Final wrap around

The final designs for the wrap around for the design context publication. This will be printed duplex on the light 130gsm matte stock, but ideally something even lighter but will have to see what I can source in the limited amount of time I have left!

Still can't decide which one to go for, for the type side of the poster. I really do like the rules running across the whole design which actually clarified the design and the order of reading, especially with the indented names. However this feature apart from in some of the unerlined headers, doesn't really appear anywhere else in the context publication, so I'm just wary over the consistency of it. The other thing is also the colour, I felt that black on white is a bit too cold and dry as it run throughout the publication, so currently stuck on a dilemma with this decision. 

One thing that has been decided however is the final layout for side A, the side which will be visible when wrapped around the publication itself. Further developing from the previous versions, I have adjusted each image to their ideal resolution and overall composition, individually and as a whole set. I've also distributed all the interview ones evenly throughout the arrangment. In comparison to the previous printed mockup, the images are alot more organised as they are all aligned to the type and snapped to a row of 9 grid set to a 5mm margin. 

Just hope I can get  couple of copies of this printed before deadline to go with the printed publication which should arrive from Lulu very soon!

Wrap around - side B development

As mentioned on the previous post, the list of design studios will now be featured on side B of the poster, the side which will be hidden from view and only be visible when the user unfolds the wrap around.

More to follow

Wrap around - side A development

Since getting the 1st mock up printed out, I decided to have the image side on the outside instead. I felt that this route would allow the images to compliment the minimal design direction of the front cover for the publication itself. It also makes it more obvious that there are coloured images printed for the poster with the overall finish looking a lot more dynamic that simply just type.

Content wise, I'm am now going to showcase 1 image for each featured project in the book, as I have featured 54 design individuals and design studios altogether including the interviews, I have 54 images to select. 

Here are some further developed designs for the covers. I started off by placing black squares in to get an idea of how much space I would get, this would ultimately dictate the size of the images as I'll have to fit 54 images onto one side.

LAST WEEK - PLAN

Last week until final deadline! I need a plan so here is a list of what needs to be done from now till Friday. Most of it will be all the admin and putting stuff together, not really in a stage to be doing much development work on final projects really

General stuff
- Collect and file all progress crits, time tables and all admin stuff into a progress file.
- File all emails and admin related stuff
- Update all tags on blog
- Make sure blog is up to date

PPD
- Branded materials; letterhead, compliment slips, business cards
- Update website
- Studio Co-Lab details to blog, k
- Portfolio

Design Context
- Ensure that blog is completely up to date
- Printed publication + wrap around packaging/poster
- Branded packaging envelope

Laura Stubbs
- Bind final lookbook
- Finish range of materials; website + other printed materials
- Design boards

Fakery
- Design boards
- Re-print final booklet

Yearbook
- Ensure that blog is completely up to date
- Design boards

EOYS Pitch
- Blog
- Design boards
- Complete other proposed range of materials. (Signage)

Interior Design
- Sign off to print
- Complete the rest of the range
- Blog
- Design boards

Garry Barker
- Design boards


Editions of 24hrs
- Design Boards
- Possible range?

Prospectus pitch
- Blog
- Design boards

Interior design invite development

Dave and I spent some part of today further expanding the interior design publication brief. Along with the promotional posters, we decided that the publication could potentially be posted out to prospective students for example. Therefore to accompany the publication we decided to develop an invite that would carry the same design direction that we have developed so far.

The invite functions as a wrap around for the publication, providing exhibition dates and times. Together these will go into a translucent envelope and be sent out to people. We wanted something that would be consistent with the rest of the publication, therefore using the same design format and guidelines that we had defined earlier such as the fluorescent colour, rules and typographic specification.

The design is quite minimal and in keeping with the rest of the designs we have done for this brief, the tag line is bold, direct and has a strong impact, with the smaller details printed on the back of it.

Document sent for print

After several revisions and proof reads of the publication, I have finally sent the document over to Lulu to get printed hopefully by Thursday.

Cover front/ back

Open publication - Free publishing - More graphic design

Design context - details

Close up shots of some of the typographic details that run throughout the publication.

Mockup 02 - Printed wrap around poster

Printed the 2nd mockup of the design context publication today, but also mocked up a quick wrap around/poster for the book itself. So far up until this point, I have been focusing on the publication itself as there was a deadline to get this sent off to Lulu so that it get's back in time for the hand in, so haven't really had the time to realise the wrap around design.

I mocked this one up quite quickly simply to test the format of it and how it functions with the design, size and format of the publication itself. The 1st side which will act as part of the front/back cover of the publication will have a list of all the featured designers and design studios, following on from the format of the front cover itself. I liked this idea as it acts as a contents page and delivers message quite clearly. The whole thing however needs a lot more development ofcourse, the type needs to be reconsidered and refined, and the images on the other side need to be categorised, ordered or referenced in some way so so it ties in with the publication a bit more.

For a quick mockup, it functions well, but the folding method needs a bit more thought, especially where it will fold around the spine of the book. I'm still unsure on having a full list of the features as this repeats what's on the front cover of the book itself, also one of the studio name's will eventually land on the spine, which I don't want.

The way the fold opens up to reveal the images is interesting. I touch myself at night

The cover folds out to reveal images of all the featured projects in full colour, this will make up for the black & white images throughout the publication itself. The layout of it this at it's very early stages, I havent' made much consideration to it but it's a start.

Design Context publicatiioin : Mockup 02

2nd mock up of the publication printed out in black & white. Since the last printed version, I have changed the page numbers numerous times and have now settled on 132 pages + front & back cover.