The challenge was to create a Valentine's Day card with a QR code that, when scanned, led the viewer to Adobe Aero and included a layered AR effect. Since then, Adobe Aero has been discontinued, so that piece of the project is no longer included.
My first task was to determine a concept for my design. My second step was to illustrate the card itself and ensure that the design has layers that could be transferred to the AR aspect of the project. Finally, I had to work with Adobe Aero, which was in its beginning stages of development at the time, and input the layers of my design and add a small animation to the AR design.
I started by using ideation methods to decide on a concept. At the time, someone who is very important to me was battling breast cancer, and I decided to illustrate my card for them since, at the time, they were the person who most needed to feel loved and supported. Then I had to illustrate the design with layers that would effectively translate into Adobe Aero. I worked very closely with my professor since he knew much more about the program than I did. I illustrated each piece of the card separately, placed each piece on its own layer, and used Adobe Illustrator’s effects to create depth. Finally, I imported each layer into Adobe Aero and added a small animation of the flower’s swaying, as if it were being blown by the wind, and the heart scaling up and moving forward, as if it were beating. This design has since been professionally printed on canvas and donated to a breast cancer fundraiser raffle.
