FMP - Final Presentation Boards

Brief 01 - Fine Art Yearbook:

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 Brief 02 - Fashion Identity:

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Brief 03 - St Martins Practice:

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Brief 04 - D&AD The Typographic Circle

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Brief 05 - Jewellery Brand Identity:

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Brief 06: Design Context Publication:

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Brief 01 - Fine Art boards

FMP - Presentation Boards Plan

I came up with a rough plan of what needs to be included n my FMP boards:

Presentation Boards

Brief 01 - Fine Art Yearbook - Finals

Here is the final yearbook, fully proof read and signed off by the Fine Art team. We have just sent it off to be proof read by senior management:

Cover:

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Content:

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This is also the froth and back final design chosen by the FA team for the A6 flyer:

Brief 01 - FA Yearbook - Flyer design

Gemma sent me a cropped image of the yearbook cover to be used as the image for the flyer. Since the flyer is A5, (square formats are more expensive to produce) the full circle would not have worked in this format so we decided to work with a crop.

To which I added the text from the exhibition touring info page, using the colour from the inside of the yearbook cover:

Portrait:

 The text doesn't fit right in column next to each other however it could work like this:

Less leading:

Landscape:

The landscape seems to work better for the text as I was abel to copy the column exactly as they ar dint he yearbook which keeps it consistent:

 Slightly changing the leading:

The designs are being pitched to FA along with the printer quotes this week to see what they prefer, and if they prefer a different section of the cover cropped...

Brief 01 - FA Yearbook

Me, Nat and Nick worked together to quickly change the images from RGB to CMYK and also change the scales to what they are being us at in the indesign document and to make sure all resolution was 300dpi. All that is done now and the file is ready for print, we are just waiting on the FA team to sign off the final version.

Gemma has also created a flyer with the exhibition information on, which I just need to add the text, and then they want us to get a quote for getting 1000 of them printed off.

Brief 01 - FA Yearbook - Final Layout Mock-up

After making the changes that FA team requested, and making any alterations after getting back the proof read copy. Me and Nat printed the layouts as double page spread double sided int he right pagination just slightly smaller than the actual size as we had to use A3 printer, but it will give them a feel for what the book will be like:

We also changed the colour cherry picked format he students for the name as a title on each page to brighter colours: Here is a spectrum of the colour of the order of exhibitors:

Here is the final PDF:

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We still have a few changes to make in terms of the images before it will be ready to send to the printers.
- The images need to be scale to the right sizes in Photoshop - not just inDesign and also need converting from RGB to CMYK

Brief 01 - FA Yearbook - Meeting

Noted and decision from the FA meeting:

- got back proof read copy - need to make changes (Me)

- thanks page - Sam Vince not Vine

- Adam Jenkins - email needs changing o black

- Charlotte Wilson - lien on image

- logo on back of cover

- special projects (Nick)

- envelopes for flyer invites

- format for flyer - square/ letterbox (Gemma)

- large posters A1

Flyers gettign mailed out on 1st June

Brief 01 - FA Yearbook - Meeting

Here are some changes to the layout - this includes a gradient of colour of the names of each student in the contents page. We showed this to Fine Art, who then pretend out a copy however they weren't sure about the colour gradient as it had too many beige and brown colour. They sent us away to work at the colours taken from each student images, and advised us to used brighter more striking colours for the names on each page, but not to use it on the contents - just keep this black:

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They also mentioned the spacial projects that we had done - that they prefer the images in sepia/antique in full bleed

- exhibition times - need correcting
- proof reading - by fine art
- images - Rachel Worthington, Adam Jenkins, Rebecca Norman (need new)
-include LCA logo on back

Brief 01 - Fine Art Yearbook - layout

After having scrapped the glitch cover idea and also the stamp idea- as both us and Fine Art decided they weren't working as it was too different concepts. Nick and Nat came up with the idea of using a colour swirl on the front page that was a lot of layers combine together form multiple images - this gave a more colourful and visually appealing design which the Fine Art team preferred. With the same image on the froth and back we thought it would be quite interactive to use no text on the front or back of the cover and keep it just to the spine, so then the consumer has to figure out which is the front, and make them want to find out more.

Cover design:

To work the concept through the book, we had the idea of cherry picking a colour form each students image and using it for the text on that page or just fro the students name, of which we could then order the students in a gradient that flowed throughout the book. We also decided to cherry pick colours from the froth cover to be used for the special projects page as it strengthened the cover and interlinked it with the content. The special pages would be situated within the colour spectrum where they fitted in:

Colour spectrum of students: (the floating boxes represent the special projects)

The Yearbook with the majority of the information:

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Brief 01 - FA Yearbook - Problems with images

I spoke to the FA team about the images that we came across that are either not good enough or are they don't exist:

- Rachel Airy - resend image (quality)

- Sameena - resend image files in another format (can't open them)

- Dan Eccles - need an image

- Christopher Frietag - resend image (quality)

- Venice Gent - resend image (quality)

- Adam Jenkins - need new image

- Craig Shaun Malcolm - need new image

- Simon Mann - need new image

- Harriet Newcomb - need new image

- Rebecca Norman - need new image (quality)

- Jordan Peers - resend image (quality)

- Laura Smith - new image

- Elizabeth Trainer - need new image (quality)

- Karoline White - new image

- Charlotte Wilson - resend image (quality)

Brief 01 - FA meeting

Notes and decisions from the meeting:

Special Projects:
- use of swirl - try within layouts
- sepia image - gives a feel of history
  -use of colour swirl
  -could be different swirl of colour from cover for each project
  -or could use a duotone - using a colour from the cover swirls - different for each project
  - gradient from colour swirl into sepia image

Cover:
- double image - front and back
- spine - colour from swirl
- printed on Satin - all 3 cover designs
- spine colour on inside of cover - or taupe background colour
- welcome - same colour as?

NEXT MEETING: TUE OR WED PM?

Brief 01 - FA Yearbook - meeting

Design decisions form Fine Art

cover - without text just on spine
layout - consistent or move around - varied
images -quality - not good enough - blurred when printed - need FA to rephotograph and resend

We showed them a variety of cover colour schemes for the spun image
- they said they liked green the least - but wanted to see the blue and red ones printed properly and too scale so they could get more of a feel for them before deciding.
They also want 3 of the spreads printing with the cover

Sheila and Andrew's essays - need emailing through to us
Variations with layout - text
Gammut - each image - speak to Miek in bubble - converting from RGB to CMYK

NEXT MEETING MONDAY - 11AM

Brief 01 - Yearbook - Student Pages Layouts

After combining the layouts together, I checked to ensure constancy across them all.

This included:
- Student name titles in Latin Modern Roman Bold 16pt
- Body copy at contact info in Helvetica Neue 1pt, with 15pt leading
- 3mm bleed on images
- Image positioning
- 132 pages structure:
   - pg 1 - Welcome - ethos
   - pg 2-3 - Contents
   - pg 4-5  - Essay - andy
   - pg 6-121 - 58 x Student double page spreads
   - pg- 122-129 - 4 x Special Projects double page spreads
   - pg 130-131 - Thanks
   - pg 132 - Touring to: (Exhibition Info.)

The special projects can be allocated to different places within the yearbook, but for now I have just put them at them after the student pages. The rest of the pages will stay in this order.

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FMP Briefs - Where I am so far

Having just missed a week of college due to sickness, I have taken a look at all my briefs to see where I am up to and what needs to be done to get on with things so as not to get too behind with it all.

Brief 1:  Fine Art Yearbook
One team member down, we are carrying on the FA yearbook with just four of us so have a bit more work to do, however the group is more focused and communicating better. The stan ideas for the cover are begin worked on and the glitch idea has been scrapped as it just isn't working. I have made a document in inDesign with all the pages needed for the yearbook to get the correct order, and placement of the pages. I have included student pages and images, and dummy text for the other info pages. Still waiting on information for the course ethos, welcome, exhibition, and special projects.
To do:
- Change the font for student pages (titles) Latin Modern Roman
- Include page number - centre bottom
- Work the stamp into the background of the student pages to connect the cover with the inside layouts.
- Info pages - dummy text - layouts
- Make any changes to statements and images - fill any gaps

Brief 2:  Fashion Brand
Having come up with a range of ideas for the logo which I have narrowed down to a 5 symbols and 5 typefaces, of which I need to present to Lorin to see which she prefers.
To do:
- Experiment with colour - brand
- Typeface
- How the designs will work across stationary
- Send over to Lorin - pitch ideas - ASAP
- Sacred Feminine identity - colours, textures, typeface
- Promotional flyer ideas
- Look-book concept

Brief 3:  NHS 
Having pitched the logo concept to St. Martin's they preferred the appearance of a family, as the designs I created are quite floral and feminine - however they liked the colour
To do:
- Logo designs changes
- Print, trace, develop
- Symbol ideas
- Research - questionnaire to people who visit GP practice - environment
- How the designs could work across the GP Practice environment - way finding, etc.
- How the identity can be adaptable
- Stationary

Brief 4:  D&AD - Typographic Circle Supplement
Have decided to go with a more personal supplement as it is an addition to the magazine and should have more than just their work, it should be about them as a person. So I have been looking into what people want to know about them.
To do:
- Gather content
- Create questionnaires to send out to individuals who will be being featured
- Research into individuals - choose 3
- Ideas on what to do with content - how it will work - mock it up - experiment
- Look into stock and print process - as the supplements will be keep-sakes

Brief 5: Jewellers Brand

Not much progress made, few ideas for the name and some research into other Jewellery brands.

To do:

- Choose name

- Brand concept

- Ideas for identity and feel for the brand

- Visual identity ideas - logo

- Define deliverables


FOR ALL BRIEFS:

- I need to fully define the deliverables for each brief, the ones I am going to produce and the ones I am going to propose.
- I need to define the formats, scales and promotional methods - explore the impact this has on each brief.
- Get ideas out of sketchbooks and onto Mac, to see how they work, decide which to use, develop 10 of them (or as many needed) variations - make decisions.
- Need pitch boards for each brief - clarify concept and direction - what is begin designed
- Need to speed up my research and development process so I can start design and production

Brief 01 - FA yearbook

Meeting with Nick and Nat:

- Latin Modern Roman - font for student names and cover text
- XOCR - not working
- Page number 0 bottom centre
- subtle stamp in background with text maybe?
- Info for rest of pages

-Cover images - spun
-mis message - gone from quality stamp to something being spun
-image could work not as a stamp
-just image alone - not type
-tyep down spine?
-small
-or on a separate strip - bellyband

-layouts - experiment with text positioning and scale - charcoal - grey not just black
research- made thought - spin - nice type and grids.

Brief 01 - FA yearbook - Meeting

After having met up with the FA yearbook team here are some notes of what we are to do next:

-email Rachel with images that don't work and names

- logo - readability

        - pattern - don't like

        - want it more retro style

        - bolder and more simplified

        - try other than circle - rectangular - rounded corners, etc

- use of lien of froth with glitch

-tour information - preferably inside - too busy on back cover

-M-exhibition - layout - typeface for front

- Too many options - choose ones that work before pitching to FA team next time

- Include page number on layouts

NEXT MEETING - WEDNESDAY 9:30

Brief 01 - FA Yearbook - combining layouts

Here are Nick and Nats's layouts of which I need to put to combine in an indesign document along with my own and Gemma, to ensure they all are working to the grid rules (and typeface size, etc) and so that they work well together:


Nat:

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Nick:

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FMP Briefs - Plan

Here are my briefs more defined, with what I plan to do in the time available and also what I want to get out of them.

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Brief 01 - Student Layout - Amendments

After receiving feedback from the FA team regarding the various layouts for each student spread, they printed them out and gave us a selection of what they felt worked best and gave us some amendments to make.

Here is the feedback and comments I received for the chosen layouts for each student:

Adam Jenkins -
(text as other instructions)

Anamaria Marzec-Smith -
(text as others)

Alice De Courcey Wheeler -
(move paintings together towards the right - as mocked up)

Annie Driver -

Elizabeth Trainer -

Christiana Bell -

Calum Paterson -

Emma Mort -

Alison Button -

Jenna Watt -

Joe Lang -

Khadija Akhtar -

Bronwen Baynes -

Christopher Frietag -
(new image to be supplied - layout same as Tristan Mills)

I selected these layouts in InDesign, into a new document, made the above amendments and exchanged the dummy text to their actual statements and contact details. There are a few widows within some of the statements, however we will address this once the rest of my team have changed their layouts. I also need to change the images form RGB to CMYK and address any problems that this may cause. If so, I will need to let Fine Art know.

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I am still waiting on:
- Sameena Azaam's photos, statement and contact details
- Khadijia Akhtar's statement and contact details
- Christopher Frietag - new image