DC - Art education campaign - Brief 1

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Canvas-Branding-an-Art-Education-Campaign/6175129

I thought this was a pretty cool campaign aimed at education. The extent of their range is something I should consider, proposing an event is something I could possibly do, given the time, to promote the pack.

DC - Ten things - Identity

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Baby-Best-Brand-Identity/3253661

I absolutely love the application of colour and image within Baby best branding. Its spread across print and digital and works with both.

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Quite-Lovable/660002

I really like the digital elements within this product range, the interactive bus shelter being my favourite. Its something I aspire to be able to either design or propose.

DC - Ten Things - Product Inspiration

A few different products I could look into making:

http://annawalker.com.au/blog/frontpage/2.html?category_id=0

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Bukvarius/3589013

DC - Brief 1 - Kid O

This product range really looks into the educational side of toys, rather than the fun element, categorising the toys by age and colour. Each object has a purpose of teaching a certain thing, this is what I want my product range to do.

Source: http://2x4.org/work/30/Kid-O/

DC - Brief 1 - Anna Walker - Illustrator

I came across Anna Walker whilst looking at children's books and found a real interest within the illustration style of the book 'I love my dad'. The simple watercolour character illustrations against a white backgrounds - the images were simple enough for a child the age of 3 - 5 to understand, and playful enough to be child friendly. 

'I love to dance'

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I don't believe in dragons 

A slightly more adventurous method of illustration, there is a lot of colour and background content behind characters. I'm a bit concerned this may be too much for a young child to understand in this style of illustration - with watercolour there is no harsh outline to separate objects. 

Storying boarding is something I must consider

My favourite of Anna's books, I really like the colour palette and illustration style, I would like to emulate this within my own designs.

Brief 1 - Interactive Book

I began to think I could push the idea of a simple publication for the 10 things brief. Children have a short attention span, so I need to consider this in my design development stages. I need to start researching more about my target audience and develop a concept from there, rather than starting on a product. So I started looking at an array of different approach I could take which would link to interactivity. The below, a re-take of the book design for James and the Giant Peach. The designer has included an in leaf pocket, which holds further education devices taking the form of scientific drawings of the insects within the story. It takes another platform, including the content of its subject matter, into the design stages. I really like the idea of doing something like this generally - for briefs to become research dependant, to reveal something else I could do and push.

Source: http://www.behance.net/gallery/James-and-the-Giant-Peach/3712620

The next source I found interesting due to its design elements rather than its conceptual and content. Combining illustration and info graphics, to become a publication advertisement is a really appropriate way I could connect with my secondary target audience of parents. Using a product such as a magazine or Newspaper is far more appropriate and likely to be seem, than simply the books standing as themselves. Thinking beyond the initial target audience, as to who I really need to aim the product at is an important element I should think about for every brief, ideally. I need to know who exactly to target.

Source: http://www.behance.net/gallery/Heifer-International/5990413