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Semiotics And Interactive Design Of Black And White Essay

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For my Annotated Research Kit, I have explored Black and White (colours), semiotics and interactive design.

The first keyword I have explored is Black and White. This is an illustration style that I have up until recently, been using in my studio work, and in my own personal practices as a graphic designer. Black and White also fits in with the culture of today’s younger generation, in which their taste of visual style and graphic design preference fits in with my Black and White design style.

On a similar level, I used Black and White in an animation advertisement for the New Zealand Safe Campaign. My intention of using a Black and White watercolour style was to make the animation appear simple and appealing. I combined the idea of black and white with a watercolour visual style to help bring about the sense of a natural and real animation story about the sad life of pig farming today.

The second keyword I have explored is semiotics. Semiotics improves everyday life by simplifying matters and information through the interpretation of simple icons. Without this, people’s everyday life would be much difficult than today as we naturally learn faster and better through visuals and imagery.

My last keyword is interactive design, which is something that is always around us. From the way we interact with computers to apps from the Apple store to accessing the ATM and reading an online eBook.

Ultimately, interactive design is about finding a solution to a

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