DESIGN PROCESSOnce I decided that i would used the artwork from the menu page used in the game i began to play around with the design so that it would fit the template for an App Store App. I altered the design and made it a slightly more simpler design for the artwork.

Application design

Here I have used a basic design to compare some very dominant colours such as Purple Iris, Maroon and Chili Pepper Red. After experimenting with these colours I have noticed I should stick to a darker colour which would blend better with the image instead of using a bright eye catching colour.

Here are the three main steps I took to creating the image i’m using for the application logo.

- I began with a basic outline of some character artwork.- I then made the line bolder and used the colour white

to help it stand out from the background i will be using.

- Using shades of grey I filled the characters features and also used a gradient to give it some shadow and blend the grey’s together.

I then discovered that a dark blue fitted well with the image, plus it is the main characters costume colour. These are the four steps of experimenting with different shades of blue and also including a shadow behind the image giving it some depth to the background. I found that a pattern in that background work better that just fading the colour as that had a clash with the shadows used in the image of the character.

APP DESIGN

FEEDBACKThis design is very eye catching due to the contrast with the outline of the character on top of the maroon background. It links well to the game as the image includes an asset from the game (gun) plus it uses the main character.

It lacks the use of colours to help bring out the features used in the image. It is quite boring and wouldn't be an exiting app to come across in the app store.

The design uses the drop shadow effectively to elevate the image from the background. The grey shades used within the characters features work well as they don’t complicate the design with too many complex colours.

The gradient used for the background clashes with the drop shadow used for the image. The white outline used on the character is slightly too bold to highlight the characters features.

This is a favorite out of the three initial ideas. Similar to the second design it uses a grey gradient to fill the characters features and well faded drop shadow enhancing the image from the background. The effect used for the background fits much better than the fade or gradient.

The only problem with this design is outline used on the image of the character, as it overpowers the design giving it a sketched look.

FINAL DESIGN