OUGD603 - Blood Brother - Final outcome

Here is my final design that I have created using photoshop. From the development there was a lot more towards the bottom, Blood Brother decided that it was too heavy image and too complex for Blood Brothers style. Although, they did like the top half of my design that we made little changes towards and then Blood Brother launched it live. 

Personally, I am over the moon to have had my design on a global fashion market website - Blood Brother. I believe once I go back to Blood Brother I will get  a chance to improve the website further as it is something that I would enjoy producing. 

The website is now live on Bloodbrother.co.uk. Owner Nicholas Biela can confirm this. 

OUGD603 - Blood Brother - Development

After creating wireframes and developed website pages, I decided to go back and make it more interactive. 

OUGD603 - Blood Brother - EXTRA

Although some of this work was started during the internship, most of these designs have been continued and finished and sent back to Blood Brother. 

OUGD603 - Blood Brother - Development

Working with the research and the website frames, I have decided to create a website that is more welcoming, energetic and interactive. I was able to gain some access to Blood Brother HQ images and used these within the website designs. 

Web design is the most common term used for professionals in this industry. Oftentimes, when someone says they are a "web designer" that are referring to a very broad set of skills, one of which is visual design.

The "design" part of this equation deals with the customer-facing or "front end" part of the website. A web designer is concerned with how a site looks and how the customers interact with it.

Web development on the other hand comes in two flavors - front-end development and back-end development.Some of the skills in these two flavor overlap, but they do have very different purposes in the web design profession.A front-end developer takes the visual design of a website.

Here is the development as a visual design with no coding. 

OUGD603 - Blood Brother - Initial Ideas

Here are wireframes that I have put together to create the foundation for building the website together. 

I have kept it minimal and within Blood Brothers style. 

OUGD603 - Blood Brother - Research

Whilst being at the internship, I was told to always stick to the clients need and style. 

To have an understanding of Blood Brothers style, I looked into their website. It it very simplified and easy to use although it lacks warmth. It’s a website that is easy to use but doesn’t really want you to come back. Feeling a bit empty and lost. 

What works best is the colour match throughout each page. Each page has a white background with images what almost seem randomly layed out. The blogs are pages that I would especially see into changing as they look like they have been produced on microsoft word. which looks unprofessional and not welcoming.  

Looking at different competitor websites is essential to making sure you’re up to trend with style of others around. Being a graphic designer we pick certain elements that work and take out those that don’t work. This is the same in fashion design where designers inspire from their competitors to make themselves better. 

Looking at icons that could help portray social media. Fashion and Blood Brother capitalise on social media as they are used more than billboards. Today social media is exploding and being aware of it is important to expand in business. 

Here I have looked at competitors and ‘certain elements’ that I would like to use within my designs. 

OUGD603 - Blood Brother - Brief

To create a website that consists of similar styles and aesthetics as Blood Brother. Remember to keep to the original style but add your own style.  

Background

Blood Brother are looking to create a new website launch. Using new updated photography I am to create a website that is going to be original. 

Deliverables

- Design the website

CONCEPT FOR THE BRIEF

Blood Brother have a very minimalistic style and very urban, edgy style. It it about matching the style and fashion of Blood Brother and making  sure they are ahead of competitors.