Task
Based on the ongoing investigation of your personal and professional identities that have formed the basis of the last three PPPworkshops/tasks, respond to the following questions:
If you were a book what would your subject be and who would read you?
A Rough guide to - A rough guide to is a series of books in which prospective travellers can use to get a 'rough' idea of the place they are travelling to. The rough guide offers advice on aspects of trips from where travellers can stay, activities they can do, places they can visit and restaurants to try. Design for the rough guides is always consistent featuring a selection of typefaces and formats, intertwined with breathtaking photography in which readers can really catch a glimpse of the destination.
A Rough guide to - A rough guide to is a series of books in which prospective travellers can use to get a 'rough' idea of the place they are travelling to. The rough guide offers advice on aspects of trips from where travellers can stay, activities they can do, places they can visit and restaurants to try. Design for the rough guides is always consistent featuring a selection of typefaces and formats, intertwined with breathtaking photography in which readers can really catch a glimpse of the destination.
If you were a package what would you contain and who would open you?
If I were a package I would contain a fortune cookie with a small message aiming to give guidance, bring hope, make someone smile, I could be opened by anyone, those who specifically go out to buy me or those whom I have been given to.
One of my favourite sets of fortune cookie design can be seen on Lovely package.
One of my favourite sets of fortune cookie design can be seen on Lovely package.
I love the way in which this product interacts with its packaging, each of the fortune cookies Is based upon animals that represent the birth year a person is born, for example, mine is the monkey. The packaging is innovative, when opened the fortune cookie falls out or can be taken out of its holder with ease, it is clever in the way that the fortune cookie leaves its packaging through the animals mouth.
If you were a shop what would you sell be and who would buy it?Freepeople - A range of clothing/accessories/fashion blog aimed aimed women who are free spirited yet fashion alert and do not mind paying higher prices for higher quality garments.
If you were a poster what would you promote and to whom?
I found some inspiring poster designs of this purpose on Behance, which were actually posters promoting a summer show at the Bradford school of arts and media, One of the college/universities in my home town.
I like the simplicity of the posters and the use of bright colours together, the posters are also straight to the point and clear.
If you were a brand what would your values be and why would they be important?
I think its always very important to be honest when creating a brand, Do not hide anything, the negative side to any jobs, whether any work may have a sell by date in which they are no longer relevant, to let your client fully understand not only the job, but who you are as a brand. To always stay ethical, to consider the environment and the impact of what we are creating outside our own design studio, are we treating the people in which are helping us to expand our brand with dignity and respect? This is obviously important, as no brand could be successful without the people who have helped build the company, they are the spint of the brand. To ensure that the way in which we create anything is the way in which is most healthy for our environment. For example If you are wanting to create some kind of advertising via helium ballons, is this appropriate? Once helium is used it is wasted and cannot be replaced, one day it may be found that this is an important source in the future. To create design that doesn't cost the earth. On a more social aspect I would encourage the idea of promoting positive changes, and not push those who need to make the change or whom I am needing to persuade to do something through scrutiny, criticising and segregation.
For example: The body shop are a brand who take their values very strongly. they are both considerate about Ethics of animals and the people whom work for them.
They continue to fight this battle so that the banning of animal tested cosmetics becomes an international success.
I think its always very important to be honest when creating a brand, Do not hide anything, the negative side to any jobs, whether any work may have a sell by date in which they are no longer relevant, to let your client fully understand not only the job, but who you are as a brand. To always stay ethical, to consider the environment and the impact of what we are creating outside our own design studio, are we treating the people in which are helping us to expand our brand with dignity and respect? This is obviously important, as no brand could be successful without the people who have helped build the company, they are the spint of the brand. To ensure that the way in which we create anything is the way in which is most healthy for our environment. For example If you are wanting to create some kind of advertising via helium ballons, is this appropriate? Once helium is used it is wasted and cannot be replaced, one day it may be found that this is an important source in the future. To create design that doesn't cost the earth. On a more social aspect I would encourage the idea of promoting positive changes, and not push those who need to make the change or whom I am needing to persuade to do something through scrutiny, criticising and segregation.
For example: The body shop are a brand who take their values very strongly. they are both considerate about Ethics of animals and the people whom work for them.
The body shop since 1993 have spent much time and effort working on a pledge to bring an end to cosmetic testing in the animal world, which finally made headway on the 11th of march this year, in which Animal tested products were banned from being sold in the EU.
They continue to fight this battle so that the banning of animal tested cosmetics becomes an international success.
The Body shop also express that human rights are a passion of theirs, and that making sure the people whom work for the brand are treated with the respect that they deserve.
If you were an exhibition what would you show and where would you show it?
If I were to be an exhibition I would be an installation exhibition, as I am very interested with art on a larger scale and that can be interacted with. Exhibitions do not always have to be exhibiting art and design, Below is a great exhibition I found on light that is currently showing at the Hayward gallery.
An exhibition I also like is the Rain room installation set up at Londons Barbican:
Visitors are invited to walk through a room of falling water, however they are not affected by the rain due to sensors being able to detect where visitors are.
If you were a leaflet what information would you contain and who would read it?
If I were to be a leaflet I would want to be one that promotes awareness of a problem of a certain cause, I wouldn't want their to be an age restriction or gender restriction of who It is aimed at as when promoting problems it is important to target as many people as possible.
i found a really great set of leaflets promoting/ making people aware of the existence of the decline in existence of some animals. The leaflets are sent out to previous members who are already signed up to the Malaysian nature society, when they renew for another year, for every year that they renew they are sent a new leaflet, which they are then able to construct. 
If you were a sign what would you show, to whom and where?
If I were a sign, I would be a way finding system, I find not only I am concerned about my own success, but I also find happiness in helping others and feel successful in doing this. Hence as a way finding system I would be helping others find their way around any area, a park, a shopping centre or a city, to reach their destination in which they have desired to go, and if they manage to reach this point with my help, then I have been successful in helping others.
One of my favourite way finding systems I have seen I found on Behance.
This is a way finding system designed by Grazielle Bruscato and Eric Pautz, for the 'Parque Moinhos de Vento' in Brazil, One of Port Alegre's most popular parks. The designers have designed the symbols used for each sign by drawing up and triangle grid, and blacking out sections to make certain shapes for example, a dog, a child, a bike. The symbols are both clear and helpful and provide an easy way, using the map above to navigate around the park. I also think it is successful in the way the signs have been projected, It can often be difficult designing for locations such as a park which are very much natural and organic, however this way finding system seems to blend in with its surroundings with the same ease in which it navigates its passers by.
If you were an App what would you do and who would use you?
If i were to be an app I would be a video communications app like the the Skype app, Anyone around the world can use these type of apps, as this is what is so great about these types of apps. The app allows for a new dimension of communication, where people are able to talk over the phone, via tablet or laptop as if they were in the same room, enabling a more pure type of communication.
If you were a blog, what would you be about and who would follow you?
Taking inspiration from such design sites as the Dieline, Designspiration and Just Creative.
If you were an event, what would it be and how would you promote it?
If i were to be an event, I would choose to be a street festival abroad, I love to be immersed in other colours and traditions, and enjoy other aspects such as the food, people, and the array of colour which you are welcomed into. This could be promoted via website, promoting the event internationally for those who want to visit over seas, via mass produced flyers put up in the surrounding city, and exposer on networking sites such as twitter etc.Below is an Image i found of the San Fermin festival, In this festival which last for a week, bulls are let off at 8am, A group of the cities bravest men run ahead pf the angry bulls.
Each of your responses should be supported by appropriate contextual references and visual material demonstrting your growing awareness of the design industries.
