Assignment 4 - First prototype [edited]

finally, blogger is working. damn this web host. There's this throbbing pain in my head. Gotta update more about the feedback and stuff only tomorrow. Rest is what I need right now.

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Early morning of tuesday, and here I am blogging away. Yikes.

Anyway, some description of my work to finish this off.

Concept
iN2015 poster. If you're quick to catch the theme, you'll know it's a spoof of the famous human evolution photo. Instead of apes, I'm focusing on the evolving technology instead. I was just thinking that the best way to portray futuristic technology was to see the transformation from the past so the impact is felt. But i don't know, the outcome didn't quite blow me away.

The emphasis here is on education. I mean, there are so many aspects that technology has changed me, but I guess I can relate to the education part of it best.

Person 1: The old school boy with only a sling bag.
Person 2: Getting too overloaded with the various textbooks.
Person 3: The overloaded textbooks are replaced with a laptop.
Person 4: School bag and laptop are all replaced with a PDA.
Person 5: Nothing needed. I don't want to restrict the audience in interpreting this because the tagline is "Imagine your world". It's really up to them to decide what this last person is doing. For me, it's installing microchip in the body, and some commands for the virtual screen to appear.

Feedback

1. Make Person 1 look like he was doing something instead of just tying shoes laces
2. Shift the bags of Person 1 and 2 so that the sizes match Person 3's.
3. Bend Person 3 like he's hunching over so the height progression is smooth.
4. Perhaps use different people for the shots. Growing up from a toddler to an adult.
5. Accessorise Person 5 to have the tech feel. E.g. wear headphones, bluetooth device..

Great feedback they've got there. I really like the fifth suggestion because I initially wanted my model (the little brother) to wear headphones, but I thought it would be too distracting. So with some backing opinions, I think I will go ahead with it. The third suggestion might need a bit of planning there before I execute it. It's odd for a person to be bending over with a laptop, though it's definitely going to improve the overalls for the poster.

Ah useful tutorial session yesterday. Now some time dedicated to assignment 5 in my next entry maybe.