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Ojai 7,8

7, 8

Maeda is correct when he says emotion is "the stuff Art's made of". As designers we cannot design without this in mind. Almost all the decious we make are based are based on some emptive quality. How does it make us feel? How does it make the people we care for feel? I can understand Maeda's mother's need to embellish and personalize. Personalizing has become very integral part of ownership. My ipod is engraved with the message "Ojai, don't wash me this time" and do feel a stronger sense of ownership and identity, even though I'm not into the embellished iPod cases. These items become so regular in life is no wonder people would choose to personalize.

Trust is definitely an important factor. Of all the laws we have come across so far, I think they collectively lead to this one. In order for a design to be successful, there must be a level of security for the user. A sense of security will lead to a much more lasting relationship. If you think about it, there are many gadgets in our lives that are integral. A computer, cellphone, car are a few. If these items fail on us, it's likely that we'll experience loss.

Maeda also discusses the undu button a reactions towards. I think the undo button is awesome and it's too bad I cant use it when working traditionally. The ability to undo definitely allows creatives to experiment and work fearlessly. Theres a certain sporadic quality that is lost, but in world were precision is important, the undo key is a much needed tool.

Ojai Maeda 5, 6

I would agree that simplicity and complexity need each other. This idea coincides with a lot of what I've learned in design school. Variation is necessary in order to keep a viewer captivated and make a piece interesting. As Maeda mentions, it also allows the viewer to fully understand and appreciate each component for its attributes when there is another component to compare it to. Recently I have gone to a number of musical performances and i've noticed that they employ the same idea. Whithin the performance, the musician will repeat parts in a different key or change the way he transitions. There are even parts that are made up on the spot, like a freestyle that makes a performance one of a kind.

Empty space is definitely important in all aspects of design. Im not certain if I agree with the idea that empty space invites chaos. The way empty space is interpreted is dependent on the context in which is exists. There are instances when empty space goes unnoticed and its purpose isn't analyzed. If there is uncertainty as to why a space is empty then there might be an issue with how the entire piece is designed.

What's in a name?

Examining the possibilities of naming, we arrived at these two: Studentify, and Studentity... Only the difference of one letter, however the meaning is changed slightly. In the end we decided to go with "Studentify."

IA refined

To Do List

Matt

OJ

David

For tomorrow:

- Mood board (1 board each)

- "Studentify" logo fine tuning

- Survey

- to compare other people in the same field

- to look up info/schools based on interests

- Gather information:

- number of students by major

- male vs. female by major

- freshman ages (OJ's sample?)

- graduating ages

- number of employed vs. unemployed (add subheading?)

- admission facts (college board?)

- tuition

- room & board

- number of students housed on campus

- acceptance rate

- number of student body population by year (population growth)

- number of international vs. national students

- release/credits info

For Thursday, May 11th, 2010:

- Visuals

Storyboard