design.concept

It was required that we start creating a design concept. I for one am not the greatest at embarking on these things as i appreciate the spontaneity side of design especially in the case of web design. It was a good experience however to sit down and reflect on the advantages and disadvantages of web layout and content. With an open brief being "space" i concluded (being the narcissist i am) to go along the latest crazy of "myspace" and look at ellispace.

When musing over past examples in class and also "good" and "effective" websites, it came to my attention that i do have a desire for vector act. I really enjoy the simplicity of it as i have spoken about earlier. However my illustrator skills do not match up with my desire so depending on time feasibility that may take a back seat. I prepared a little mock up anyway to see where my skills lied.





My personal evaluation of this is that it isn't the greatest. It meets criteria but aesthetically i think it is rather poor and definately in its current state as a static image it can be rather boring. I like the organic feel however, the freedom of search "myspace". The concept behind it is also that is is "ellispace" so a new digital or fantasy persona expressed in cyberspace is the goal. It allows an insight into my space, my values and beliefs.