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Contents Time management for design 4 Time management for development 5 Client brief -What is the project? 6 Design 6 Purpose 6 Requirements 7 Target audience 7 Market Research - 2D graphic 8 Banners used for games aimed at children 8 Banner used for film entertainment 10 Banners used for games within the target audience age range 12 How are elements of these banners going to be used for this project? 13 Planning - Ideas - 2D Graphic 14 Brainstorming options - 2D banner 14 Research - 3D graphic - process planning 16 3D Graphic using box modelling 16 3D graphic using sculpting 17 How is this project research going to affect decisions made for this project? 19 Visual themes and aesthetics 21 Mood Boards 21 Legal and ethical considerations 23 Compatibility 23 File Formats 24 2D graphic 24 3D graphics 24 File naming conventions and storage location 24 Software requirements 25 Hardware requirements 25 What will the 2D graphic be? 26 2D Design drawings 27 What will the 3D graphic be? 28 Design drawings 29 Feedback for designs 30 First response 30 Changes based on feedback 31 3D brainstorming 31 2 / 4

3D graphic mind map 32 2D graphic mind map 33 Second response 34 Changes based on feedback 35 3D graphic coloured drawings 35 2D graphic coloured drawings 36 Tools and techniques used in the graphics 40 2D graphic 40 Filter - adding noise 41 Blurring 42 Duplicating layers 43 Merging layers 44 Filter - cloud effect 45 Brush tool 46 Brush tool - Opacity 47 Complete background demonstrating all previous tool used 48 Shape tools - Ellipse 48 Layer styling - gradient overlay 50 3D graphic 50 Geometric models 51 Scaling 53 Beveling 54 Extrusion 55 Lighting 57 Texturing 57 Virtual camera 59 Rendering 60 Reviewing and evaluating graphics 61 2D graphic 61 Does the graphic meet the client brief? 61 Reviewing legal and ethical constraints in the graphic 62 Technical constraints 63 Strengths and weaknesses 64 Strengths 64 Weaknesses 64 Conclusion on 2D graphic 64 3D graphic 64 Does the graphic meet the client requirements? 64 Reviewing legal and ethical constraints in the graphic 64 Technical constraints 65 Strengths and weaknesses 65 Strengths 65 3 / 4

Weakness 65 Conclusion on 3D graphic 65 Evaluating my professionalism and time management 66 Optimisation based on client review 67 2D graphic 67 Client response 67 Changes made to the 2D graphic 68 Alternative text 1 69 Alternative text 2 69 Alternative text 3 69 Before and after 70 3D graphic 71 Client response 71 Changes made to the 3D graphic 72 Before and after 73 How do the optimised graphics meet the clients requirements and brief? 76 2D graphic 76 3D graphic 76 References 78

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Task Estimated start date Estimated finish date Estimated no. days Complet ed?Actual start Actual finish Actual no.days Notes

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