CIE Project Catalog
Consult: Hannah Reigel + Natalie Bursztyn + Peter LaFemina
Provided for: College of Geography
Purpose: This tool was built to help students learn how to take strike and dip measures in the field through hands-on immersive learning.
In the conversation regarding the initial branding designs it was suggested that we play up the humor of the connotation of the tool’s title “S.A.D.” and create an icon that was essentially a sad emoji. We moved in a different direction due to the negative connotation and confusion this design choice would potentially cause.
above: S.A.D. team’s design recommendation
above: strike and dip symbols
We opted for iconography that demonstrated the relationship between the tool and understanding how to take measures of inclines by using a mountain and writing out the full name of the tool in the branding material that uses this icon.
The final design included the two color mountain made from strike and dip symbols as well as the adapted annotation “S&D” and full title.
The original interface for the Strike & Dip meshed many collaborators needs into a single tool. This resulted in many controls across many menus built to serve different purposes.
The early styling of the UI was inspired by earth tones and cyan-glowing futuristic-styled technology since the menus seem to hover in the scene. The black and blue menu designs were chosen.
The compass control panel sliders were organized multiple ways to determine which layout created the most room and intuitive understanding of each slider’s purpose through labeling via iconography.
Consolidation of the menus took place by applying tabs, icons with buttons, and slide-out menus. The menus were labeled and organized in ways to help make efficient use of space while still ensuring all the available controls were visible.
The display for the tour stops were modeled after a radio/music player controls
Ultimately these designs allowed for improved flow of the experience where students could access the main menus and collapse submenus to conserve space and seek helpful guides on the functionality of all of the controls.
