{"id":275,"date":"2024-04-13T18:00:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-13T17:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/liambenstead.co.uk\/?p=275"},"modified":"2024-05-04T20:44:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T19:44:25","slug":"design-process-own-contribution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/liambenstead.co.uk\/?p=275","title":{"rendered":"Design Process (Own Contribution)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Researching the overlays was vital to any given design. I&#8217;ve come across the concept of labels. &#8220;Stream Labels are text overlays that update in real time based on interactions with your viewers and fans. These are crucial to creating an interactive and seamless stream overlay.&#8221; (David, n.d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nick (2021) compares overlays to pizza toppings, as more content makes the overlay &#8220;more attractive to onlookers.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also followed some tutorials on how to design overlays and labels. (MonoMonster et al, 2020; Project Ace, 2018).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Rough-Ideas-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3776\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">I sketched some design ideas on a notepad.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(27.894px, 1.743rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 2.094), 48px);\"><strong>Colour Palettes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Colour-Palette-4-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4035\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The colour palettes that assist the overlay designs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(29.303px, 1.831rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 2.26), 51px);\"><strong>Overlays<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Overlay-Influences-3-1024x829.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4036\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All of the overlay influences.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I thought about how the designs of a futuristic overlay would look and tried to match that style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Cyberpunk-Overlays-1024x373.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3782\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The cyberpunk overlay with choice of background.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The design is based on Minecraft (Mojang Studios, 2011), so I&#8217;ve added a block to stay true to the source material and makes the overlay unique. (Ein, 2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Minecraft-Overlay-1-1024x397.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3786\" style=\"width:617px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Minecraft design with choice of background.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve used a custom font (dafont.com, n.d.a) that fits within the Easter theme and assigning each window a different colour creates contrast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Easter-1024x384.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3818\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Easter overlay with choice of background.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The spikes in this design represent the icicles, which further complements the ice theming more and separates it from other designs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ice-1024x384.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3819\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The ice overlay with choice of background. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The cyberpunk aminations used a plug-in (ajvstheworld et al., 2020; Video Copilot and Final Image Inc., 2022), Whilst taking inspirations from logos from the Sonic movies (Paramount, 2020, 2022), Squid Game (Netflix, 2021) and a neon sign (iStockPhoto LP, 2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Subscribe-1.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Donation_1.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minecraft text animations applied a Light Sweep effect (Mason, 2017) and AE built-in text which resemble the Minecraft font (dafont, n.d.b), and some influences (Hawley, et al, 2020; Uncle Jam, 2017).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Minecraft-Subscribe.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Minecraft-Donation.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Easter animation was approached an expression. (Dope Motions, 2020) and an influence (Lava Motion, 2018) to express the theme more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Subscribe-Easter.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Donation-Easter-1.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ice animation was approached through appropriate text effects (short-form video et al, 2010; EZ Tutorials, 2018), and some influences (PremiumBeat by Shutterstock et al, 2021; Voxyde, 2016).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Subscribe-Ice-NB-1.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Donation-Ice-NB.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(30.232px, 1.89rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 2.372), 53px);\"><strong>Labels<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Labels-Inspirations-4-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4009\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All of the inspirations for the stream labels.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/All-1024x709.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4012\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">I made sure to design each label. in a way that it stays true to their influences, and I reused elements from each overlay, such as the Minecraft Block and the spikes for the icicles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Researching the overlays was vital to any given design. 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