tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734800943611405278.post2648470823321970631..comments2013-05-22T14:38:33.019-07:00Comments on CG Arts and Animation Test Blog: Graphics UpdateJordan Bucknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08081338627490517416noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734800943611405278.post-2030640881354632512013-05-17T10:30:21.128-07:002013-05-17T10:30:21.128-07:00grumpy is good in this respect - it was maybe a bi...grumpy is good in this respect - it was maybe a bit vintage seaside as was, but this banner is friendly and nostalgic.tutorphilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11842833126210822641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734800943611405278.post-1156152585137592762013-05-17T09:37:04.230-07:002013-05-17T09:37:04.230-07:00Edit - Quick update, I've deleted the coloured...Edit - Quick update, I've deleted the coloured bars which I think were my big hang up. This seems a little more professional but still has the ice cream colour tones.Jordan Bucknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081338627490517416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734800943611405278.post-32938282516240631122013-05-17T09:29:36.905-07:002013-05-17T09:29:36.905-07:00Yep, all the tabs and sidebar are still to be fina...Yep, all the tabs and sidebar are still to be finalised. What are the opinions on the ice cream colour scheme? Is it only me who feels like it looks a bit childish? That may just be the desaturated grumpy side of me. Either way, not a problem doing this. Will be good to see the blog revitalise with some new life.Jordan Bucknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081338627490517416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734800943611405278.post-677013407613888232013-05-17T05:42:15.232-07:002013-05-17T05:42:15.232-07:00oh yeah - forget to say, if we could have discrete...oh yeah - forget to say, if we could have discrete year 1, year 2, year 3 tabs across the top so students can find any messages from us re. briefings etc. and timetables - I know we discussed this earlier but I forget to add it to the list of 'non-decorative' tabs that students wanted to see - tabs that collate year-specific posting - also we need a 'myUCA' tab. We also talked about having a decorative button for the course showcase (as opposed to gallery). Anyway - if I haven't yet shown true appreciation for all the work you're doing on this, I'm showing it now... :D :D :Dtutorphilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11842833126210822641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734800943611405278.post-867594591913850812013-05-17T04:16:50.969-07:002013-05-17T04:16:50.969-07:00Hi Joey, thank you for the feedback. The white &qu...Hi Joey, thank you for the feedback. The white "&" makes complete sense and I can't believe I missed it. But I'll fix that :)<br /><br />And thank you Phil, all good feedback. I was trying to get the banners all set up quickly so this is a good way to start finalising. I definitely agree that they need unifying and this simplistic approach seems best. I'll update the banner with the colour version and any more comments on improvements would be great.<br /><br />Jordan Bucknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081338627490517416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734800943611405278.post-32219406330409459602013-05-16T23:59:25.249-07:002013-05-16T23:59:25.249-07:00Really like the 'ice-cream' title, Jordan ...Really like the 'ice-cream' title, Jordan - and yes, I think keeping the '&' white on the smaller version of the logo is a good idea. The only further observations I'd make re. the banners is maybe standardising the logic of them a bit more - so, for example, on the PWTM you've got some nice cropping going on, but's still a star; so if that same logic were to be applied to the Alumni one, so that the hat is cropped by the frame in some 'it's still recognisable as a hat but it's also a strong shape' style. Likewise The Tune - I think maybe if you chose a simpler dotted crotchet - and cropped it dynamically no the banner, that would feel like it was in the same family of icons:<br /><br />http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CQhvlVhlx-s/TgQORgLuULI/AAAAAAAAAOc/s6ICwUnYCuU/s1600/Dotted+crotchet.jpg<br /><br />This is as true of The Supplement; if The Supplement is for 2d/trad art, then maybe a painters palette-style solid graphic might be used instead?<br /><br />http://us.cdn2.123rf.com/168nwm/jara3000/jara30001107/jara3000110700002/10075180-palette-silhouette-eps-8.jpg<br /><br />or an easel, perhaps?<br /><br />http://www.artsupplies.co.uk/img_item/loxley_bamboo_studio_easel.jpg (you get the idea).<br /><br />Essentially, I'd just suggest you need to extrapolate a sustained logic from the successes of the 'cropped star' graphic approach, and apply it everywhere else: so for example, the 'question mark' for misc. could and should be a big, 'printed' shape that is cropped dynamically by the banner dimensions, and so on. What do you think?<br /><br />tutorphilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11842833126210822641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734800943611405278.post-22216160098790318402013-05-16T13:21:50.281-07:002013-05-16T13:21:50.281-07:00Funky colour designs, good way of keeping with the...Funky colour designs, good way of keeping with the recurring colour headers. Maybe have the '&' in the mini logo white as well like its big version? Looks cool!! :DJoey Kuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06412738066836212690noreply@blogger.com