Scrunch!

To get the seed packet off screen we've decided to scrunch it up with a big hand. I've created an animation to try to create this effect. In order for this to work on top of our background I'll need to remove the white background.



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Revised Background

We decided that a rough edged background could work better than a perfectly straight one. Here's a revised version I've been working on. I've also made a few other subtle changes, for example the feint diagram in the background has been swapped with one more fitting to our subject.



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Background

Over the last few days we've also been working on our background image for the homepage and subsequent pages.
We wanted to achieve a relief/scrapbook type feel using collage and mixed media

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The perfect garden song??

We need to start deciding on music to accompany the site. We like the idea of making it quite cheesy and tongue in cheek.
A radio in the garden to be tuned in to various different songs, the user selecting which they wish to listen to.

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PACKET!

So yesterday we worked on the seed packet idea, creating both front and back designs for a packet containing "WONDER SEEDS".

This animation shows how the user will interact with the packet by clicking in dedicated hot spots.



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Icon Ideas & Research

I found all of these small icon style garden buildings that could be used as the traditional home icon on our site.

Layout idea...

Once the user has clicked on a specific plant and it has grown, an extra reed could grow along the top of the screen with a semi-transparent box rolling down full of the information.