Final submission boards

Gift card development

I have decided to revisit my greetings brief, as I was not very happy with the designs I originally produced. I have added more detail and colour to them and am much happier.

I have also ordered some envelope samples from world of envelopes to start considering how I am going to extend this brief and create a range. Originally I was thinking of having metallics running across the range, but now I think that it would be more suited to the designs to digitally print on to textured/recycled stock and use similar stock for the envelopes.

Colour variations

I have been experimenting with different colour schemes and alterations to my illustrations for my zodiac gift cards. I am really struggling with what to do with them, I like the illustrations themselves, but incorporating them into a design is what I am finding difficult.

I think that these designs would look good screenprinted white onto a coloured stock, but I think the quality would be lost by digitally printing them, which is what I intend to do. 

Zodiac illustrations

http://www.behance.net/search?search=zodiac

http://www.behance.net/gallery/The-Zodiac/6750241

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Zodiac-Thaistye/762012

Letterpress greetings cards

I have been looking at signs of the zodiac for my UK Greetings brief idea. This greetings card design reminds me of constellations. I really like the simplicity of these cards and feel that it is really effective.

http://www.behance.net/gallery/greeting-cards/4729861

Toy Stories gift cards

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Toy-Stories-Greetings-Cards/3374229

Beastman

http://www.beastman.com.au/

Karo Akpokiere

http://www.seekproject.com/

The Zodiac

For the YCN UK Greetings brief, I have decided to choose the zodiac as a subject matter. These would be mainly seen as birthday cards as they are directly related to when you are born, but can also be used for other occasions. I intend to focus on the aesthetic quality of the cards mainly, and spend a lot of my efforts on the illustrations.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac

http://yourdarkpassenger.com/should-the-zodiac-have-13-signs/

http://www.polatkaya.net/zodiac.htm

Keomarney Phan

http://respectcreativity.tumblr.com/