The goal of the project was to imagine and design a minisite for Marvel Comics.
I based my entire minisite on the Marvel Civil War comic series, which, in a nutshell, pits two groups of superheroes against each other. One group becomes national fugitives, and the site is showing what a "most wanted" website for these criminals would look like.
The process involved being on - of all places - the FBI webpage. I found myself on there a lot, looking at specific pages and trying to find a balance between realism and this comic book world I was portraying. The idea finally came to me when I wasn't designing or researching at all. I was taking a study break and was playing Halo 4 with my friends when I realized the inspiration for my site was right there in front of me. The interface of the Halo games is the look and feel I was going for in my website design. I was reminded then that a designer should feed themselves with knowledge of other things, not just design - even if those other things include video games.
I designed everything except for the images and the game screenshot. Everything else (all UI, even the video game interface) was designed by myself.
I based my entire minisite on the Marvel Civil War comic series, which, in a nutshell, pits two groups of superheroes against each other. One group becomes national fugitives, and the site is showing what a "most wanted" website for these criminals would look like.
The process involved being on - of all places - the FBI webpage. I found myself on there a lot, looking at specific pages and trying to find a balance between realism and this comic book world I was portraying. The idea finally came to me when I wasn't designing or researching at all. I was taking a study break and was playing Halo 4 with my friends when I realized the inspiration for my site was right there in front of me. The interface of the Halo games is the look and feel I was going for in my website design. I was reminded then that a designer should feed themselves with knowledge of other things, not just design - even if those other things include video games.
I designed everything except for the images and the game screenshot. Everything else (all UI, even the video game interface) was designed by myself.
All imagery belongs to Marvel Comics.