Week 13

This week we presented our artefacts in class, briefly outlining what we made.  The first artefact piece was a textual intervention based on Emily Post named ‘Formal dinner’ which was presented as a book, making it to be a guideline for the audience while having a formal dinner. The reason I chose to design it as a book because it can include a number of levels of text. This piece was based on written text. The text tells the polite conversation and the manner in formal dinner. The front cover is created in a simple and clear design that is suitable for all level of readers who have a formal dinner. On the front cover, there is an image of dinnerware. It is appropriate because it is necessary when having a formal dinner. For this reason, the image of the dinnerware was selected as it is in keeping with the message of the design.

 

The second artefact piece was based on bus etiquette. This artefact was presented as a brochure.The reason for designing in a brochure is because the size is small. Audiences can put it in their pockets and handbags. It is very important that users are convenience to carry it with and easy to read. The brochure contains the text and images to create interest for audiences. It is for who do not know how to use public transport. The front page is created in a simple and creative design that is for all levels of age groups who travel on a bus. Headlines in this artefact are emphasised using bold font, colour, and images. The major colours used in this artefact are blue, orange and white. The simple black and white makes images more readable. These headlines make the brochure more interesting and easier to read. The images are a bus, a bus driver, passengers, and a bus route map. All the images are appropriate because they are relevant to the bus. The choice of sound for this artefact was made to create the experience of travelling on a bus. The sounds of a bus loading passengers, bus driving, and passengers talking that add to this brochure.

The final artefact piece was based on bar etiquette and was created as a flyer. The image of beer is appropriate because it is relevant to the bar. The purpose of images in the brochure was helped to show readers what the experience of drinking at a bar. To convey bar etiquette I created a brochure containing the images, text and colour. The first demonstration of this is the colour scheme which was in shades of blue banner, yellow and white with the body text in black for contrast. The contrast between white and blue in and around the heading draws the eye to it without overwhelming the entire design. The text is readable and clear. Colour is important in this brochure because a colourful design layout makes the overall of the brochure better. The simple black and white makes images easy to read and also aims to give a break in the text, adding interest without confusing the message or detracting from the other elements.