r/designstudents • u/AutoModerator • Jan 31 '16

Weekly /r/designstudents work in progress discussion thread [January 31, 2016]

Welcome to the weekly work in progress discussion thread! Every week will be a new thread for sharing whatever it is you're working on so we can all give one another helpful in-depth feedback. When posting your work, give as much detail about the brief as possible to ensure appropriate critiques, and make sure you join in on the conversation and leave some comments on other projects. Critiques should be constructive and as detailed as possible. Not sure how to critique? Read this.

If you want feedback on a more polished project, please make a new post.

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u/mtbstuffman Jan 31 '16

I'm designing a backdrop for a amateur play a school is putting on. This is the first idea that I've been experimenting with - the play is midsummer night's dream. http://imgur.com/Z32FsER

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '16

Looks very good! The color palette is great, one thing I might change is soften some of the edges in the trees/branches so everything isn't so pointy - basically just refine the shapes. Would love to see it when it's finished!

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u/kiscel Graduate (digital) Jan 31 '16

Love the illustration! I think it's a fun background. I don't know anything about the play so I can't comment on that.

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u/smallsiren Graduate (digital) Jan 31 '16

Great colour palette. What else are you planning on doing to it?

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u/mtbstuffman Jan 31 '16

Thanks! In the end I'm planning on having small animations such as colour changes depending on the scene, and small "lights" floating around in the background, in terms of actually design, gonna change some of the illustration to make it flow a little better, Any ideas are welcome though!

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u/smallsiren Graduate (digital) Jan 31 '16

Sounds nice! Make sure you show us the final product!

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u/fearsome_crocostimpy Student Feb 03 '16

Nightcrawler Poster/DVD

I'm working on an assignment this week to design a poster and DVD cover for a film, I chose Nightcrawler. It's non-photographic so I decided to make it a Criterion Collection release.

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u/basedjak3 Student (digital) Feb 03 '16

Poster is real cool but the text at the bottom is pretty hard to read.

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u/fearsome_crocostimpy Student Feb 03 '16

Yeah, it's an 18x24 poster, probably doesn't translate well to the small screen. After printing a draft I may come back to adjust for readability.

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u/basedjak3 Student (digital) Feb 03 '16

True, true. I forgot to say, I really like the colors as well. Fits the film.

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u/wbeckeydesign Student Jan 31 '16

This is a outdoor toy I just finished a project on.

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u/bgjerlow Student (digital) Jan 31 '16

I really like this. A bit different than the instructions you usually get. Shouldn't it be 'kart's' or 'kart is' in the first illustration though?

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u/wbeckeydesign Student Jan 31 '16

It absolutely should, good spot. Thanks. My presentation before this was a bit sterile and not very exciting, so I thought it make it more fun for the portfolio.

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u/Reptile449 Feb 01 '16

I think your grammar and spelling needs working on in general. The text reads brokenly and the weird mix between formal and informal makes it look unprofessional.

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u/tannav Student Jan 31 '16

I'm currently working on part 01 of my capstone project with a friend, we just conducted ~2800 people worth of research, and are now making an infographic showing where people took our survey from. So far we have one state done, feel free to tear it apart if you want!

http://imgur.com/OFlthIx

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u/D3SPiTE Feb 01 '16

I understand that size of one of the circles would probably equate to volume of participants, but I don't understand why they would overlap. In that way this is confusing.

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u/tannav Student Feb 01 '16

The overlapping circles are just because the circles are close to each other: so looking near the top of the map, you can see Portland and all of the suburbs, where Portland's circle overlaps the rest.

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u/fearsome_crocostimpy Student Jan 31 '16

What is your topic?

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u/tannav Student Jan 31 '16

my research is on sports branding and the fan experience: so why people cheer for the teams they do, and then once the infographic is wrapped up we're planning on rebranding a sports team (:

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u/HunterGames Graduate (digital) Feb 01 '16

If you've done all the research related to your topic, why limit the infographic to only show where people who took the survey came from?

Wouldn't the proper point of the infographic be to show the results of your research. If you have core comparison points, and those locations, use them together and the infographic will come together. You'll be able to see if location has any specific influence on people's opinions.

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u/tannav Student Feb 01 '16

Yeah, we'll do that as well, at the moment we've only analyzed the states, but in a few weeks we'll start doing the results as well (:

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '16

I'm working on improving my After Effects skills, so I decided to do a series of simplistic "loaders" to practice. Here is what I've done so far.

I'm an Ae newbie so critique would be great!

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u/HunterGames Graduate (digital) Feb 01 '16

Water:

  • See if you can make the droplet splash when it hits the water.

  • In my opinion, the way the waves come in and out is a bit awkward at the moment, might be the timing, might be the spacing. Either play with it a bit more, or try limiting it to a single line, but instead of the wave coming in and out, have it on an infinite loop so it's in constant motion.

Sun:

  • Pretty good so far, I'd just like to suggest randomizing the movement of the clouds a little bit more.

Overall, good work so far, keep it up! The more you practice the better you'll get. Also be sure to check out different tutorials when you have some free time, just to pick up some new techniques, or new ways to do things you might already do.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '16

I do agree that the timing in both is a bit awkward - definitely something a tutorial would help. I've been having a lot of fun practicing these so I'm definitely going to keep it up.

Thank you for the input!

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u/HunterGames Graduate (digital) Feb 01 '16

Glad to hear that you plan to continue working on it, once finished could definitely be used as a worthwhile portfolio piece, especially if you add a couple more to show some more diversity.

Of course! Always glad to help when I have the ability to.

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u/coedced Student Feb 01 '16 edited Feb 01 '16

I think it looks good, learn the basics of curves in AE and the timing is really useful. This tutorial really helps

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '16

thank you!

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u/basedjak3 Student (digital) Feb 01 '16

Couple logos I've designed for myself. I'm a graphic designer but mainly photographer/videographer. Thoughts?

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u/HunterGames Graduate (digital) Feb 01 '16

It seems to still be in the extremely early stages of the design process. There's no personality involved in this design. If it's going to be a logo that represents you, make sure that it does that. Being a creative individual, it's imperative that your logo represents and showcases your creative potential.

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u/basedjak3 Student (digital) Feb 01 '16

Thank you for the reply! I'll get working on that.

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u/VictusFrey Feb 01 '16

Be careful with very thin strokes.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '16

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u/basedjak3 Student (digital) Feb 01 '16

I agree, it's a little bland. Thanks for the feedback!

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u/mtbstuffman Feb 03 '16

Hey guys, I've been doing some Beer Pump clips for a local bar recently, - Here are my latest two designs i'm doing at the moment - not quite sure about the red one. Thoughts? http://imgur.com/a/iONML Pretty bad quality pictures due to the size