The Mobile Web Field Kit is David Aitkens fall semester design thesis project. The research of this project identified a need for a system to design and develop better mobile website design. This kit encourages users to work in social groups creating rapid paper prototypes to develop user friendly web design. The kit contains a field guide explaining the design process used for creating mobile websites while the exercise cards include a step by step process for creating paper prototypes. The...
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2010This project explored the idea of distorted type to tell a narrative. Type was projected along a multifaceted surface so that the text was readable from only one angle. Instead of using digital animation and video camera was used the connect various words to spell out the lyrics of a song. The song chosen was Foreground by Grizzly Bear. The motion style and visual design of the piece was meant to reflect the tone of the song.
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2010In this project the student was given a selection of recipes from a cookbook. The challenge lies in displaying the cuisine of the recipes without using images. Being a cookbook showcasing Canadian chefs using local ingredients David chose the Canadian designed font CartierBook to set the tone of the cookbook. A wood grain was used on the cover to give the piece a rustic and handmade feel.
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2010This website prototype was created by Jennifer Greenhorn and David Aitken as a response to the growing problem of unnecessary visits to the British Columbia Childrens Hospital. This website was designed with a symptom checker that identifies the severity of a child's symptoms and suggests the appropriate action. To aid in better navigating the website the content was broken into two sections. The first section contains content only relevant to patients and visitors to the hospital. The...
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2009The only parameter in this typographic poster was the specific portrait size. David chose to use an excerpt from a speech delivered by Richard Dawkins at a TED conference concerning the case of Major General Albert Stubblebine III. Since the size of the poster is reminiscent of a door through the wall, it is suiting to be reading text recounting the failed attempts of a man trying to run through the wall. The visual design was inspired by the concept of treating white space like the spaces...
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2009This project showcases a brief history of typefaces. First is the bold and beautiful Caslon from the renaissance era, then the cold and strong Akzidenz Grostesk created during the modernism movement followed by the elegant Aldus a contemporary book font. The layout of each spread is meant to reflect the era of which it came.