Stencil Graffiti Research

These are examples of stencil graffiti in a strange area:

An example of jet wash graffiti, created by cleaning rather than making mess:

InDesign Workshop Notes

Notes taken from the workshop:

• The document size must be the dimensions of the final, trimmed piece
• Bleed allows for the image to be printed outside the trimming area, preventing any white marks when trimming down the final print.
• The standard bleed margin is 3mm.
• Printers marks are printed in the slug area of the document.
• Facing pages allow the user to see the opposite page when working on a book document.

In-document:

• Black line is the edge of the document, where it will be trimmed.
• Blue lines are the guides in the document.
• The red guide is the bleed area.
• Every single item in the program has to be contained in a frame.
• Use the frame to flow the text.
• 'W' on the keyboard brings up a print preview.

Images in InDesign:

• All images will be prepared in other programs. (Photoshop, Illustrator etc.)
• The file format used should be a TIFF, PSD or AI.
• PSD files don't have to be flattened.
• Colour mode should be CMYK or Greyscale.
• All images should be 300dpi.
• Prepare the image the exact size it needs to be in the InDesign document.
• All images are displayed in a low resolution format - they are not true to the actual document.
• Working in one folder will keep everything together and prevent losing any linked images.

Final Hot Dog Folds

Final hot dog folds printed and ready to sell, with the bellyband.

In Design - The Interview

After receiving the 'IN DESIGN. Workshop briefing.' brief, I was paired with Lisa Whitaker.  The task is to create a double page spread based upon them.  After a good half hour talk, I made these notes:

• Lisa is from Bolton.
• Very family orientated.
• Married to husband David.
• Two sons - Oliver aged 11 and Isaac aged 7.
• David teaches guitar for a living.
• As a result, the family is very musical.
• Both her sons play guitar.
• Oliver plays Rugby League.
• David likes football, supporting Oldham Athletic.
• As a result, Lisa watches football too.
• The family have a huge record collection, reflecting their musical interests.
• David owns 7 guitars.

Although a lot of these findings are based on her husband and children, they are based on her dedication to her family and are therefore a big part of her life.

Some notes on her design ethics:

• Favours the colour purple.
• Likes the 'heritage colours'.  Berrington Blue etc.
• Leans towards the neat, sans serif fonts, but has appreciation for the Psychadelic typefaces.

Statement Development - Final Outcomes

Statement Development - Final Development

My final development consisted of experimenting with the stripe effect, making a hybrid of stripes and circles and generally throwing any combination out there to make sure I'm happy with the solution.  I still think the stripe effect looks really crisp and highlights the text well.

Statement Development - Colour Experiments

I used the colours I had previously experimented with and threw them together, thinking of complementary and clashing colours.  Although they didn't look good as the contrasting shades, they are certainly eye catching and could be used as a one-off collectable print.