i got in!

i got in!^^ perfect ending and awesome beginning~^^

collage pieces

this is the collages that i did for other class. it was inspired by a rat documentary video.

2 more weeks!

wow~ we only have 2 more weeks left for this semester! that's crazy.

just want to share a link with everyone. "www.flickr.com"
if you're lost and want to look for some inspiration, this is definetly the site!

toast animation

i uploaded the animation on youtube, but the quality is really bad. for some reason it plays extra fast and some of the stuff didn't show up. oh well~

DONE!

Finally done with making animation! It was hard using new software but i was very happy, 'cause i get to learn new stuff! design is so much fun~^^ i spend 10hrs to do a almost 1 min. animation....-_-||| no wonder movies takes years to finish... next step! i want to learn how to apply sounds in flash!

still in process... running out of TIME!!!!

story board still in process~ almost done~
but i'm wondering where can i put the word "time". suggestion is very helpful! thanks!!!

create animation by photoshop!

Hey guys,

I found a really cool tutorial about creating animation by photoshop. I remember last last class there were some people have some questions about transition!? I think this video could help a bit.

added background

so i took the adviced and added the toasts background. it's not as busy as i thought. any comments?

new sets

please tell me what you guys think!? thanksss

need some feedback...

hey guys,

how's spring break? i've been slacking off.... now it's time to get back to work!
i am still working on the index card. would you guys mind to give me some feedback? is the color working? is the composition working? thanks guys!

EAT THAT TOAST postcard-still in process...

more postcard to look at

well, this is not really a postcard. but the idea of combing the icons into words is kind of interesting.

p.s. the more i look at this design, the more i feel it's horrible design.... so i decide to post just the link instead of the image. so tired of looking at it.... :P

post cards

This is a post card designed by Jamie Latendresse. I think the post card is very fun to look at. Althought it took me awhile to find out it's a post card for hair cut appointment, i do get it has something to do with hair style.


another post card with same concept, different design. i like both design.

last comment before print?

Can you guys give me comments on my edited icons before I print out and mount it on a board? Thanks~

icon: eat the toast!

is the imprint not working?

I have problems with Adobe's new icons too.

A good icon to me, besides communicating well to people, it should also have a distinctive design. Before the new adobe icons came out, the old one had a nice elegant design to it and shows the software would be just as exciting as the icons. As for the new adobe icons, to me, is just too simple. They are just two letters in a box, nothing exciting about it.

Icon design first attempt

I created these little block icons. I like it... but unfortunately they don't fit to any theme.... so I will try to twist them a little bit and see what I can come out with.

search for more ideas

I just want to look into more icon designs and see how to create a unique and understandable icon. I found a book that is pretty interesting. "Pictograms, Icons & Signs: A Guide to Information Graphics (Paperback, 2006)" I couldn't find this book @ barnes&nobel or school library... thinking if I should buy it online.

An Article from the Web~ By:Iconshock Professional Icons

Icons are very important to the user-interface. People want to use an application's features to the maximum, and don't like to it when they can't find how to complete a specific task. This is why developers should always create shortcuts to the main tasks that can be accomplished using their application. These shortcut items must catch the user's attention, so adding icons will do the trick in most of the cases. The icons must be related to that certain task, so, for example, a disk icon would be a great visual enhancement for a "Save" button, as a printer icon would fit perfectly inside a "Print" button. A good set of icons in the interface will greatly improve the communication between the user and the application. Icons are colorful and, in most cases, larger than the description text of the application feature they relate to; this way, they are a lot easier to be spotted.


Most of today's applications use icons, even though pretty much all developers don't bother to implement custom designed icons into their applications. Actually, settling with the operating system's default stock icons is not such a bad thing as some people might think. Computer users might sometimes have some problems adapting to new applications, especially if they have different interfaces than the applications already installed on the users' computers. What happens if you want to save and you're looking for a disk icon, but you can't find it because the developer decided to use a star icon? If so, there will be a poor communication between the user and the application, because the interface's icons are different from the ones the user is used to. Application developers should not fall into this trap just because they like some other icons and they don't want to use the same old default system icons, because it would do more bad than good. The default system icons are preferred because most applications use them, so users will learn to use your application a lot faster. The functions and commands will be easier to understand, because users will be able to faster identify the iconic symbols.

Colorful Icons

Project Icon

this assignment is hard!!>< the 1st word on the list already kill me.. i can't come up with any icon that represents "cheat" ......

Icon Design

icons i made to represent Marsha.