During the class discussion on Thursday, we touched base on inspirations for designing pieces, whether digital design or printed design, and I find that the best place to start is by establishing the needs of the client and the company. Consulting with the client helps to determine their goals as well as the intended audience. I like to take into account the forms of design that I like and find most powerful, which I find mostly on... PINTEREST. There's also another site, Behance, that I love to peruse for inspiration. A lot of the sites that I'm interested in incorporate full-page photography, transparency, responsive design and perfectly-selected typography, all brought together to make a well-thoughtout website. Below are some examples of my favorite sites:
I think for some markets, it's okay to not use the latest trends in design, especially corporations, so I like to keep that in mind when I being to plan out the design. However.... I LOVE PARALLAX SCROLLING! If only I knew how to do that, I would utilize it all the time. I found this wonderful website that, in my opinion, has the best design with parallel scrolling. It's fun, interactive and conveys it's intended message throughout the scroll.
I, too, have found it frustrating that I didn't learn more about other aspects of web design in My Intro to Web Design, such as Javascript, Parallax Scrolling and Wordpress, especially since many jobs require this knowledge before they will even bring you in for an interview. I think at this point I am contemplating taking Advanced Web Design so I can learn about these things; but in the meantime, I am doing what I can to create simple, yet effective websites.
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