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Project A - Iron Chef Design

Topic #1 - Mike Wieringo

What was your concept for this site?

My overall concept for this site was basically to try and get the comic book feel into my design. I originally did want to use a picture of Mike Wieringo, but decided to go with his self portrait, and then a couple sketches he had done. I chose the two sketches because when I first saw them, they caught my eye. I wanted a colorful site with easy to recognize navigation. And, again, I wanted it to feel like a Mike Wieringo site and not just another site.

Composition #1	Composition #2	Composition #3
This layout uses two of Mike Wieringo's sketches. A self-portrait and another that included foxes (which I photshopped out). I liked the feel of this layout because it wasn't as clean as my websites tend to be.	This layout uses the sketch of Black Canary that Mike Wieringo did. He drew her beautifully and I felt that it would add to my composition and help to bring out the "sketchy feel" I was trying to go for.	The final composition uses another sketch that Mike Wieringo did of a boy and his dog in the fall. I loved the colors and warm feel of the sketch and wanted to portray that in my website layout.

Which design did you choose and why?

I chose my third deisgn, not only because of some of the feedback I received, but also because I really liked the color scheme and the overall feeling of the design. I wanted to not only showcase one of Mike Wieringo's sketches, but also wanted to show that his work, even when it was something that wasn't for a comic book, was amazing. I also chose this design because I really liked the way I incorporated the navigation into the drawing itself.

What changes did you make to your revision and why?

For my revisions I changed the font for the heading that reads "Mike Wieringo" as well as the heading for the Biography content. I wanted it to have a more personal feel to it and felt that a more hand-written font would portray that better than regular fonts. I also added a few extra leaves to pull the theme of the sketch throughout the layout.