I don’t know if any of you guys out in Cyber Space lie in bed at night and wonder when we will be able to do away with monitors and be totally immersed in a holographic 3d computer experience. Probably anyone who grew up with Star Wars has wondered this at one point or another.
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As students of the Interactive Design program at Capilano University we have been assigned many group projects over the course of the last 2 years. But none have been quite so satisfying as our recent SEO challenge that spawned Robot Salmon.
Our challenge was to create a Blog that would be able to draw interested users to it and send them on through to the Interactive Design programs website to learn more about what the program has to offer, the teachers, the facilities etc. We had just under 2 months to create our web presence, build a following of interested viewers, generate content that would keep our new readers coming back and make Robot Salmon a know name in the web design community of Vancouver. Here is a wrap up of how it all flowed for Robot Salmon.
As a student of the Interactive Design program at Capilano University in my last term of the program I have the exciting opportunity to participate in a 6 week practicum… My number one motivating factor in my decision to leave the hospitality industry and jump headlong into the world of web design was my love of travel. I had visions of sitting on the beach somewhere far away from Vancouver and the ominous rain, my trusty laptop in front of me as I worked away on web design contracts. When the practicum opportunity came up I decided to test my theory and travel to Taveuni, an island in Fiji.
As I was walking home after the hockey game from the Corner of Robson and Beaty up to Robson and Howe and the South I saw some really great examples of how Canada celebrates. There were seas of people all singing and dancing, draped in Canadian flags. It was all at once intimidating and inspiring. [...]
Canada Wins Gold in Olympic Hockey Alberta Plaza Celebrates
This is where I work right now and it is crazy!!!
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One of my favorite parts of living in this city during the 2010 Olympics has been the experience of getting to see the localy created interactive media displays, the colorful graphic designs plastering the city everywhere you look, and all of the tech nerd stuff that has been set up all over town (there are giant T.V. projections on every surface that you rest your eyes on). But one of the things that has stood out to me the most is the fact that with the mass influx of people into this city has also come a mass influx of iPhones, Blackberries, digital cameras, HD Flip video recorders etc. Everywhere that you look someone is pressing the shutter on a digital camera, or shooting a video that will be up on You Tube in a matter of minutes. The citizens and visitors in this city have all become “citizen journalists” in their own right.
Usabilla is a usability design application that us Vancouver web design students at Capilano University often use in the early stages of development. You can use the software for free, or you can pay which will unlock some extra features. The information gathered with Usabilla is extremely useful. I was able to get direct feedback from 14 people with in 1 day of posting the test. Under normal circumstances that would have cost me 14 conversations and a ton of time in carrying out each survey individually.
This Article has been written by a guest writer for Robot Salmon. Her name is Vanessa Melle.
I didn’t think I would, but I am actually enjoying working the Olympics. I saw Matt Lauer and a bunch of important politicians, some athletes too. I saw tons of journalists and I know Stephen Colbert is lurking around. [...]
For web designers, graphic designers, or any type of artist, it is important to always keep growing. When we become stagnant, so does our work. Since I live in Vancouver, I have no trouble finding inspiration in this beautiful city every day. However, we need all different kinds of inspiration to keep our work fresh [...]
The initial phase of a web design project focuses in on varying design research methods. Our number one priority is to make sure that we are following a user centered design process. We want to get to know your clients, the end users of your new website, your target market if you will. We want to get inside their heads and figure out what will speak to your users, and then we will design to support that message…Another important step is determining your brand or your identity. If you or your company does not have a strongly defined brand, or an identity that is currently represented by your graphics and logos, as web designers we can create one for you.
