Xmas work

Now its Xmas and i have time off from uni i can actually start some of my own work which ive been wanting to experiment with for ages!
Here is some inspiration for my experimentation that i would like to try with paper.

Jen Starks Website
Jen Starks Blog

This image below is by jen stark and i think its amazing that its just paper that has been hand cut!! Its called "over and out" and this is a close up of it:



I would also like to make a start on a blank book that I've been wanting to make for a while now, some paper and sewing experimentation and some work on illustrator that i would like to do also. I will probably try to incorporate some of this into my Xmas brief so i can kill two birds with one stone.
Well Im of to go and plan everything!

CR Blog - The Seed

I really like this animation. I think the simplicity of it is really interesting as it just shows the movement for what it is.

Seed Film by Johnny Kelly

Silent Movie Brief - Final Movie

Well here is my final 10 second animation in AfterEffects. Im quite pleased with it and now ive used it once and got to grips with the way it works, i can experiment in my own time with no restrictions! I think i will be experimenting with more type as i think ive only just scratched the surface of its capabilities and my experimentation. Enjoy!

Little Big Planet

Ive only played this game a few times but i think the variety of costumes and objects available to be manipulated is amazing. You can design your own Levels to play, design your own costumes and then you can post them online and other people can play them. This audience generated content then opens up the game to be something quite interesting. This variety keeps the game alive and as time goes on things such as extra costumes become available free to download from online. I also love the whole handmade low tech aspect of the designs for the backgrounds and the costume materials. All in all, quite a good interactive, varied game that the audience can fully control and generate!





Its also got quite a cool website which can be found in the links at the top right of the page. Here's a screen shot of the interactive homepage....

Viva Piñata

This is another amazing game that just never gets boring. The aim of the game is to grow your own garden (desert, ice, long grass, water or short grass) to attract certain Piñata to your garden. This in turn levels you up and you get more objects, money and experience which makes different Piñata visit your garden. Each Piñata can 'romance' another Piñata of the same species to make babies and you can evolve certain Piñata and create new ones by doing specific things, like feeding them different flowers or plants. I love the Piñata colours and the character designs. This game has so much potential as it goes on for HOURS and you have so many variables that you can control. I think this kind of freedom in a game is what makes it playable for a long time and you always find something new to do and your always having fun as its so interactive. You can take screen shots of anything you want while playing and then you can upload them to the internet, as well as play in other peoples gardens online. So all in all i think the interactivity, character design and the HUGE variables available and controllable to you, as the game player, are what make this game so successful.

Anyway enough rambling, here are some pictures of the Piñata.......

Loco Roco

One of my most favourite games EVER! its so simple and easy to use, while looking really slick and having good background music and sound effects. I think the way the characters have been designed is really effective and interesting as the simple detail really gives you all you need to enjoy the game.

Loco Roco

First play in AfterEffects

My first real attempt in AfterEffects, after playing around with shapes and squares anyway. As soon as i saw the way basic movement was created using this software i immediately thought of the good ol' game Pong. So here it is.....

E4 Stings

Sooooooooo many stings so little time!

There are so many here

Ghost in the Shell - Stand Alone Complex Title

I've only ever watched bits of this anime but i think the opening credits are interesting and always watch them if im channel surfing and i see it. Yet again i think the music helps create the certain mood that this anime has {It is watching all the T.V, anime, films and playing games that is where my obsession of soundtracks comes from} So here it is...

Ghost in the Shell - Stand Alone Complex

Silent Hill Series

I have loved this series of games for the Playstation 1,2 and soon to be 3, since it first came out. The credits for them aren't that amazing, but the music and 'feel' of the opening credits creates a good atmosphere for the start of the games. The music is so atmospheric and plays a big part in making the feel of Silent Hill. For more info visit Silent Hill on Wikipedia. Here they are in order:

Silent Hill 0rigins:



Silent Hill 1:



Silent Hill 2:



Silent Hill 3:



Silent Hill 4:

Title Sequences

A favourite T.V title sequence of the moment is:

True Blood

Silent Movie

The first brief for 'DESIGN FOR DIGITAL MEDIA' (DFDM) is called 'SILENT MOVIE' and for this brief i have to create a 10 second animation, using Adobe AfterEffects, to represent three words. The words i chose for this brief are: BOOM, TRANSFORM and CONFUSED. As this is DFDM I will not just be creating things on the computer as most of the work is preparation for digital media, using such methods as story boarding, illustration and photography to create a narrative for animation. I will be uploading my attempts of animation from AfterEffects and my storyboards that inspired my ideas.

What is Design For Digital Media?

This is my specific blog for the the second year module:
Design for Digital Media

I will be using it to record my research and my work in progress from the module, while also trying to answer 'What is Design For Digital Media?' I've never really considered looking into digital media as a career interest, well, my current perception of it anyway, so this should be a really interesting module as it will change my views of digital media and how to go about creating designs for it.