Thursday, November 20, 2008

Approved!


I should have posted this a week or so ago, but my proposal was approved "as is." You can now download the hugely massive proposal pdf, it's fun and has lots of pictures and colors. Get on it!

The semester is winding down and soon I'll have plenty of time to hang out in strip malls and get some inspiration. Also, I've been reading Iain Borden's Skateboarding, Space and the City. It's pretty great, for lack of a better term, and should really inform the work nicely.

Monday, November 3, 2008

Visual Style Explorations

I've been messing around with some comps for my proposal and here's what I've come up with...
Landing Page Comp

Main Page Comp

Comparative View Page Comp


So. The aesthetic is a bit periodic table-ish, which I don't know if I want to keep pushing. What is it about Futura that screams chemistry class? All of the little icons are borrowed from Kevin Lynch's The Image of the City.