Welcome to my online portfolio for my Digital Media degree at University of The West of England, Bristol. You will find all of my documentation for my modules for this Web Design unit which include all of the modules listed in the navigation bar to the left of the screen. I hope you enjoy my work!

The areas you will be learning about include;

1) Programming rich media and the web:

Short programming projects aimed at gaining insight and experience into media orientated programming, including Processing, Javascript and PHP.
Information design:

2) Information design:

Investigating information legibility, clarity, and understanding. Discussion of design decisions regarding structure, layout, colour and typography in the presentation and comprehension of information.
Visual Communication:

3) Visual communication:

An introduction to the ideas and methodology underpinning visual communication. The relationship and difference between designing for print and the web interleaved with introduction to assessment criteria for design work and evaluation criteria. Using traditional and digital tools to tackle visually orientated design problems. Introduction to drawing and rendering as part of the design process. Investigation of the digital workflow with tools such as the Adobe design suite, GIMP and MS office suite.
New publishing paradigms:

4) New publishing paradigms:

Investigations into the new publishing paradigms available on the world wide web. Considerations of the nature of ‘content’ and information and appropriate choice of carrier and disseminating technologies. Considering the implications of ubiquitous and pervasive media theories. Introductions to existing content publishing frameworks and channels from print to blogs to ePublications. Using technologies such as iBook, Blogger, Baker Framework for hPub and Appfurnace for mobile development on iOS and Android powered devices.
All of this is designed to work with and for you and to be relevant to your sustainability in contemporary media practice.