Tag: Digital Art
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New Bedford Harbor
About Welcome to New Bedford, Massachusetts, the city that once lit the world! While often faced with a bad reputation, this poster attempts to prove the world wrong. This poster’s design reminds and inspires the world of the breathtaking views of New Bedford’s working waterfront. There’s something magical about walking downtown New Bedford. I love […]
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Defining Problems with Point of View Statements
Developing a positive user experience for users should be the goal of every designer. However, before jumping into designing a solution for a user, one first has to define the problem. Defining a user’s problem can be challenging. One issue for one user might not be the same as another user, and designing a one-sized […]
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Improving School Websites with Usability Research Methods
Many school districts develop poorly designed websites that frustrate and confuse users. A solution? Understand the user needs for the website.
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Celebrating Failure with Iterative Design
Do you remember the first time you rode a bicycle? Here’s a scenario, let’s say you tried to ride your bike nine times but kept falling off. However, on the tenth try, you maintain your balance and ride the bike down the street. A teacher grades your experience in this scenario: one out of ten […]
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‘Restart 2020’ Accepted to Three Film Festivals
Our documentary film ‘Restart 2020‘ travels to New England! The SENE Film Festival, 11th Arlington International Film Festival, and New Haven International Film Festival accepted ‘Restart 20’ in this year’s upcoming film festivals. ‘Restart 2020’ premieres in Rhode Island on Thursday, October 13, 2021at the SENE Film Festival. The festival takes place in person at […]
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Analyzing Google Trends for Business Locations
For this post, I wanted to simulate what it might be like to be a social media manager for a coffee company looking to expand its business in Massachusetts. The fictional coffee company, “To Bean or Not to Bean,” seeks to expand its locations to two to three bordering states. In this scenario, I’ll look […]
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5 Ways Analytics Improve Social Media Posts
Improving social media content doesn’t have to be so hard. Dig into your social media analytics for key insights!
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Using Animation to Inspire Digital Learning
School is just around the corner for many students and teachers, and I’m eager to enter my media art class with some excitement. Yes, the past two pandemic years were challenging, stressful, and overwhelming. However, I’m really looking to motivate and inspire my students like never before. During the last two years, restrictions on collaboration, […]
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Adding Animated UI to Mobile Applications
Animating User Interfaces A while back, I explored the creative process of developing a working mobile application prototype. I developed a prototype attempting to improve the tourism efforts of New Bedford, Massachusetts. While the prototype functions well, I knew it could become much stronger and experimented with user interface animations. I created two different animations […]
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Creating an Animated Stinger
Animated stinger Content creators love animated stingers. Most television, Youtube, Twitch, and Vimeo channels include an animated stinger to introduce a content creator’s brand. This week, I was inspired to create my own animated stinger for my small business, DFurt Film. I had an original logo but realized the need to create an animated logo. […]