A new and innovative way of displaying examples of projects and other developments has been created for face-to-face meetings and when networking. This involves creating digital interactive documents which fit into a size of a 10-inch tablet device. The interactive interface was designed and developed by myself. The overall look is a combination of a PowerPoint presentation and a website-style interaction. Despite I have developed similar digital documents in the past related to displaying examples of my projects and development I wanted to develop this much further. I wanted to develop something and find a smart and efficient way of displaying my projects and developments when attending meetings or when networking at events. The development This was developed through lots of planning research and preparation. It was created through several stages including developing a structure on how to navigate through different information and content. The next stage was to develop a series of trial digital documents on how it would be presented overall. After the initial trial in developing the documents, I started to include interactivity and how it can function when navigating through different aspects of the document. The final stage is particularly modifying the documents after making research and guidance from various professional designers. No programming coding was used throughout instead using digital desktop publishing software customised for displaying documents on this door devices such as tablets and videos display. It was inspired by watching news programmes when a presenter or a reporter is using an interactive touchscreen display to write down a particular point and to present different aspects of information images and quotes from different sources. Also, it was inspired by American news programmes during elections where a larger touchscreen wall is used to explore different results from an interactive map developed nationally and regionally with comprehensive detailed voting results into towns villages and cities. It is also known in America as the "magic wall". Portfilio document page examples Showcase document page examples How it works These documents are presented as if it was a website with an index page and interaction interface in which you can select a particular section. In addition, parts of the documents have a small section with an interactive focused index or galleries. The document also features special related developments including anything I am featured in such as newspapers or video campaigns. Additionally, an online linked page that contains QR codes for the audience to scan with direct links to some of my web pages including my awareness website, my main website and the online commonwealth special. On most pages, it features a series of interactive buttons which includes a standby button and main and section index. Also, additional interactive buttons are used to navigate to and from the focus index to particular content. If a particular content has multiple information or images a group outline and filled circles to indicate how far the multiple gallery or information are within a focused subject. Alongside the group of sir navigation circles an interactive mini right arrow to navigate through the multiple content. Overall the document is presented in a minimal approach to focus on the content related to the information or image from a particular project. Showcase Digital Document This document demonstrates projects & Developments at the fingertips. The examples include Creative & Awareness. It displays a quick summary of the range of developments. This includes a summary of the project for my awareness initiative plus value awareness and along with a snapshot of creative projects. Portfolio Digital Document This document presents a summary of the type of art of design projects I have developed and the kind of creativity I could potentially develop. This ranges from graphic design including marketing, promotion, visual preseason, digital art and branding. The document is broken down we've been the specific categories including the main section of creative projects along with the focus section of creative projects for my awareness initiative plus value awareness and local community. Presentation The document sections feature a series of interactive image links which enable the viewer to access the particular project very quickly. Overall aim These documents are designed to enable flexibility in what and the amount I share depending on the audience networking with their subject area of experience, interest and occupation. This means I can be selective about what I share and become when networking. Feedback During the spring months, I have shared both my portfolio and showcase documents at meetings and when networking at events. The response has led to positive engagement. Also, face positive feedback much more and much more quickly than when I use conventional printed portfolios. This family of documents is designed in a way that it could also be used as part of a PowerPoint presentation face-to-face or online. Interactive touch point organiser With the developments made, a specialised touch point organiser was created for when I was volunteering for Latinmotion's NYE Fest, the UK's biggest New Year latin dancing event at Birmingham's NEC Visit the Creative page to find out more Future developments Further editions of the interactive documents are to be created focusing on a particular topic or subject along with the social enterprise proposal for business. Because of the positive response, these documents will now be the framework for how I will present the projects on my main website in the future. This will be done in stages firstly converting the creative pages of my website then converting a family of web pages which combines different category areas before completing the rest of the website. If you are interested to arrange a meeting where I can display these interactive showcase & portfolio documents in the meeting, please fill in the form on the contacts pages of this website. In addition, you can also get in touch by connecting with me on my LinkedIn profile Notice to editors
Keith Mckenzie Keith is an awareness campaigner, a creative designer (Graphic design and digital art) and a salsa dancing participant With a background in Art & Design (including Graphic Design & Digital art) and a participant in music-related film documentaries, events & record label project King Of the Beats including filming and behind the scene preparations. Keith was educated at Hereford College of the Arts, the University of Northampton, Birmingham City University and Google's Digital Garage. Since 2000, he has developed over twenty years in providing awareness projects, campaigns and activities with the Awareness brand Plus Value Awareness along with Differences Originals. Also I am involved with salsa classes in the local community as an assistant. Also have participated in major dancing conventions twice a year at Birmingham's NEC for Birmingham Latinmotion and London's ManboCity. In 2022, Keith become a featured community participant for Birmingham who became part of special projects and campaigns to promote a positive legacy beyond hosting the commonwealth games Developments round-up Autumn into Winter 2020-2021
Awareness Content to support Support events in October and November, I have been developing multiple amounts of awareness online specials to support several events. The majority of developments is centred around October which is the busiest months of awareness events for Hidden differences than any other month of this year. The type of online specials including hate crime, mental health, multicultural with hidden differences along with specials for specific conditions including ADHD, dyslexia and dyspraxia. Also with a first-ever anti-bullying special. The family of online specials were supporting the following events ADHD Awareness Month, Dyslexia Week, Dyslexia Awareness Month, Dyspraxia Awareness Week, Black History Month in the UK and Europe, World Mental Health Day along with anti-bullying week and the campaign "Give Us A Break". Anti-bullying Special The highlights of online awareness specials were the first-ever anti-bullying special when for the first time exclusive awareness content was developed to support one of the annual events. Anti-bullying Key points & Visual Design A family of digital anti-bullying key points with their benefits on social media on and online and Anti-bullying abstract visual design titled "no to bullying" was developed exclusively to support the give us a break campaign. I was very honoured to support this event and receive positive feedback and support. Acknowledgements & spreading the word The anti-bullying alliance (Anti-bullying Week event organisers) sent me as supported acknowledgements in supporting their event. Also, the anti-bullying key points and long with the anti-bullying visual designs were supported I'm featured on the official "Give Us A Break campaign" webpages and was promoted on social media by the campaign founder Anna Kennedy OBE. Click here for details Developing new style awareness projects During October saw the first face of a new style awareness project. Called "Valuing Differences" with the importance of valuing a person with differences without causing harm to their sense of value. The first phase of this project began with specialised versions for ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia and multicultural hidden differences. Expanding Valuing Differences project The second phase will includes a customised person of the project for the autistic spectrum. This is followed by the third phase with a new family of value elements. This incorporates several of focused subject areas which makes up violin the person with differences. Examples including dignity, adjustment, natural and many more. some of the examples will be new updated versions of existing online project elements transferred from other projects with along with brand new examples. this is planned to be developed during winter months, the New Year and into the Spring months. Major contacting tasks During the winter months and into the New Year and during spring I am involved in a major contacting task. This involves sending customised messages to influential people, organisations and community support groups to spread the word about my awareness initiatives plus value awareness. The aim is the game war connectivity and hopefully potential opportunities in the future. In additional specific contacting is made during specific awareness events including World Day of Disability (December), Human Rights Day (December), Time to talk Day (February) and International Women's Day (March). Creative development As a follow-up to the digital creative development during the summer and autumn months, I have continued with further creative development into the winter and spring months. This is is a process to develop a new portfolio of creative designs. The objective is to maximize the showcase on what I can potentially develop with potential possibilities of opportunities. New projects and creative proposals will be developed and will appear online this winter, the New Year and into the spring Over the past recent months, I have been using trailing new ways to develop creativity using smart technology. I was trailing creativity using specific tablet devices with a family of different software & apps.
The experience I felt that developing creativity what's easier and much quicker and much more visual abilities. Results of not generate more critical than conventional desktop devices. The Quality test I need to find out if the software I use specific devices you is good enough for high-quality artwork be used for digital devices at a large size. This involves transferring designs onto conventional devices for a different viewing perspective and to magnify each designed to test the quality standards. The verdict The conclusion of my findings shows only number of designs were at a high quality and of high standards for print and large screen devices. What's next with the success of developing creativity that investing in technology and the same type of software as which professional digital artist and designers use as the only way forward. Overall I found this experience very inspiring and use it as a stepping stone on developing creativity. Further developments to come in the next few months when creative development from digital devices continue. Why this trail was made. Since being more involved with the awareness projects developed by me (including Plus Value Awareness) I have identified that I have limited time scale to develop creative projects. So I finding new ways to develop creativity more efficient without compromising my efforts on my aware projects With futher updates to come, keep updated online & on social media Updated 10th September 2020
To all visitors and social media followers, special update on a number of developments. Becuase on priortising on a number of a developments I had to break from all social media posts (inclduing Primary pages, Plus Value Awareness, Differences Originals, Plus Value Fusion, Linkedin, instagram and other personal pages) Digital Creative development A experiment trail was made in generate cretaive design & visual art with using sort & apps with selected tablet devices. Click here to find out more Sharing my story I've had a past few months I have been busy writing and submitting my story to selected speech-based radio stations on my day to day experiences and to provide a unique insight on racism especially with the black lives matter movement occurring. It is part of my personal initiative during this year which is call year of action with the objective of changing public attitudes and to challenge the conventions in society. why the objective is to wake up specific experiences what is not being addressed for a fairer and a better diverse society. I will update you if my story gets featured on any publications or broadcasts here within this blog and on on the main update blog. Also, updates appeared on my primary social media pages. The Social Enterprise concept Over the past few years, I have developed a number of proposals in combining my awareness and my creative related project into an idea to develop a family of services and other projects to benefit communities. During the period unattended many startup programmes, workshop and courses to strengthen the ideas forward. However, because of simple boundaries occurred I will recent years I have been going through a major evaluation on how to break the boundaries. This led to a change in the range of potential services social activities and products. Also a change of how the concept is presented. New changes This has led to new changes coming soon. A new website has been developed present a new revamped social Enterprise proposal to display a new lineup of potential services, products and social mission activity. It will include the range of products featured on this website. a new brand identity is also developed to replace the existing umbrella identity Plus Value Fusion which which is now rebranded as aware+vision. The new brand name for enterprise is starting to appear on the website footer of every page and link to this new website for businesses, communities and the rest of society. The New website is now available Visit the Aware+Vision website to discover (opens in a new window) In the next few months & into 2021, the branding used on this website will be modified to be aligned to the aware+vision style presentation (while maintaining the individual integrity on this website) as part of stronger & unified concept to provide potential services, social missing activity and products in the future. The unify rebranding will also affect plus value awareness, differences or original and the new Feodes creative items (coming soon.) For achive these changes this website will be also upgraded to maximise the show the range of projects and developments. Keep updated on this website and on Social Media Back to Home page |
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