Category: Research/Process

Time Spent: 5 hours

Software Used: Photoshop/Procreate

Tages: #week1 #zineresearch

^{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!}

^{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.}

^{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.}

^{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.}

^{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.}

^{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!}

^{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!}

^{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.}

^{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}

^{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.}

^{- 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!}

^{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/}

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

^{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}

^{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.}

^{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.}