Re-printed type booklet
As mentioned previously, I wasn't happy with the cover of the bookley because the title wasn't clear enough - so I made it more simplistic;
I then re-printed the inside of the booklet on better stock and hoped that it would all line up better. There is still a slight misalignment - but its not nearly as obvious or in your face as the other one, so I'm a lot happier with this one.
NYC Pride - Pop up card.
One of the big things that I looked at throughout this brief was pop up pieces - and I can't believe I left it so late to produce my final NYC pride pop up piece.
The intention behind it, is that it would be sent as a keepsake/thankyou piece to each organisation that signed up to march in the event. Hence the address for the LGBT center on the envelope as an example.
The intention behind it, is that it would be sent as a keepsake/thankyou piece to each organisation that signed up to march in the event. Hence the address for the LGBT center on the envelope as an example.
I absolutely love how this has turned out and I'm really glad that I didn't decide to give up on the pop up idea - it may only be small but its one of my favourite products for the brief.
Best Picture evaluation
My main reason for doing this brief was to really focus on type as image. It is something I wanted to do in the previous module where I wrote the ‘lyrics and type’ brief, which I ended up terminating and I originally stated that I would take it up again for this module but as time went by, I realised there wasn’t really a context for it. For that reason, I wrote the Best Picture Drive-in Season brief so that I could produce film posters, working with quotes from the film to incorporate type as image.
I feel the quality of the posters is my main strength here; not specifically in terms of printing but more in terms of image quality. Also, similar to the puffin books - they all look different but by sticking to certain design constraints, they all work as a set.
My weakness is probably the actual copy type on some of the leaflets and promotional pieces. This aspect of type is something I don’t really work with very much and its not something I would say I am particularly skilled in.
I feel the quality of the posters is my main strength here; not specifically in terms of printing but more in terms of image quality. Also, similar to the puffin books - they all look different but by sticking to certain design constraints, they all work as a set.
My weakness is probably the actual copy type on some of the leaflets and promotional pieces. This aspect of type is something I don’t really work with very much and its not something I would say I am particularly skilled in.
Roald Dahl Collection evaluation
This is possibly my favourite brief from this module because I was working for a target audience that I hadn’t worked for before and working to a context that I hadn’t worked for before, so it was 2 new things that I happened to really enjoy so it highlighted something that I will want to work on in the future.
My main strength in this brief, I believe, is the illustration aspect. All the covers are different but by sticking to handcrafted illustration, they all work as a set.
The weakness for this brief, and I believe it is a weakness for most of the briefs is the photography of my own work. I enjoy photography in terms of outdoor photography, music events, architecture etc. but when it comes to using it as a tool to document my work, I sometimes felt the photos didn’t do them justice sometimes - admittedly in some instances it may have made the work look better but on the whole, I don’t feel it was a strength of mine.
My main strength in this brief, I believe, is the illustration aspect. All the covers are different but by sticking to handcrafted illustration, they all work as a set.
The weakness for this brief, and I believe it is a weakness for most of the briefs is the photography of my own work. I enjoy photography in terms of outdoor photography, music events, architecture etc. but when it comes to using it as a tool to document my work, I sometimes felt the photos didn’t do them justice sometimes - admittedly in some instances it may have made the work look better but on the whole, I don’t feel it was a strength of mine.
Booklet mock up 2
This one is A5 - and the size is a lot more manageable/realistic.
However there are 2 problems with this one;
1. I'm not completely sold on the cover, I like all the stationary pieces but I don't think the title stands out enough.
2. The pages don't line up - ones a little lower/higher than the other, which is annoying and is too obvious to ignore.
However there are 2 problems with this one;
1. I'm not completely sold on the cover, I like all the stationary pieces but I don't think the title stands out enough.
2. The pages don't line up - ones a little lower/higher than the other, which is annoying and is too obvious to ignore.
Booklet covers
In addition to the A4 one being a little too big - I felt it was also missing a cover, so I produced the one below - not only does it give it colour, it showcases the seperate pieces of stationary and add's another 'to be coloured' page. It looks quite fun!
The variations below probably don't look any different at first glance, but they actually incorporate the title 'handcrafted'.
The variations below probably don't look any different at first glance, but they actually incorporate the title 'handcrafted'.
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