philler_projecttwo



So "Blank Canvas" all starts off from a few popular sites: [|Youtube] [|Blogger] [|Flickr] [|Comic Genesis] These websites were not so much influences, but rather like guidelines in terms of their structure. I had a vague idea of where the website was supposed to go, and these three sites were to help sort of get my bearings when heading towards that direction.

The site is noteworthy for two main things: a communication point between people to collaborate on creating webcomics, and a directory for their endeavors. My guideline sites set an example of how to approach the process of "uploading content" and personalization.

For some odd reason, I went over-the-top in terms of planning for the website, which would have been a huge detriment to my time and efforts. I had to scale back, and emphasized on the paths that were necessary to the project, as opposed to forming a full-fledged website. This can be seen in some of my earlier sketches and plans while thinking out possible scenarios for personas.

[|Image01] [|Image02] [|Image03] [|Image04] (I ended up typing my personas + scenarios instead.) [|Image05] 

Something I failed to explain probably in my first project was the reason for the "handdrawn" effect of certain shapes. The same symbols are reused here, to connect with the previous project. As well, there are few more allusions to traditional forms of art: paint splotches, paper rips, etc. Anyways, the handdrawn effect started with a few webcomics that I follow regularly, and I enjoyed the idea of having them cluttered and unguided, when often webcomics are quite rigid and forced to adhere to the square and angle. However, I didn't go so far as the first example will show you.

And on the topic of webcomics, I might as well give a shout out to a few others I was reading while working on the project, especially the first one, given that I ripped off one of their images as a test comic.

[|Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal] [|Perry Bible Fellowship] [|Penny Arcade] [|Dinosaur Comics] [|Nuklear Power] [|What the Duck]

