#applied2

I played around with my layout some more and how to go about it. I ended up going with a zine, of work I have made that I am especially proud of. As I haven't had the chance to make a zine of my own yet in the 3.5 years I have been attending school, so I took the opportunity to (potentially) save some time binding and sewing. I decided to go with some of my physical 3D work I've made over the last year or so, as it felt like the next best thing to doing a grad gallery portfolio.

I used subtler hints from either my grad show project or the living:room theme to continue this line of thinking. using the pinks from the style guide we put together, and a heart and cat shape I incorporated both into a border that I feel isn't to jarring or heavy. I chose to make it simple, due to decision fatigue and poor time management skills I thought I had under better control (we ball). If I did it again I may have attempted to create something a bit longer, however I would have attempted to print something like 2 zines and combine them together somehow. Now to work on my folding skills, as my cutting skills have... improved.

For the final push we were tasked with creating a analogue portfolio.

For my grad project I created a magic shop and all the wares that go in it. I started with wanting to make a portfolio that showcased the work I had made for the 2025 grad gallery. To do this I thought of how it would be displayed, and decided on a magic grimoire (a magic book filled with magic knowledge) as it would be a cute way to tie everything together I played around with page layout by making a template and trying different things with it. I also attempted to use some motifs from the my grad show to create a border of sorts, will continue to refine

The saga continues

With our what and why covered we move to the how. Unfortunately figma had changed a bit since I least used it and this caused far more issues than originally thought.

Thankfully I was able to figure out that you can still create components and how that works now, not to much change once understood. I did a lot of the wire framing as I went, as I find that quite easy, just keeping in mind how a user might navigate in an app, and having multiple click points so that there arn't any navigation dead ends. I had to completely redo my assets as they didn't get applied to the correct layers, this was a longterm problem I kept unknowingly making worse as I worked.

this was remedied by a great deal of tears and threats of quitting, however after a snickers we persisted.

If I had more time (in my own personal scheduling/ lack thereof rather then allowed time to complete this project) I would have illustrated the cat/cute companion as well as the customization options and the choosable backgrounds however I decided completing what I could was preferable.

With knowing we are going for cuteness and a happiness journal, one might remember that journals can sometimes get boring, so having a sense of guilt to return to the cute companion to care for it or interact with it, just because it is cute. HOWEVER life is hard enough and we don't need virtual souls on our hands, so while the cute companions may be sad or mad at ones interaction they WILL NOT DIE. This is supposed to be chill.

Another aspect I'd like to incorporate to encourage repeated use of the app if a wall of fuzzies, so all the images (and text attached) one uploads will be compiled into an easy to view area, with a monthly notification prompting you to revisit your warm and happy moments.

I like pink and softer aesthetics so my app will also emulate that color scheme, with a more hand drawn looking typeface.

We were tasked with creating a phone app, can be about anything but we should try to design it with longevity in mind, with the intent that it would be used and not deleted from someones phone (used a lot)

For this project I really wanted to make something cute, and possibly use that cuteness in some way to motivate the continued use of my app. I decided to create a mixture between a tomogachi and a happiness journal. I find that everyday life makes remembering our happy or joy filled moments harder than it should be. So I designed an app that would help record your daily moods, act as a journal, as well as come with a cute customizable companion to care for (likely a cat).