Custom/Studio Course Graphics Training
Continuing with course graphics training, I completed a training for designing custom course and studio assets. I chose the course ARTH 3800: Twentieth Century Art to create course graphics for.
I created:
In-studio and video assets
Canvas assets
Powerpoint slides
Stinger animations
Moodboards/Inspiration
Here are some ideas I had at the start for directions I could go for the designs.
In-Studio Assets
Once I got my moodboards approved, I moved on to the studio assets. I tried to take inspiration from both my second and third moodboard (art through the years while implementing the bold, line driven style of modernism). I decided to give it a red overlap just to keep the entire graphic consistent, as there is a lot going on. Still, I was unsure of whether red was an appropriate color and whether or not it was still too busy.
First Drafts
Studio Mockups
After this, I received feedback to:
- Make sure the professor is the main focus
- Blur and mute the backdrop a little
Incorporating Feedback
Taking in account the feedback I was given, I applied a gaussian blur to the pictures in my backdrop and lowered the brightness in Photoshop.
Revised Studio Assets
Revised Studio Mockups
Storyboarding
After finalizing my studio graphics, I created a storyboard for the intro animation. I decided to give it the same layout as the wall monitor background and have the panels slide in from the top, bottom, and sides. After this, the background will fade out while the title of the course will fade in.
Canvas Graphics
After finalizing my studio graphics and storyboard, I moved on to creating Canvas graphics. I decided to reimplement the non-blurred version of the graphic because there is no longer a need to have a focus on the professor, and I felt that the clear version was less distracting for the Canvas graphics than it was for the the studio graphics.
Here were the first drafts of my Canvas graphics:
Homepage Banner
Dashboard Graphic
Canvas Buttons
iPad Overlay
Powerpoint Assets
I also made Powerpoint assets. These included a title slide and a content slide. For the title slide, I decided to use the same graphic from my monitor background, and for my content slide, I decided to keep it very simple to allow for easy comprehensibility.
Title Slide
Content Slide
Final Menu + Final Thoughts
Overall, this training was very useful in prepping me for designing custom studio graphics in the future. I was excited to design studio graphics for the first time because I haven’t worked in environment design very much. Overall, I enjoyed seeing what I could do creatively, while still following guidelines and requirements.
