cmyplay

What you see here is the product of frustration. The therapeutic process I went through making this cannot be overestimated. As you can see in the graphic, my own body of work straddles the boundary between good and bad design. I like to think that I mostly only step outside the good circle when I’m pushed.

There’s little else to say other than, I am still on good terms with the client that inspired it. Hopefully we’re a little further along on their journey of education.

The section links next to the logo are no longer placeholders (at least not all of them). I have successfully uploaded an online version of my portfolio. Needless to say, this is the link that is now active.

As with the rest of this site, I expect it to be a work in progress, with items being added as they are completed – and inevitably posted on the blog as well. Please take a look and let me know what you think.

These images form the basis of a website interface I’m working on. They have had a long development process. Both the process of creating them, and the conceptual grappling that lead to this solution were rather drawn out.
The initial idea was a to create a panoramic image of a pseudo-Victorian gentleman’s study. It would be possible to rotate a full 360 degrees horizontally. The visual implication of such a device meant that a rather exaggerated perspective was necessary to make the space believable. The study would be populated by a collection of different artifacts from design- and art history. These artifacts would be clickable hotspots that direct the user’s interaction.

The concept took a slightly different direction, dropping the 360 degree rotation in favour of a less altered perspective. The way I approached this was by first getting the perspective right. I mapped out a basic, double-storey floorplan and Sketchup was a useful next step. I constructed a simple space populated with selected 3D items from Google’s 3D Warehouse.

The exported 2D graphic was then opened in Photoshop. The textures, lighting and shadows, artworks and extra items were added here. The final compositions made use of upwards of 190 layers to achieve the desired end item with grain effects and colour manipulation rounding out the atmosphere of the image.
 The Study was the first room I constructed. This was, in a way, quite a natural thing to do considering the study was initially to be the entire project. The Hall was the next room that I did. Once I had developed the creative process, this room took significantly less time to finish. My work on the Patio was interrupted by other work.