Month: September 2024

Since I adhered carefully to my storyboard, I think my final product successfully included all five of Tufte’s theories. Beginning with Tufte’s colour theory, I used colours and textures to distinguish between the several planets in the introductory portion. I collected these textures using Adobe software, and I based my designs on actual materials I […]

Animation storyboard Initial ideas storyboard created in class During a group discussion in class, we were required to discuss our original concepts and produce A3 storyboards that were taped together. Developing a draft idea and presenting it to our peers for input and inspiration was the goal of this session. For my animation I chose […]

Five design principles for communicating data and information are outlined by Edward Tufte in his book Envisioning Information. These five concepts are: Layering and Separation; Micro/Macro Readings; Colour; Storytelling over Space and Time; and Small Multiples. I’m going to use these theories in my own work to improve the content in my animation and tell […]

Conceptual design idea and research I have chosen choice two to base my animation off of, A moving planetary or atomic animation inspired by the work of Alexander Calder. As part of this animation, I am required to demonstrate a form of metamorphosis. A metamorphosis is a transition from one entirely different form to another, […]