20 July 2004
Mock Designing 2
After my entry earlier this month on Mock Designing, I think it would be good to show you some of the work that I have been doing, or been involved in, over the last few weeks.
Not all of this design is good, and some of it is not my work either. But when you take a project on after the initial concept design has been decided on, doing a second mock-up can be limited.
The Teifi Trout Association
TTA Concept 1
The first mock design I did for this one was a bit naff, I will admit that freely. The thing was that I had no information to go on, except a list of links to other websites, which failed to inspire me at all. So, I thought that a safe, normal mediocre design would probably satisfy their needs.
I was wrong. They wanted something more creative and more unique from all the other fishing association websites. So, with a little help from the team, with ideas, and after watching the film Big Fish I came up with the second mock design.
TTA Concept 1
This second design is far less structured than the first one, and the content place holders have not really been developed. I really just wanted to get the creative idea across to them as soon as possible to see if they liked it.
I told them that this was just the first step, so the whole design would become much more detailed and tighter. I heard back from them yesterday and they like the concept very much.
Oh yeah, I drew the trout and the fishing rod myself.
Ultima Cleaning
Ultima Cleaning Concept
This wasn't really a mock concept at all, because the design work had already been done by someone else. But I was taking it on, and I wanted to add a few tweaks to make the design work a little better.
It is not a design I think I would have come up with myself, but I am quite glad with the way that it turned out.
It just so happens that you can check this one out online, since it is almost finished.
Glanrhyd-Y-Pysgod; Wales Country Cottages
Glanrhyd Concept
This design borrows a little from the TTA concept; see if you can spot how.
I did this design yesterday, and I had no feedback yet from the client. I don't know how they are going to take it yet. I think I used something that they will like, but you never know.
The main concept started when I was looking through pictures of the cottages that they sent me. I noticed this sign on one of their walls, and thought it would be great to fashion the design around that sign. I think the client should like this idea, since I know they like the sign. It also has the added benefit that when people book via the website, they will recognise the sign when they turn up. Good identity modelling?
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Comments ( 6 )
Jennifer Grucza
I really like the color scheme for the Glanrhyd design - that's such a nice blue, it makes you think of bright sunny days.
Phil Baines
However, the second one would probably be better if I had gone that extra mile with it. It was a matter of needing to get something to them, and not putting to much work into it, since I had wasted all that time on the first one, that they didn't like.
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Phil Baines
I'm not sure why you are asking this question, but anyway...
They don't know that I have shown it in this specific way, but with all out clients we work on the basis that we might use the work we do for them as an example to others (unless they ask us not to).
I may as well mention that the TTA didn't decide to work with us afterwards. We couldn't seem to offer them what they wanted, which was a shame. But the other clients are very happy with their sites.
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