ahepburn Mdes PLAN

INITIAL PROJECT PLANNING:

TASK / NEEDS ANALYSIS

Literature Research

Requirements Analysis

Market / User Analysis

Project Specification

Storyboards / LayoutsInitial Design

Production / Digital Colouring

Evaluation

Project Management

Digital Layout / Print / Final Assembly

Final Project Phases Identified:

Initial Considerations: Literature Needs

Project Specification & Management

Initial Design Phase

Key Production Issues

Marketing / Distribution Needs

Final Design / Production

Initial Considerations


Final Project Phases Identified: Literature needs:

Narrative / Story Development

Book Referencing

Story analysis / editing

User / Subject Specialist Feedback

Online Work / Data collection & Analysis

Research specifics: Uniform / equipment / / insignia / locations / character characteristics


Final Project Phases Identified: Project Specification & Management:

User / Key groups / Sub Groups

Project Management / Time frame / MeetingsPhone calls : being nice to people!

Client Feedback / Analysis & Action needs:Contingency for errors (content / accuracy)

Record development / reports / schedules /updating record

Hardware / Software Provision / Contingencies(breakdowns ... corruptions !)

Website development / updates / contingency issues: backups / domain reg / hosting / costing'stime-frame updates / amendments

3rd Part implications / printers / deadlines /printing time frames (implications)

Contingency requirements re: KEYDeliverables


Final Project Phases Identified: Initial Design Phase:

Visual Reference Requirements:

Book /Comic Book / Online / First Hand Photographs / Online Photographic resourcing

Storyboards / thumbnails / Narrative Illustrations

Key Layouts / pencil illustrations

Bristol board requirements:

Scanning Pencils / imaging requirements

Contingency issues: backup scans (two external drives) (Cloud Options)

Time / motion analysis for panel sketches

Final Pencils: Scans (backups / Archive)


Final Project Phases Identified: Key Production Issues:

Inking Requirements: Light Box Provision (access)

Equipment provisions / cultpens.com / ordering timeframes ... equipment failure contingency

Traditional (preferred / Digital)Time / Motion Analysis

Hardware / Software req: wacom tablet (x2)

Colour Rendering (definitely digital) MANGA Studio / PHOTOSHOP

Time / Motion Analysis: Key Productionprocesses

Colour FlatsFully Rendered / multilayered / brush design / brush abr’s

Colour swatch groups / schemes

Typeface / Font Requirements: Speech boxesbubbles / text input / layout / spelling / adjusting

File format / flexibility between output formats ofPrint / Web: Reusability


Final Project Phases Identified: Market / Distribution Needs:

Identify Publisher (s) (Verbal Arts / Yes Publications /KA BLAM?

2D Festival Input / stall / interviews / marketing / leaflet / poster / web marketing

Technology Analysis: Equipment / Online Resourcing / platform implications / web hosting

Marketing Time / Costs

2D Festival / Banner Advertising / Press Release / Full 2 Days time commitment


Final Project Phases Identified: Final Design / Production :

Unit Costing Analysis & Print specification

Digital Layout issues: InDesign / File format & archive

Document setup / Develop Templates / flexible / efficient

Compile pages: ICC Colour profile / Management

Archive Files / Hard Drives / Cloud / Network

PDF Profiling & Preflight: CMYK output / HTML / CSS publishing

Printing: Substrates / Cover (Glossy) specification / sourcing

Quantity / Time & Motion Study Digital Print and Final Assembly

Stitch / Perfect Binding requirements / materials / contingency (no glue!)

Final Print Run / Packaging / Shipping

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