Here's the sketch I promised. Just took a snap of it with my webcam. This is what I started out with for my latest layout. Check out Tuesday's post to see how it progressed from this (the last two images). Sorry if the order of my image uploads is a bit messed up. This is what happens when you're working from two different counties!

I've been trying to upload an animated GIF but have been having difficulty with it for some reason. I'll try get it working soon. It basically portrays an idea have for a rollover state on the TV screens. When you hover the curser over the telly, the image on screen distorts and the background flickers (Kind of like static on a TV).

I still kind of feel like my design is missing something but can't figure out what. I don't want to spoil the simplicity of it with too many extra graphics, but I feel like it's a bit lifeless and doesn't really indicate thet the site is for Music Videos. Maybe it needs some guitars and turntables, etc. I'll play around with it when I get a chance, but there's a a great big wall of JAVA between now and my next design session.

Oh ya, I've also been thinking of adding sound effects to the site to make it a bit more dynamic. I'll check it out and see if it's feasible.

Quote of the day:
Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted.
- John Lennon

The Creative Phase

So, its been a while but I've been busy doing up some designs.



This was my first concept. It was inspired by some tutorials I was doing over the summer from the website http://www.psdtuts.com/. The image seen in the logo here was not my own. It was borrowed from an image I found while searching for inspiration for the purpose of getting an initial concept.



Having run out of ideas to get my first concept the way I wanted it I decided to move on rather than run it into the ground. I was quite happy with my second layout, but my supervisor encouraged me to opt for something a bit more challenging and innovative.



This was my first attempt at coming up with something slightly different to the normal website layout. I wasn't exactly delighted with it but felt that it was a step in the right direction.



Having taken a break from designing for a few days this concept popped into my head. I immediately grabbed a pen and paper and sketched it down. This was the first draft I made up from my sketch (which I'll post as soon as I scan it in).



I developed my original "TV's Interface" concept and am finally at the stage where I'm quite happy with it. I intend to develop it a little more but I am currently ok with using this concept for my project (unless I change my mind again in the next few weeks). My intention is to have it as a dynamic flash interface. When you click on a TV it will expand to fill the screen and display the contents of the page. I was kind of banking on using my current HTML and CSS knowledge, but this route will mean I'll have to use flash and actionscript heavily.

Quote of the day:
Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene.'
---Homer Simpson.