Post 01: Design Elements

When researching other examples of UI to take inspiration from, I found myself drawn to UIs that had more focus on images than information as while doing my research on other art museum websites and apps, the biggest flaws I found was that that heavy amount of information was often overwhelming. I also preferred UI examples with more muted colours that blended well with the displayed artworks which creates an easy on the eye design and as most of the page will be the same colour it’s simpler to choose a stable colour for the navigational icon that will be visible. When creating a mood board that would define the type of genre and style I wanted to commit to, I chose photos with colours I thought worked well together while also fitting the muted colours I wanted to mimic from my UI mood board. I also tried to incorporate as much texture as I could within the mood board as I want some amount of texture on my final UI design to make the design look less flat. Once I had a certain amount of images, I decided to fill the rest of the mood board out by selecting contrasting colours and exploring with my selections. Once I moved onto my colour palettes and typefaces, I relied heavily on my genre mood board to select my first few colours then I continued based off what I had already done to keep a consistent aesthetic throughout. When looking at different typefaces, I wanted a more delicate, serifed text which I saw frequently when looking at different types of UI as it would fit with the aesthetic of an art museum which are known for having a calm and mature environment. I was able to find a few fonts with my desired look and once I had, I expanded my search to fonts of other types to see if any would fit despite not being exactly what I was looking for.