made for devoted fans to purchase merchandise from their favourite fandom, therefore, we took upon the name MerchLab so you don't have to experiment with every shop because we got the whole lab!

TAGLINE

pavithraraman00 — 2020-09-01 14:44:23 UTC

Our Tagline would be
Stan With Us

Why this tagline?
According to Oxford, Stan informally defines itself as an overzealous or obsessive fan, therefore, we picked this tagline because our site would the home for those said overzealous fans and we would like them to Stan With Us. We also picked this because it also sounds like "Stand With Us" but with Stan. We love the fact that it works on many levels.

WEEK 2 CHECKLIST

pavithraraman00 — 2020-09-01 14:45:57 UTC

[Our second meeting will be held on wednesday (2/9) at 3pm on zoom and the following are our tasks]

-Flow Chart ✅

-Logo Designs ✅

-Font of the page ✅

-Color Pallete ✅
-Types of clothing (e.g. hoodie, crop top) ✅

-Shows, Bands, Musicians to feature on our products ✅

-Pictures of the said bands and shows ✅
- Inspiration Websites ✅
- Website Layout ✅

LOGO DESIGN IDEAS

pavithraraman00 — 2020-09-01 14:46:56 UTC

Hey gang! Let's discuss what our logo for our site MerchLab should look like, what do you guys think should mandatorily be there?

FLOWCHART

pavithraraman00 — 2020-09-02 18:41:44 UTC

Here's our wall of flowchart, I hope you guys like it :)

Inspiration Site 1

masizzatihanis — 2020-09-02 19:27:49 UTC

Hey guys, below I have attached a merchandise site that we can take some inspiration from.

https://www.awesomemerchandise.com

Inspiration Site 3

tasyaassifa1 — 2020-09-03 01:38:51 UTC

morning guys! ✨I found a unique site inspiration, actually this is a beauty product website but we can turn it into merch products as we want. The color combination is also soft and the design is simple but still priti 👌🏻

https://secondatebeauty.com/

Inspiration Site 2

tasyaassifa1 — 2020-09-03 02:18:32 UTC

Another sites inspo, the site looks more like blending photos to make it look simpler, but I'm interested in how simple the site is designed to be 😊

https://shopatvelvet.com/

Inspiration Site 4

tasyaassifa1 — 2020-09-03 12:50:05 UTC

Hey guys, this websites is reallyy colourful!!
I like how the theme give the eye catching energy vibes when the customer saw it👉🏻👈🏻🥺

https://www.pomelofashion.com

Discussion & Pitches

pavithraraman00 — 2020-09-03 14:27:05 UTC

Weekly Checklists

pavithraraman00 — 2020-09-03 14:27:24 UTC

Inspiration Sites

pavithraraman00 — 2020-09-03 14:27:39 UTC

ABOUT US

pavithraraman00 — 2020-09-03 14:30:10 UTC

ivychen_class — 2020-09-03 15:10:03 UTC

Progression Check 1 (Week 2)

Superb Flowchart! Very creative. I really love the ideas! Well Done guys!

Looks like you have your own check list weekly - It's very organised and good!

For now, all good and thumb-ups. Till I check on more work again after end of Week 4 yeah?

Thank you!

Progression Checks

pavithraraman00 — 2020-09-03 15:15:15 UTC

Logo Design

pavithraraman00 — 2020-09-03 20:30:57 UTC

COLOR PALETTE IDEAS

pavithraraman00 — 2020-09-04 02:24:07 UTC

Hey guys, what vibe do you think we should go for with our site? Comment below and I will find color palettes based on that vibe

Logo Design 1

tasyaassifa1 — 2020-09-04 04:51:45 UTC

Hi pav & mas! I'm trying to make a logo for our merch sites, maybe it doesn't look perfect, but perhaps it could be one of the considerations for the logo we will choose later, hehe I hope you guys like it <3

Logo Design 2

tasyaassifa1 — 2020-09-04 05:25:43 UTC

Other logo designs are different in concept from before, but it looks more straightforward. What do you guys think?

COLOR PALETTE FOR OUR SITE

pavithraraman00 — 2020-09-04 13:57:48 UTC

Hey guys, I attached our selected pastel color palette with various webistes' screencap that use the same color palette

Logo Design 3 (PICKED ONE)

pavithraraman00 — 2020-09-04 18:49:17 UTC

This concept represent a shirt and a shopping bag to stress the fact that we are an online merch shopping marketplace.

Logo Design 4

pavithraraman00 — 2020-09-04 19:30:06 UTC

In this concept, I added the round-bottom flask to highlight the "lab" part in our site name and the shirt is to highlight the "merch" part while the heart to represent the love of our fans towards their fandom

WEBSITE LAYOUT

pavithraraman00 — 2020-09-04 21:03:43 UTC

Hey guys, here's the layout that I made for our site, please let me know if I left anything out or you want me to change something. I hope you guys like it!!!

Shows, Bands, Musicians to feature on our products

masizzatihanis — 2020-09-05 17:23:21 UTC

Hi guys, here are some suggestion for shows, bands, musicians to feature on our products. Feel free to add on more at the comment :)

Netflix Shows

1. Stranger Things

2. Money Heist

3. The Witcher

4. Riverdale

5. The BigBang Theory

Sitcoms
1. Friends
2. Brooklyn 99
3. Seinfeld
4. The Office
5. IT Crowd

YouTubers

1. PewDiePie

2. Emma Chamberlain

3. Jess & Gabriel

4. Rice Gum

5. Markiplier

Movie Franchises

1. Marvel

2. Star Wars

3. Harry Potter

4. Star Trek

5. DC

Bands / Musicians

1. One Direction

2. Justin Bieber

3. Billie Eillish

4. Led Zeppelin

5. Metallica

K-Pop

1. BTS

2. BlackPink

3. EXO

4. Twice

5. Red Velvet

Pictures of Netflix shows, sitcoms and movie franchises merchandises

masizzatihanis — 2020-09-05 18:05:26 UTC

Hey guys, here are some of the products that we can feature on our websites! Let me know how do you like them and if you need me to add anything else yea :)

Our Content

pavithraraman00 — 2020-09-05 18:30:38 UTC

HEADING FONTS

tasyaassifa1 — 2020-09-06 16:52:11 UTC

Hi guys! So I've attached some fonts that we can use for our website headings; there are many choices, but these are fonts that I think are suitable for our website because all of the fonts are awesome and cute! Which number matches for our heading, guys ?? just let me know y'all!!

https://www.dafont.com

CONTENT FONTS

tasyaassifa1 — 2020-09-06 17:01:39 UTC

Another choice of fonts -- looks more basic because I think it will make the site look more minimalist with a font like this. I pick several reference fonts that we can choose, actually a lot of good samples, but its really hard to choose hahahah lol but, here I filter some of my favorite fonts !!! heheheheh

https://www.dafont.com

DESIGN FOR WOMEN'S CLOTHES

tasyaassifa1 — 2020-09-06 17:46:33 UTC

Hi guys, as we planned before that our website is a 'merch websites,' which is very influential in determining and providing a choice of clothing models that can be ordered. First of all, I recommend some choices for girls. HEHEHE I hope you guys like it!

https://id.pinterest.com

DESIGN FOR MEN'S CLOTHES

tasyaassifa1 — 2020-09-06 17:54:10 UTC

well, we know that our website can be useful for women or men, so I also looked for some choices of clothes for men xixixii

https://id.pinterest.com

Week 3 Checklist

pavithraraman00 — 2020-09-07 06:10:35 UTC

[Our third meeting will be held on wednesday (9/9) at 3pm on zoom and the following are our tasks]

- Forum ~ Discussion 1 ✅
- Forum ~ Discussion 2 ✅

Additional information about the forum:
• Each must leave 4 replies
• Dis.1 - 167 words each
• Dis.2 - 100 words each
• Deadline 13/9- Sunday

Logo Design 5

masizzatihanis — 2020-09-08 15:21:17 UTC

For this logo, I try to make it look minimalistic with the soft pastel look and the cursive font. Let me know what you think yea guys :)

Logo Design 6

masizzatihanis — 2020-09-08 15:23:03 UTC

This logo is just with a simple pink circle background with some sparkle and the main focus is on our company name!!

Pictures of bands, musicians, kpop and youtubers merchandises

masizzatihanis — 2020-09-08 15:58:02 UTC

Picking a Logo Design

pavithraraman00 — 2020-09-09 04:39:00 UTC

hey guys, all of logo designs are on our padlet now. Let's discuss which one we prefer and which one represent our brand and story the most

FINALIZED LOGO

pavithraraman00 — 2020-09-12 09:46:25 UTC

Here is the pastel-colored and refurbhised version of my logo as you guys requested. I hope you guys like it and we can make this logo official

WEEK 4 CHECKLIST

pavithraraman00 — 2020-09-12 10:26:59 UTC

[Our fourth meeting will be held on wednesday (16/9) at 3pm on zoom to discuss further about our mockup]

- Pitches of the mockups for the home page ✅

Additional information about the mockup:
• View: Desktop
• Size: 1200px X 2400px

WEEK 5 CHECKLIST

pavithraraman00 — 2020-09-18 18:21:38 UTC

[Our last meeting will be held on wednesday (23/9) at 3pm on zoom to discuss further about our mockup]

- Components of the Web Design ✅
- Finalized and Established Web Design ✅

ivychen_class — 2020-09-19 15:14:03 UTC

Progression Check 2 (Week 4)

By looking at your Checklist, I know it's very well-planned. Well Done guys...

So, just a reminder tag for you guys:
Proceed to PHASE 2 delivery. So guys, I've attached the checklist here (screen shot from Assignment Brief). The due date is by end of Week 5.

See you guys soon..
and keep up the good work...

Web Mockup Pitch 1

tasyaassifa1 — 2020-09-21 07:22:47 UTC

Web Mockup Pitch 2

masizzatihanis — 2020-09-22 02:51:38 UTC

WEB DESIGN COMPONENTS

pavithraraman00 — 2020-09-24 04:52:21 UTC

HEADER

pavithraraman00 — 2020-09-24 05:01:01 UTC

So for our header, I went with flatlay angle and I inserted the Mandalorian merchandises one by one on the surface to make it look legit. I went with mandalorian because the season 2 of the show is coming out soon so I thought that could be our campaign.

TOP TRENDING MERCH

pavithraraman00 — 2020-09-24 05:13:18 UTC

I think our homepage should have a trending merch section so we know which fandom is superior and it could interest our buyers

GET SOCIAL!

tasyaassifa1 — 2020-09-24 05:15:26 UTC

The most important thing that allows buyers to interact and show their feelings through what
they wear is tagging us on social media! xoxo #StanWithUs

OUR CREW

pavithraraman00 — 2020-09-24 05:21:41 UTC

This is our crew page that I designed with our pictures and roles. The paint stroke was used to highlight the minimalist, pastel look on our site. Hope you all like it!!

SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER

tasyaassifa1 — 2020-09-24 05:25:42 UTC

Here we attach maps and newsletter form to subscribe to get notifications when our products are doing promos or if you want to come to our online shop! Take it easy; there will be lots of promos given to people who wish to subscribe. So what are you waiting for?

OUR STORY

masizzatihanis — 2020-09-24 05:27:43 UTC

It is really important that we let all of our customers to know about our history, new arrival merchandise and our policy. Therefore, I put up our brand new Marvel merchandise together with our story so our customers could know more about us and our mission.

TOP FAN ART

masizzatihanis — 2020-09-24 05:28:57 UTC

By having this section, it would definitely encourage customers to send in their fan art so that it can be featured on our website and on our merchandises as well. Not only, this would only benefit us but it would definitely give them the right exposure.

FINALIZED WEBSITE MOCKUP

pavithraraman00 — 2020-09-24 07:20:19 UTC

ivychen_class — 2020-09-25 06:01:48 UTC

Final Progression Check (Week 5)

Thank you Team! You guys did a wonderful job together!

FOR PADLET PAGE:
Now your group work for Web UI Mockups (Phase 1 & 2) in Padlet page officially done!

FOR TIMeS:

Everyone (ALL - team leader and members) must go in TIMeS and perform Step 1 and 2 UI Mockup Submission (25%).
Everyone (ALL - team leader and members) must do Peer Evaluation (10%) Submission in TIMeS too.
Failing to do both mentioned above in TIMeS will result in failing the group work. So, please adhere yeah?

GRADING:
You will see the grading later in TIMeS after Week 10. Thank you guys..

Well Done!

Sketch Draft of Web Mockup

pavithraraman00 — 2020-09-26 11:37:57 UTC

I sketched about how our mockup will look like. What do you guys think? We can replace the campaign to however we like tho