Websites

Website: Apple (http://www.apple.com/uk/)

• It looks quite plain and ordinary, doesn't have much life or colour to it.
  
• Its fairly easy to use but has too many objects all over the place, on a large scale.
  
• The content displayed is quite relavent to the website since it is the main promotor of the products and services it offers to customers.
  
• The design and contents is well organised but does somtimes get confusing when there involve many different areas.
  
• The company is also a well established in its electronic market. The design of Apple is clearly shown by its logo.
  
• The website reflects its philosophy quite well as it stands tall with its products and services. Expecially the new and current services the organisation offers.
  
• Interaction of the elements shown are fairly operatable but don't seem to have much life to give it an interactive approach.

Websites

Website: Sony ( http://www.sony.co.uk/)

• It looks like a electronic catalogue offering services and products, similar to a hand held catalogue.
  
• Simple, efficient and easy to use, expecially the products and services, one click and a whole list of pictures appear.
  
• The contents on the websites are quite relavent to its created purpose and help display information to users.
  
• Design is well created expcept the use of space could of been more productive and layout more affective in some places.
  
• The design of the company reflects it is a establised company in the market but the design doesnt reflect its respectable name much.
  
• It doesn't do much justice to its philosophy of the company but shows some level of knowledge and understanding of its products and services.
  
• The interaction is pretty simple but some areas vary a little bit of difficultly.

Box-Showcase

Unfortunatly i have been unable to access flash at home to create a Box-Showcase so what i have done as an alternative is created something that i can publish on my journal that show the idea's i have for my Avatar (project 2).
I have collected idea's, picture's and an A.V short film that i have created my self inmy own time outside of university that i felt represented myselfas a whole but also connect's with my Avatar (project 2)
Not only have i been collecting asian magazines that fit well with my representation and my culture, i have also been sketching idea's that i felt blended well with my assignment.
I have an idea from each part of my culture that would help me fulfil the showcase.

• Black Henna


• Indian style shoe's


• Indian bridal outfit


• Indian jewellery


• Indian money

To me these things show my culture overall..
They not only show the wealth of a Asian family they also show that by asian females wearing these's garments they are well off, treated well, educated, treated like princesses.
As in my culture the girl/female is classed as the parents "amanat" this meaning "presious" when a daughter is born into a family she has to be treated well and if possible given what she wants at her parents house as when she is married she shouldn't feel the need to ask for anything as her family have given her everything.
Therfore this is why i feel that these objects represent myself and my culture, hense this is why i decided to use this as my project 2, as i am familiar with it.

Websites

Website: The Favorite Wesbite Awards (http://www.thefwa.com/)

• It looks more productive with all its services and products shown interactively in flash.
  
• The simpliciety is very unique and simple to operate, it is all flash based and also not designed on a large base but has features of a large base production.
  
• Its contents it hold is quite relavent to the website and shows great value to support the design and interactiveness.
  
• The contents are designed and displayed quite well, the navigation through the website is quite good.
  
• The identity of the company is well reflected and shown with the initial reaction on opening the website. Including once the task is completed the end reaction also holds the same value as the initial reaction.
  
• The way it is created stands by its philosophy of the company it is well organised and has a great deal of respect.
  
• The interaction is the best seen so far, with the flash animation and operative system, making it easier to use also more entertaining.

Websites

Website: http://www.netdiver.net/

• The website is more stylish and unique in the way it is design. It offers more on a larger scale.
  
• It is quite difficult to use since it has too many areas and is designed on a large base. It is more designed for a professional person in computing then for anyone just accessing the website for information.
  
• The content of the website is quite relavent, offering quite alot of areas in which the user can view and aquire information upon.
  
• It isn't well organised, majority of its contents are scattered all over the space shown creating confusion, causing a late reaction time.
  
• The companys identity is can be seen as a huge company with many services and products but displays a lack of ogranisation.
  
• It has a strong philosophy displaying the companys brand name. The design has let the reputation of the name fall by diplaying too much when its not relavent at the time.
  
• The interactions of the elements wasn't that successful since more time was required to view the correct sector which needed to be accessed.

Website's

• 1) Website: http://www.ideo.com/ideo.asp
• The website looks quite professional, offering a range of features to its viewers.
• It has dark tones of grey and some media such as pictures of objects.
• It is quite well organised to utilize its features.
• The browser on the top of the webpage creates a navigational tool bar for users to browse easily and affectively.
• Also a great feature is the search engine, if an item can't be seen it can easily be searched from the website.
• It holds great relationships to the objects published including the media displayed.
• The design created for this website has a relavent value as such it is easier to use and aquire materials that are required.
• In order to retrieve information of products and services hyperlinks are shown to take the user to they desired destination.
• The content is well labelled for the user to actually navigate themselves to it at a much efficient rate.
• Key component of the website is its design.
• The design itself reflects the company as being a professional based organisation and displays a respectable name in its field.
• The operations on the website are targeted to display accurancy.
• The website could have more design features to boost the interactiveness.
• The philosophy of the companys brand is quite strong in some areas and gives a huge impact with the media and services it offers.
• Tools used by the company are a great method of building a well established name in this sector.
• The interaction design elements were a great success in carrying out its purpose.
• The applications displayed played a great roll with the interaction, making it a successful outcome.

Project 2 Idea's 1:5

Here is a Photograph taken during my sister's wedding i thought would be a great example to use for my project 2 idea's.
It is Black henna on the front and back of her hands, her feet and up her legs..
It is tradition to use this kind of body art during a Asian Wedding as it is classed to make the Bride look more beautiful.
I thought to use this in my project 2 on my Avatar or to use the patterns on the walls of the environment in the background.

Project 2 idea's 1:4

Here is a Picture that has been taken from the Bollywood movie "Umrao jaan" it is a traditional movie...
it shows the traditional outfits the traditional jewllery that is worn and the background is a scene from the Mogual empire ruling..