Tuesday 26 July 2016

Research - designers/artists use social media

Leicester Architect : 

Design Studio Architect :

http://www.houzz.co.uk/pro/designstudioarchitectsuk/design-studio-architects

( Available from :http://www.designstudioarchitects.co.uk/)

On the top-right of image, they have the social media icons such as Houzz, Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Flicker, Linkedin and Google plus. However, the link of Flicker does not work so that I think they need to put out it from social media menus.

Houzz:

 ( Available from: http://www.houzz.co.uk/pro/designstudioarchitectsuk/design-studio-architects)

( Available from: http://www.houzz.co.uk/pro/designstudioarchitectsuk/design-studio-architects)

When I clicked on the Houzz icon, I came to homepage design of design studio architects on houzz website. They have similar logo but they have a background on houzz website. On this website, they have 10 followers and no review. I suggestion they could improve the overall web presence by asking the client to leave review or testimonial. In my opinion, I think they need to show a process during their work and explain more details on each project. By including the review or testimonial on website the customer will be reassured in the quality of services and the works of the company. It will help company gain more new costumer which improve the profit and keep the relationship.

Pinterest:

 ( Available from: https://uk.pinterest.com/DS_Architects/)


 ( Available from: https://uk.pinterest.com/DS_Architects/)

In my opinion, they have 8 websites for social media which can help them introduce their company and projects. It will help them keep the relationship between company and their costumer.

AR Design Studio:


( Available from: http://ardesignstudio.co.uk/)


I research another company design which is AR Design Studio in Winchester. On the top-right website, they have 7 icons of social media such as facebook, twitter, Pinterest, google plus, Youtube and instrgram.

Firstly, their facebook has a problem which does not work. I think they can delete it from menu social media and focus on significant social media. For example, if Pinterest or twitter has more follow than facebook, they can focus and improve Pinterest or Twitter.

 ( Available from: https://twitter.com/ARDesign_Studio)

However, when I came on their Twitter that does not work. In my opinion, I think that company just focus on design and do not have a time for design or post their project to social media. When I look their team in the company, I realised they have more designer.

( Available from: http://ardesignstudio.co.uk/)

From my experience, when a company is busy with their job or their clients know reputation, they do not need update the project on social media but they need update their own website.

(Available from: https://uk.pinterest.com/AR_DesignStudio/)

(Available from: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+ArdesignstudioCoUkAR/posts)

Pinterest and Google Plus are two social media have more follower than others. In my opinion, I think two social media suitable to design company because it always uses image more than word.

Universal Design Studio:


( Available from: http://www.universaldesignstudio.com/portfolio/one-leicester-street/)

This company just only have two social media which are Twitter and Instagram. However, they have a lot of follower and following and like in both social website. In my opinion, they spent more time to post and show their project. That can keep and enhance the relationship between them and costumers.

( Available from: https://www.instagram.com/universaldesignstudio/)

( Available from: https://twitter.com/UDSTweets)

I realised I can have two or three social media in my website. The qualitative is more important than quantitative so that need to focus on social media interesting such as Pinterest and facebook.

 VTH Design Company in Vietnam:

( Available from: http://www.vtharch.com/project.aspx?id=0&lang=en)

I tried to research one website of architecture company in Vietnam. I observed they do not have social media. They show all of projects and activities on the own website. I think this is depend on culture or lack of knowledge in Vietnam because this is a big company.


   

Wednesday 20 July 2016

Research Social Media


Types of social media

( Available from : http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/social-media)

Why is social media important ?

1. Easy to look customer's shadowing and connect them with audience.
2. Research new clients from locally to globally.
3. Enhance quality of services
4. Variety of market
5. Keep and create relationship

( Available from: https://blog.hootsuite.com/why-is-social-media-important-for-business/)


Top of social media :

1 : Facebook - 1.100.000.000/ monthly visitors
2 : Youtube - 1.000.000.000/ monthly visitors
3 : Twitter - 310.000.000/ monthly visitors
4: Linkedln -255.000.000/ monthly visitors
5: Pinterest - 250.000.000/monthly visitors

( Available from : http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/social-networking-websites)

Pinterest :

( Available from: https://uk.pinterest.com/)

There are a variety of issues which is helpful for viewer research and look around some favourite topics.

( Available from: https://uk.pinterest.com/)

The number of sharing and like are showed under product which shows the rank of popular in social media.

( Available from: https://uk.pinterest.com/)

 When we click an image, it will show the detail of a project and some comment from viewer under  the image. Moreover, they have more relate images about the project.

My opinion, I like this website because it has more graphics with more topics such architecture, art, engineering or technology. In addition, this website has search tool so that is easy to find information and saving the image.

Youtube:

( Available from: https://www.youtube.com/)

This website focuses on video with a lot of subjects such as architecture, music, and other things. 

 ( Available from: https://www.youtube.com/) 

There are not only showed the poster and date but also it has a number of views, like and dislike. Beside that have the number of comment which is helpful for viewer give some feedback after watching. 

In my opinion,  my favourite is interactive movie or video on Youtube. It appeared from 2008 so that was a new technique. I always use this website to find information or learn anything. Youtube is a popular social media which is easy to use and free for many people.

Thursday 14 July 2016

Comments - Inah and Iris website



( Source: available from http://inspirationfrom199.wix.com/inajanuary)

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It works when uses the other softwares such as safari and firefox

( Source: available from http://inspirationfrom199.wix.com/inajanuary)


( Source: available from http://inspirationfrom199.wix.com/inajanuary)

From Inah's website:

Firstly, the infographic CV used a small size and font of text so that was difficult to read. Moreover, I think she needed more information in the contact stage such as phone or address. Next thing was designed footer which had more space and confused with advertising. Indeed, I support my idea to help her enhance the website.


(Source : available from http://irispun1113.wixsite.com/iris)

(Source : available from http://irispun1113.wixsite.com/iris)

(Source : available from http://irispun1113.wixsite.com/iris)

(Source : available from http://irispun1113.wixsite.com/iris)

It works when uses the other softwares such as safari and firefox

(Source : available from http://irispun1113.wixsite.com/iris)

(Source : available from http://irispun1113.wixsite.com/iris)

From Iris's website:

In my opinion, she needs to give more details on each item such as what lesson and when she did objects. Moreover, she needs to write her plan in the future and strong point of her career. Beside that is a tagline which will show what thing her can do.

Wednesday 13 July 2016

Feedback website design and infographic

Feedback from my lesson :

After my presentation, I got some feedback from my tutor. Firstly, I need to make clear information on each project such as this is a project in the pre-master course, what the brief on each lesson and what thing focus on each lesson. Moreover, These are necessary if I organise the idea on each lesson such as model, plan, achieve and purpose.

Infographic :  

Infographic may be a method using images to describe information by chart or diagram. These are a good tool to explain information and reader will clearly understand.

In my opinion, I realise it can use in presentation or design a fly for advertising so I am researching how to create an infographic.

In the website magic.piktochart.com, we can research and create an infographic.

   ( Source : available from https://magic.piktochart.com/templates)


Sunday 10 July 2016

Research website design 12/7/2016

Timeline Experience :

In the homepage of the website, I chose timeline for shows my experience. However, I just posted some buildings completely. I did not shows some projects cancelled. Moreover, I'm going to design some projects and I will post it after it is complete. Therefore, my experience on my website showed three projects which was specific building.

( Source : from owner of the blog)

(Source: from owner of the blog)

In the experience stage, I chose the design app as project stage but I chose a different style.

(Source : from owner of the blog)

(Source : from owner of the blog)

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(Source : from owner of the blog)

(Source : from owner of the blog)

(Source : from owner of the blog)

However, when I checked it on a mobile phone and MAC system, I could not see the slide in project and experience stage.

(Source : from owner of the blog)

Therefore, I changed a different app design for project and experience stage. I made it easy to read and showed the evident images under discussion.

Firstly, I changed the style in experience stage.

(Source : from owner of the blog)

(Source : from owner of the blog)

(Source : from owner of the blog)

Moreover, I created a homepage for experience stage. That showed the  time when I worked and learnt in ADC. The images in that page were a project I have been designing for an industry.

(Source : from owner of the blog)

Next, I changed the style in project stage.

(Source : from owner of the blog)

(Source : from owner of the blog)

(Source : from owner of the blog)

(Source : from owner of the blog)

In addition, I made a home page for project stage which was similar to experience style. However, it showed the images in my country and a part of De Montfort University.

 (Source : from owner of the blog)

Delete the blog in menu bar:
After I researched some websites, I realised more blogs usually showed the news and their feeling about their work. Therefore, I deleted my blog in menu bar because my blog was a sketch book.

The Contact :

When I observed some architecture website, I saw they just only show their work and project on the home page. The contact is created another part in the menu bar. Thus, I cut my contact from my home page and paste it on the contact stage.

(Source : from owner of the blog)