Image - Article Image Inspiration

Time line

I wanted to look at different ways in which a time line could be created as i'm unsure how to approach my idea visually.

Pie charts - a simple way of communicating data in a single confined space of a circle. I could represent someones lifespan showing how the amount of annual colds decreases over time.Using a clear key of colours and vectors appropriate to the content.

I like the idea of using very simple imagery to represent number in accordance to something. The below image shows how much water is in food / drink products. I could do something similar showing a young person VS an older person, one having more colds than the latter. This would be shown through a vectored key.

The below using a continuous line alongside vectors which represent the amount of time time an animal lives showing a range of species. I could take a similiar approach trying to represent the cold virus, using clear vectors along a continuos line representing time. 

'Satisfaction' 

Defining Satisfaction:

Contentment is 'acknowledgement and satisfaction of reaching capacity.' The level of capacity reached may be sought after, expected, desired, or simply predetermined as the level in which provides contentment.

Customer satisfaction, a business term, is a measure of how products and services supplied by a company meet or surpass customer expectation.

Hug in a mug advertisement, thinking of using the texture of the 'hugging creature' to create some hand rendered typography. Of to create an animal of the same nature to hug my hand rendered word. I could simply use the texture of furr to communicate the idea of being satisfied. 

The below typeface is made from eye lashed, its the idea of using hair I'm intrigued by. I could use physical hair and shape it to an existing typeface as a bit of investigation.

Shaping the type face to something people think of as satisfying. A bit of primary research in order...

Creating something quite elaborate, although I will have to think about the intricacy and detail being too much for the small space available.

Again the idea of using something people find satisfying and forming it into an existing typeface. It could potentially be 3D.

Primary research

Questionnaire

What does the word 'satisfaction' mean to you?

1. Something which feels nice
2. A good situation to be in
3. That you feel content with everything at that moment in time
4. Eating / finishing something which tastes good, which is satisfying

How would you best visually communicate 'satisfaction'?

1. A hug
2. full tummy
3. a happy face
4. Sex is said to be pretty satisfying

What words can you link with the word 'Satisfaction'?

1. sex, food, nice, happy
2. good, full
3. Being content
4. An achievement, comfort

Top ten things - Inspiration

'Information is Beautiful'

Very much a 'still' of what I want to achieve in my animation sequence. The colours aren't quite to my liking, but the vector outline drawings are certainly something I want to do.

I wanted to use icon vector images in my work, the below image is something very much like I want to achieve.

Top ten things - Feedback on Boards

Strengths:

-Board range of potential for images

- Good idea of where / what channel it will be shown on

- Strong idea of colour

Areas for improvement:

- Think broader about the styles of the film, perhaps look at using image and vectors

Considerations:

- Hand made is a good idea combining the two...

- Kinetic Type could make up all the mixes and it could turn into a cocktail

- Audio

Action plan:

- Look at audio - Carefully consider whats most appropriate for film

- Think about using vector and images together - Find examples

- Think about time of when it will be shown

Top ten things - Looking at typeography

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Pams-Premium-Range-Packaging/2616313

I want to use two typefaces per sequence within my work, one to be bold and impacting, the other to be elegant and curvaceous. 

The below image is the style of bold typeface I want to use within the sequence. 

Top ten things - Suitable Channel - MTV

http://www.behance.net/gallery/MTV-Social-Guida-Sicura/2703441


After seeing this campaign I decided MTV may be a suitable channel, as I want to promote responsible drinking. The vector images and consistent colour scheme and stroke is something I want to achieve in my animation.

Top ten things - 'Baked goods and booze' Looking at type and vector images

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Baked-Goods-and-Booze/2843857


I really, really like the typography here, the combination of both soft elegant serif font, and bold, impacting, sans serif font. That combined with vector image and a pastel like colour palette has made a really lovely piece. I may consider a similar colour palette in my animation. 

Top ten things - Information Graphics

From: 'Data Flow'

For my work, I want to divide the cocktail ingredients by colour, the below diagrams do something very similar to what I would like to achieve in my animation.

I love the above and below work of vector images which use a key alongside. They are really bold and striking and communicate very clearly what the images are and represent.