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Project A - Iron Chef Design

Topic #1 - Mike Wieringo

What was your concept for this site?

My concept for this site was obviously to show Wieringo's comic book influence. He was a big hame in the comic circuit, so I wanted to make sure that anyone visiting this page who didn't know who he was would understand almost immediately.

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This design was aimed at showing a more cartoonish style. I wanted as much of the text to have the feel of the inside of a comic book. Naturally, I had to use text bubbles.	This design was inspired by a sketch of his which showed almost an entire page in a comic book. The rouch texture but very professional feel was nice to see. So I wanted to show what Weiringo's main work looked like.	This is basically me just trying to give the look of a comic book cover. Although I only found a few covers designed by Wieringo, I thought since I had done so much of the inside, I need to try the outside at least. This is probably my least successful design for this challenge.

Which design did you choose and why?

I chose this design to move forward with because everyone else seemed to like it the most. It was probably this simplest design, but also had a good amount of "pop" to it. I might have chosen the second design, but most people didn't seem to think it had enough color to keep people's attention.

What changes did you make to your revision and why?

The changes I made for my final revision were to make sure that the protrait of Wieringo didn't have the little gp of orange, and I also fixed the title. It seemed to be a bit too much in the first design, so I simplified it. I also used a comic inspired