My Personal Design Process

The process in which I use in creating something along the lines of a website or any interactive piece for that matter consists of several different stages. The first stage is where I brain storm about the subject that the piece is going to be over through the use of bodystorming. After gathering many of the different ideas, I begin to group the ideas together into categories and sub categories using similar sites as a reference to get a good idea of what works and doesn’t work good together. This is the stage where I emerge myself in all the research I can on the topic to try to take in as much information to get a better feel for the topic in which I am designing for. The next stage is where I start creating thumbnails as to what the layout and overall look of the site will look like. After about 12 or so, I begin to envision which layout and design would fit best with the content. When a layout is chosen, I then begin to create the site on a sketchbook and start drawing and writing down the code as to how it will function. Once I am satisfied with the paper model, I then take it to the computer. From this stage on, I have a pretty good idea of the types of images and typefaces that would look good together and I use the computer to test out the pen and paper idea. After this stage, it basically me testing out different elements and either deciding to go with it or to go back a couple of steps until I find something that I like.