Design Production for Print//Print Inspiration//Print & Pattern II.

Whilst stocking up on paper supplies in the Uni library today, I came across quite a treat! Already on my Amazon wishlist from spotting it online a couple of weeks ago, 'Print & Pattern 2' was sitting proudly on the 'new books' shelf... and I automatically snapped it up, the first to take it out (always makes it feel like a precious find!). Recently I've really started to fall for print, and this book has some truly wonderful examples- combining some of my old favourites such as Darling Clementine and Rob Ryan with some new, exquisite design pieces from surface pattern designers, illustrators, and graphic designers alike- this is certainly something I would like to pursue more of. 

Having developed a small taste of print and pattern through my Design Production for Print Wes Anderson film festival promotional work (see my Design Practice blog for more details) this has provided me with great inspiration- both for the current project and the future- I really want to experiment with different rendering techniques and textures. Great stuff.

Design Production for Print//Jimmy's Iced Coffee.

http://www.miss-design.com/design/jimmy%e2%80%99s-iced-coffee-by-interabang.html

Beautiful packaging and branding design by Interabang, sourced through Miss-Design. A great combination of typefaces- particularly the script logo in combination with the fun semi-illustrative Budmo. A really creative execution of packaging and concept- with a wonderfully eye-catching colour palette also. Really inspired.

The vintage- cinema- esque style internal presentation box is a particular favourite- this would really suit my Wes Anderson film festival concept and style- definitely want to make one of my own now. See my Design Practice blog for future developments.

Typographic Inspiration.

http://www.losttype.com/browse/

http://www.five-words.com.au/post/9362084533

Found these sites today with has some truly gorgeous typography on- really inspires me to be more 

inventive with type- I will truly to apply more illustrative type to my Wes Anderson Film Festival product designs. Whilst Futura is his "known" typeface, it will be good, at least, to experiment with expressing other personalities and character through multiple typefaces.

Although I know I am truly ~an image girl at heart~ I am really getting into type of late- such a shame we can't choose both for our optional module at the end of the year! Definitely something I am going to try 

and pursue more.

Design Production for Print//Hyde Park Picture House Printed Media.

After visiting the Picture House yesterday to take photographs for my hypothetical Wes Anderson Film Festival project, I picked up a few examples of printed media they had dotted around in holders and placed around surfaces. Of course, of a cinematic nature, they were all useful to help distinguish what's out there- how existing media is used, and how my own designs will fit in, or stand out from exisiting print and publications. I have also found the materials very useful in being able to generate accurate scales and suitable measures for my design work- for all developments and design ideas, see my Design Practice blog for more information.

"Leeds Loves Film"-  a simple three-face fold leaflet/booklet- four colour process print (for full colour photographs) along with reversed-out white type on black. Not as contemporary a style as I would personally like to create- but good use of flood colours. The black dulls the powder blue a little (as opposed to how white lifts it, and makes it brighter)- though a good example of a simple fold.

 My favourite print example I picked up- the Hyde Park Picture House programme booklet- complete with printed advertisement, film summaries, and screening times. A twenty-one page booklet which wonderfully combines a contemporary yellow spot colour with monochrome throughout for a stylish and contemporary finish. It'd be great to create a design like this- and being able to combine vector-based design with photographic images (stills/screenshots from Wes' films).

 

And finally, the booklet for '25th Leeds International Film Fetival'- printed on a lightweight stock in CMYK (to produce full colour photographs)- a few too many colours for my liking- the pictures would be far more effective in monochrome or duotone- looks a little too busy, but serves a purpose, of course. Also makes it far easier to produce (particularly considering it is the densest publication with 103 pages).