How is it almost the end!? I really thought it would feel a lot longer but it just flew by, despite that there’s still lots to do before my practicum is over. The latter half of my practicum so far has focused on polishing up the websites for Convoy VFX and Snap Animation.
For Snap Animation, the website is pretty much done and ready to send off to a developer. It was really cool how fast that came together. Some projects just work like that I suppose, and it would be nice if every project turned out that way, but that’s just not how life works. This is exactly the case for Convoy’s website, as that has been taking a bit more to get the layout and design just right.
I’m having trouble with it since darker and sleeker designs aren’t really my forte, but, it’s good to step out of your comfort zone every now and then so you can be more versatile. I know that my strength lies in lighter and more bubbly designs for UI, but it’s actually been quite nice to do something a bit darker and pulled back. Although, one particular component of the website interface has been a bit of a pain.
For the photo treatment, it could be a lot more textured or it could stay sleek and smooth. I personally prefer the smoother option, but I’ve learned that just because I like how something looks doesn’t mean everyone will think the same. While designing this website I thought a lot more about how to make the interactions unique while keeping it simple. I guess the difference between my workflow with Snap and Convoy, is that I spent more time looking at references and images for Snap, whereas I jumped right into designing lo-fi wireframes for Convoy. That’s probably why it took much longer to get Convoy to this step, as opposed to Snap which took about three days to get sorted.
Website design aside, again it’s crazy to think how everything is coming to a close. With practicum almost over, that means my four years at IDEA are coming to an end soon as well. I won’t start getting sappy now since I can leave that for my final report, but what a ride it’s been so far!