This is the Home page I created for the Pit and Pendulum fitting into the criteria they appeal to with the medieval / gothic theme portrayed throughout the establishment. I have created the other pages to this theme to try and capture the right genre and stand out whilst giving the information clearly. I have used my own photography for this home page from a photo I took of the main entrance of the pub. I Have edited the image using a posterize effect within Photoshop and specific brushes and filters to give the eerie feel to the website.

Allan Teger is a photographer I saw in a magazine recently. After glimpsing at the powerful black and white imagery he produces I went on to do some further research and view his portfolio.
He transforms the human body into landscapes. Showing the human form in a new perspective, looking at the world in a different manner. As a photographer he uses sensual, erotic art in black and white photographs to grab the attention of the viewer with the bold strong images and attention to detail.

Below is my first digital logo design created using numerous layers brushes and textures to give the finished design.

This image is a coloured design inspired from pervious work which I intend to develop and incorporate in my portfolio deign using a range of black silhouettes over the top.Below is an example I created to see what it may look like. If I achieve it it in the same way, where i will use a different layout.

So far I have mocked up some designs and created a rough template for my home page. I intend to develop this and use it as the building blocks to creating a better portfolio.

David Carson

David Carson know for Graphic Design and his innovative designs in magazines and use of experimental typography. He was also the art director for the magazine Ray Gun. With his use of Grunge typography and bold manipulated images are key features to his work and portrayed in a manner that doesn’t just attract the attention of the viewer but keeps them involved, making them look at it in more depth.

The method he uses for his work stood out to me as it used strong colours that complemented each other with overlapping imagery with aspects of transparency, filters and rustic textures with grunge typography to give the finished images and designs in his own unique practice. Making the designs not just stand out but with the attention to detail it draws the viewer. It has the affect at first glimpse to take a second glance and too stop and stare. Having the power to make the viewer actually take in the message portrayed by the design and understands the specific values to an extent. He has manipulated photography with typography and twisted them together on some level it confuses the message but like previously said it has the affect to draw the viewer’s eyes and make them look deeper into the composition itself.

I personally liked it for the construction of the images and the specific layouts in some of his work whilst having this powerful use of typography in the designs and deconstruction of designs. To make these early Photoshop pieces.

The Ps3 Controller

This is a portable device created for entertainment and general gaming. The device has evolved over the years becoming more interactive whilst allowing more freedom to the player, with the improved wireless controller from the pervious designs which hand wires that got in the way and tangled up with everything.
The PS3 co0ntroller has two analogue sticks which move in all angels and have a rubber grip texture too give friction and prevent your thumb slipping when using it. It also consists of a directional D pad and four symbol buttons on the corresponding side, with a on off button centralised on the controller. This gives the freedom to turn the console on from the comfort of your sofa and use from a distance with the wireless feature. The usability is very good and the reactions on game from the controller are immediate even with the wireless controller, also the remotes are perfectly shaped to the hands to make them easy to use. Whilst being very light in comparison to other competitors such as the Xbox 360 controller.

Web Design Essentail - Magazine

Recently I have purchased two magazines to gain more knowledge into the course. Web design essential being one of them. It includes tutorials, interviews and lessons to help teach you, some of which are on a disc. It has articles on business and companies too and gives references for books to help further this knowledge. “You’re not a resource. You’re an individual with a unique set of valuable skills” (Mark Boulton . This was from an article i read and has stood out for me in doing context1.

Design Principles

Design principles

Here is a group of fundamentals that effect the user and interactive interface of a design. Lockwood and Constantine describe certain groups. A collection of principles that improve the quality and user interface of a design.

1. The Structure Principle

2. The Simplicity Principle

3. The Visibility Principle

4. The feedback Principle

5. The Tolerance Principle

Heart Illustration

This is a drawing I did for an idea I had about design for my portfolio. Passion for design. The idea my designs come from the heart.

Logo and Names For Portfolio

Possible Names,
Thurlow Design
LT
Time (design)
LT Design
Thurlow Studios

Logo Designs

Logo Illustrations

Some logo illustrations for my Portfolio.

Robot - Portfolio Illustration.

This is the second Illustration design for my portfolio.

Mlob - Portfolio Character 1

Below is a few illustrations i have drawn and scanned in. I have drawn them after thinking what I could create to make my porfolio stand out. Hopefully these illustrations make it orignal, imaginative and stand out. This is a creature one of my two characters.

Mind Mapping - website

Wire Frame 2

This is my second Wire Frame design.

WireFrame 1

This is a rough wire frame for my website design.

Website Ideas

My initial ideas for the website was to create a fully functioning site for either a small leisure center, retail business or pub. After researching possible candidates to make a website for i narrowed it down to the Pit and Pendulum pub. I chose this as it was not only unusual to regular pubs but stood out for being unique and having quirky features such as a book case for the toilet door. This venue doesn’t have a website so i thought it would be a challenge to create it from scratch without having an existing site to view for ideas. I intend to stick to the genre of the pub and create a website using illustrations and Photoshop to make a medieval rustic themed site.