What I Did This Week
I worked on my product this week
(the calendar). I got two more calendar months done: April and August. I also
decided to change the color scheme of the entire calendar because the previous one
(the dual-color one) looked too childish. The background will not be varied
anymore from month to month, but will all be the same color: a medium green
color to symbolize the environment. Also, the first row of each calendar page
(the row with the days of the week on it) will be the one that is varied. The
color (a solid one) will go with the environmental issue and picture of the
month. For instance, August’s topic is Reducing One’s Carbon Footprint, so the
top row will be black because the picture is of a black footprint. Screenshots
of the calendar pages that I have already finished (August, December, February,
April) are below.
I
also lightened the grey area of the other rows so that it will be easier for
people to see the various appointments that they have written in the boxes. To
see whether the paper I planned to have was the right kind and size, I went to
the print shop and had one calendar page and a picture/information page
printed. The pages seemed like they would be thick enough for the calendar, and
the size was good too.
Difficulties I Faced
As
stated before, the background of the calendar pages was overwhelming the page.
It took attention away from the supposed main focus of the page: either the
picture or the calendar dates, depending on which type of page. Also stated
before, the grey parts that one is supposed to write on were too dark and as a
result, if someone tried to write their appointments or other events inside the
box(es) they would not be able to see their own writing. The font was an
additional issue. This is because it was quite curly and “looked like Comic
Sans” according to my supervisor.
How I Solved The Challenges/What I Learned
It was somewhat easy to solve the
challenges stated above. I changed the background to a more pastel color that was
not too bright and complemented the picture an calendar dates somewhat. I also
brightened the color of the grey so that it would be a bit whiter and people
could write down their various appointments without any difficulty seeing them.
In addition, I changed the font from the curly one to an Oldstyle font, called
Minion Pro. I think the calendar overall looks more professional now. What I
learned from these difficulties is that bright colors are not always good, and
that consistency is key to a good calendar. Bright colors can (and most likely
will) overwhelm the page, taking the focus away from the intended main focus of
the page. In terms of consistency, if the components of the calendar are not
consistent for all the pages, the calendar as a whole will not look unified. This
is why I made the background for all the pages the same color instead of different
colors that reflect the respective topics, which was my initial idea. This is
also the reason why I used the same font in all the pages.
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