Website Animation and ADHD Simulator

For the animation, it was decided in a previous post that a combination of real life and animation be used, to allow for a connection between the advertising through social media and the benefits of using animation to educate. For the first animation on the website explaining the symptoms of ADHD, it was decided that …

Social Media Creation and Advertising

For the social media aspect of this project I wanted to create a video showing the audience what it’s like to have ADHD, hoping it will encourage those who know someone with ADHD to learn more and connect with those with ADHD, and encourage them to learn about their condition. To do this, I initially …

Sound

The following post will cover how and why sound was created and used in this project. Website: The first sound that was added to the timeline for the introductory video for the website, was the social media videos with the topic of ADHD. The volume levels were increased because the plan was to keep the …

Prototyping Your Immersive Experience

Maya 360 Content This segment of the module entails gaining a basic understanding of rendering for 360 3D video, through the use of Maya, Premiere Pro and uploading through YouTube. 360 video allows the user to experience an often fictitious environment as if they were actually there, giving the user a truly immersive experience from …

4. Branding & Design Planning

Character Development Following previous research surrounding ADHD, I decided to use simple, easy to distinguish shapes and colours to represent different conditions. This leaves room to introduce conditions that may have similar symptoms to ADHD at a later date. I started off sketching different shapes as characters but ultimately decided that it wasn’t the direction …

3. UX & UI

What is UX Design? The term UX design was created by Don Norman, vice president of Apple in the 1990s, and quite simply means user experience (Miller S., 2021). UX design looks at the type of people who are likely to use the product and designs accordingly, ensuring accessibility needs are met. Designers are expected …

1. Proposal: Major Project

Initial ideas My initial concept when submitting the quiz choosing our major project was “An Exploration of How Design Can be Made More Accessible for Those with Neurological Disabilities, Including How AI Can be Used as a Tool for Accessibility.”. This is due to my interest in how graphic design can be improved to make …