DC - Brief 3 - Laus

Source: http://heystudio.es/bases-laus-2010/

I came across this project after looking for inspiration regarding production and binding for my publication. I had discussed possible ways to categorise the sections of my book within a crit but didn't really come back with any inspiration. I could take a similar approach to Heystudio in using stock to visually divide chapters. I feel it will add to the overall appearance and professionalism of the finalised piece.

DC - Brief 3 - Heydays Snitt Magazine

Source: http://heydays.no/2010/snitt/

The way its approached its headers and titles is the main influence this publication has on me. It could be a nice way to approach spoken language within the information part of my publication.

FMP - Brief 5 - Laura Ashley - Book of home decorating

I found this little gem in a charity shop. It gives a background of the company and the secret of it's style which will give us a better understanding on the company and where it draws it' inspiration from. It also gives decorating directions and instructions which may come in useful if we wanted to push the brief further.

'When planning our Home Furnishings Collections I take into account the factors which are common to most homes, such as as the part played by history and a love of domestic arts. Most of us live with one or more pieces of furniture from other times, old books, china and pictures, and this greatly influences our choice of prints for the collections. We aim to make them as timeless as possible.'

- Common Factors in homes

- Consider how pattern design would work alongside furniture

Dickson, E, Colvin, M, 1982, 'The Laura Ashley book of home decorating', Octopus books, London

FMP - Brief 5 - Joules

I managed to get the chance to visit Joules while I was in Leicester, which has always been a favourite store of mine, down to its pattern range and its design considerations - each of its seasonal ranges has a considered theme, the Spring one for instance concentrating on the 'Seaside and Adventure'. The surface pattern designs found across an array of clothing, shoes, accessories, home ware and even the store design and store window display relate to this theme. This changes quarterly. This is what we want to achieve with the Laura Ashley Spring / Summer Horticultural collection, to bring together the brand, the items its sells, the print collateral and the instore design material.

The brand explore it's concept behind it's products:

'Inspired by the love of the sea and made by highest quality materials available..'

'Drawing inspiration from the character of the British coastline, we're celebrating British style and flying the flag for colour, detail and quality.'

Brief 3 - Typographic Dialect

I was struggling a bit trying to think about what I wanted to do for the special edition of my regional phrase book, Firstly I want to create one large book rather than 5 singular, so this adds problems to how I choose to lay it out appropriately - Alongside this I want to add more elements which will help the understanding of accent and dialect. So in relation to this I came across a few different way language has been represented thought design, below a pocket sized book. A similar format to my original design, but the differentiation from page to page regarding typography is an interesting element. This year i really want to improve my type and layout skills so I hope this is a step in the right direction. To be able to produce something as well as the below project.

Source: http://www.behance.net/gallery/Accents-and-Dialects/6338423

I found this interesting due to the link between illustration, info graphic and typography - its a combination. Using a vector shape of Britain, and dividing it into its regions, and using regional dialect of the county to make up the shape of the region, it a really clever way of communicating and displaying language to a particular area. This could be an ad-on to my original book idea - a visual way of explaining alongside the solely typography side of things.

Source: http://www.behance.net/gallery/Great-Britain-Dialects/3800961

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