OUGD203 - Product, Range and Distribution boards

OUGD203 Hand-in disc packaging

I decided to do a quick bit of packaging design for the disc that I am handing in on friday. It is very simple, drawing imagery from different aspects of the module. 

It definitely looks better than handing the plastic default case that the disc comes in.

Tote Bags

These are a couple of tote bag designs that I have produced for the Now, Voyager single range of merch. It completes the set. 

Again, like the t-shirts, I have just taken aspects of the Now, Voyager imagery and translated it across a different medium.

I have only produced two designs for these, but if I had enough time I would definitely create more. 

I have looked for the cheapest way to print these. I can buy 60 for 58p a bag. Seeing as there are 2 designs, and 30 printed of each, this is a perfect amount. 

The designs. 

T-shirt designs

This is a set of 3 t-shirts that I have created for the Now,Voyager single range. 

I am not actually producing these for the presentation, but if I had more time this is definitely something that I would do. 

I wanted to create a set of t-shirts that would not look generic. With print on the front and the back. 

I decided on white because the lilac would look to bold against the imagery. It is alright on paper, but the transparency of the abstract object does not work with the lilac colour on fabric. 

I talked to John and he said that he would buy these t-shirts due to the little details on the back... just the logo in some examples. 

I think they add to my range perfectly. 

The set - Now, Voyager single

This is the set. 

Along with the t-shirts and tote bags that I am proposing. 

CD - Now, Voyager single packaging

This afternoon I printed off my CD cover for the single, and again, it went to plan. 

It is very similar to the 7" single version, but this is purposeful. They need to look like a set. 

I like the way that it is not just a sleeve. It gives it a bit more depth and looks a lot more considered. 

12" Vinyl - printed and produced

The 12" vinyl cover came out perfectly. I was a bit worried about the scale and design of the one I sent to print as I accidentally deleted the original Illustrator file and had to put it together again very quickly before my print session. However it looks incredibly effective and exactly how I intended. 

I think it may be safe to say that this is my favourite thing that I have designed so far. I am actually proud of the way it is put together. The relationship between the type and image and the packaging itself. 

The printing. Nail biting stuff. 

I made some plastic packaging to go over the top so as to protect the stock. 

Photographs of the product.

The vinyl pack with the stickers included. 

Poster packaging

As the poster is going to be on sale at gigs... it needed packaging. I chose a simple cardboard tube with The Cape Race sticker on the bottom to give it some identity. 

This is a photograph of it mocked up.

T-shirt tags - production

To add a bit of edge to the t-shirts that I am proposing I decided to craft the t-shirt tags and hand them in rather than just proposing them. 

I decided that it would be a nice idea to print them out twice on separate pieces of stock and then tie them together to add a bit of depth to the design.

The best way for me to do this was to print one on acetate and one on matte card, when you put them together they create a nice layering effect and with the way that the skull is designed, it looks a bit trippy. 

Photographs of the tags together. 

Matte card.

Acetate

Together at an angle.

 Measured up together.

Tied together with a string.

I decided to use an old string as, with the nature of the design, it looks somewhat pirate-y. 

Re-thinking 'The Cape Race' animation

Originally, my design for screen part of my range  was going to be an animation that I was going to mock up and screen shot. It was going to be presented to the public on a monitor built in to the merchandise stand, on the board where the t-shirts and posters would be exhibited. 

However, since producing my website yesterday, I thought that it would be more appropriate to produce a website, as this can translate to an iphone app as well and will be able to distribute my range through a store on the internet. 

If I have the time in the next 28 hours... I will definitely mock up the animation as well to add bulk to my range, really pushing it as far as it can go. 

But for the moment... this is the website. 

I have chosen a 6 page website, designed much like my one for Enterprise. 

Simple and sleek. 

The six pages are...

News/homepage

(This will have photographs of my products once I have printed and made them)

About

Shows

Videos

Shop 

(again, this will have photographs of my products on it)

Contact

I have made careful attention to detail on aligning type and image. 

There is all the information you would ever need for a band website. 

These are the website in context, the photos I will present it on my boards with.

12" Vinyl packaging

I wanted to produce a special edition vinyl for the EP that I am separating into 6 parts. Essentially a special edition that will bring my 6 ranges of merchandise together. 

This design had to be different to the set that I designed for the Now, Voyager single. 

I wanted it to be clear, fresh and minimalist. 

My initial idea was to build on the collage design that I started to create earlier on in the brief. 

However when I started to picture the vinyl, this seemed too cluttered and did not have the right tone to reflect that of the EP. 

This is when I started to experiment with using the skeleton that I had previously put together. 

Initially I was going to create a more intricate net that I got from the one I bought in the shop, but now that it has come to it, I do not have the time. But if I do have the time at the end of all this, I will create a mock-up in that format. 

For the moment I drew up a simple sleeve net. 

I then started to experiment with the image. 

I then removed the 'what?' from the shard as I think it retracts from the image. 

I then started to add imagery to see if it required it. 

This looked too cluttered... and pointless. It added no message. 

 Again... collage... know when to stop.

One step further with this.

I also started to incorporate some of the type that I had created. It is the one that I tried to use with the single cover but chose against. 

I also thought that it needed adapting for this design. The 3D of the type did not go well with the 2D image. 

I removed the 3D outlines and decided it looked a lot better. 

I then decided to incorporate the name of the EP. 'Now, Voyager'. I tried to use Futura but it didn't work at all. 

I then started to look at more sophisticated serif type as I want it to have more serious connotations. 

Livia Medium

Bitstream Vera

Romanserif

I decided to use 'Livia Medium' - it is thin and sophisticated. Does not retract from the image or the illustrated type. Just compliments it. 

The track listings are also written in this typeface. Quite small on the back. The negative space on the cover has a strong impact, really drawing the audience to the image and type on the front. 

The full net to print on thursday. 

I want to foil the serif font, to make it a little more sophisticated, adding depth to the design. We shall see if I have the time, if not, I will propose it.