Finlay Craig — Interaction Designer | Student Journalist

Portfolio – The Last 12 Months

2 April 2012 Third Year Uni

In the last 12 months I’ve been a part of some pretty great projects. They are not all on my website yet, but they are here in my portfolio. Here are my last 12 months – Download Portfolio Here (I designed this as single A4 pages so that you can easily print it or view [...]

17 December 2011 Data Visualisation

The Brief An Interactive Data Visualisation using Arduino & Processing. You have discovered the transmission of an unknown data signal. You don’t know what the data means and you don’t know where it’s coming from, although you suspect it’s a transmission from a long lost polar expedition (or something similar). Using a dial(s) only, create [...]

14 November 2011 finlaycraig.com

After experimenting with the Flickr API recently, I decided to see what I could do with the Flick default thumbnails which are generated when you upload an image to the site. Combining this with Instagram on my iPhone, I can now update the live background of my site on the go. The code is fairly simple, and [...]

12 April 2011 Projects

This day was the culmination of two semesters of Co-Design with members of the Aphasic Community. Check out these photos from the day.

12 April 2011 Projects

In our Design Studies module, we were given a Co-Design project to work with people who suffered, or are directly impacted by Aphasia. Aphasia can be crudely described as, ‘loss of ability to understand or express speech, caused by brain damage.’ Our objective was to work with these stake holders, and develop something that would directly or [...]

30 March 2011 Second Year Uni

To self evaluate how are Co-Design project went, we each wrote and designed a short essay on our experiences with the project. Here is my submission. PDF Download Link

9 March 2011 Personal

If you have seen my Progress Bar that I created, then you may be interested in seeing the code behind it. Well here it is! Here is the one index.php file and the pin .PNG I created for the page. Progress Code + Pin

9 March 2011 Personal

Data Visualisation is beautiful way of expressing information in alternative forms. Creative Data Visualisation allows masses of information to be communicated without the need for prior knowledge, understanding, or experience with the data that is being presented. The Site As a fun little project, I decided to create a very simple progress bar for the [...]

8 March 2011 iPad Sketching App

If you have already watch our research video where we interviewed some young artists on their use of sketchbooks, then you know we’re working on an iPad Sketching App. One of my areas of responsibility is to look at how people archive clippings from the internet. The Idea The App will feature a built in web browser, [...]

8 March 2011 News App

The Brief The British Library holds the finest collection of books, journals, newspapers, patents, sound recordings, and much more. However, a great deal of this content is only available at the British Library. Although the public have the access to the collection, there is no way of enjoying what the British Library has to offer [...]

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Interaction Designer | Student Journalist | Dundee, UK

Portfolio – The Last 12 Months

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Speek | Stakeholder Event | Gallery

Speek | Public Information Film

Speek | Reflective Essay | PDF

Progress Bar | The Code

Progress Bar | Link

iPad Sketching App | Folder UI Concept

British Library Brief | iPad App

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