Following My Dream...: 3D design

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Sunday, 4 May 2014

Blast from the past!

I came across my portfolio of work from my days at Eurowrap. I was employed there from September 2006 to Februrary 2010 and this position expanded design skills I already had.

http://www.eurowrap.co.uk

Eurowrap is an imports company that specialise in the design and production of gift bags, gift wrap and greeting cards. They offer both a basic retail range which is sold to wholesalers and they also offer a bespoke service. The bespoke service has many clients including Matalan, Pennys (Primark), John Lewis amongst others.

The images show a wide range of products, including, greeting cards, gift wrap and gift bags. Also shown is a variety of both 2D & 3D mock ups produced for presentation to clients.

I used Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to produce each design and each mock up was produced using 140gsm satin A3+ paper, a craft knife and using in house printers.

Bespoke Greeting cards designs

Bespoke greeting card designs

Eurowrap retail range gift bag designs

Eurowrap retail range - gift bag designs

Eurowrap retail range - gift wrap designs

Presentation boards showing product ranges

3D Mock ups of gift bags ranges

3D mock ups of different products

Wednesday, 30 April 2014

Inside the exhibition!

Within the exhibition stand I want to just display simple graphics that will inform the public of cancer.

I have began to design the graphics to go within the stand. I have also produced a series of plans & elevations of the stand. These will also indicate circulation plans, lightening plans & fixtures, and the position and size of the signage within the stand.

I will also indicate which font is to be used within the design and also the size of the fonts.

Plans & elevations indicating position of graphics

Graphics to be used within the exhibition stand

Plans & elevations showing graphics position on the left side

Graphics within the exhibition stand for the right side.

Plans & elevations showing graphic positions & placement

Saturday, 26 April 2014

My honours project is featured …..

As I use twitter to share my blog on a weekly basis, I have attracted the attention of many charities that are driving cancer awareness, in particular Clatterbridge Cancer centre NHS foundation.

Clatterbridge Cancer charity is part of the Clatterbridge Cancer clinic.

The clinic headquarters are situated on the Wirral and they treat people with cancer who live within Merseyside and the surrounding areas.

There are also other clinics are different locations through out the North West, including the Linda McCartney clinic at the Royal Liverpool Hospital, and the Delamere Clinic at Halton hospital.

Clatterbridge treat patients through different forms of radiotherapy and chemotherapy and my dad received his chemotherapy treatment at both the above clinics and his appointments were arranged through Clatterbridge.

Clatterbridge Cancer charity has been following my progress on this project and on several occasions have retweeted posts from this blog.

I emailed Susan King, Communications Officer at Clatterbridge and after a few emails to confirm the processes and procedures and also the rationale behind my design, Susan very kindly featured my honours project on the 'news' section of Clatterbridge Cancer charity website.

The link for the story is below;-

http://www.clatterbridgecc.nhs.uk/news/newsitem.aspx?storyID=5844

I am so thrilled with this story and I was very emotional and proud upon seeing it. I know my dad would have been so proud of it too, after all he is my inspiration and drive!

Monday, 21 April 2014

Exploring sketch up! - Exhibition design

I have began to build up the design for my exhibition design in google sketch up.

I originally designed a basic transparent circle but have now developed a structure that the outer walls can be held up by. I have also designed the lightening within the stand , this is based upon the shapes within the cancer cells.

Development of concept sketch 2 in google sketch up

Development of concept sketch 2 in google sketch up (Isometric view)

Development of concept sketch 2 in google sketch up - (Left)

Exhibition stand lightening

I have also began to render the sketch up images using different rendering programmes. Below are a series of examples rendered using 'Indigo' for mac. I am still not entirely happy with the overall position of the lightning and I am still experimenting with getting this at the right angle.

Wednesday, 16 April 2014

Exhibit!! - Concept for the exhibition stand

As part of one of the modules for this year, an exhibition stand is to be designed alongside the honours project.

The brief is to design an exhibition stand which will give be exhibited at London Fashion Week (LFW) 2015. The exhibition stand will give the public in sight to the proposal which is my honours project.

I began by researching into different structures and types of exhibition stand, and also the types of stands that have been used previously at LFW. I have created a pinterest board that has a wide variety of inspiration images and also information to help guide this project forward.

Initial sketches of my designs have been very loose and not very focused , however once I had spoken to my tutor regarding the brief and also reflected upon my visit to the Manchester Institute, I began to produce more focused ideas & concepts.

I have been inspired by the shape of a test tube - this is vital instrument within cancer research and I have developed a series of ideas for the exhibition stand based on this shape.

The images below show a variety of concept sketches and the development of the sketches using google sketch up and hand sketching.

Concept sketch1 for exhibition stand

Inspiration images board

Concept sketch 2 for exhibition stand

Concept sketch 3 for exhibition stand

Concept sketch for exhibition stand

Concept sketches & mini mock ups - Using layout paper to also figure out measurements & spacing

Development of concept sketch 1 in google sketchup and tracing paper

Development of concept sketch 1 in google sketchup and acetate

Development of concept sketch 2 in google sketchup and acetate

Development of concept sketch 3 in google sketchup and tracing paper

Development of concept sketch 2 in google sketchup and tracing paper

Mood & theme board to keep on target

I am now starting to develop further concept sketch 2 as I feel this is best suited to the theme and also connects with the final design for the store.

Wednesday, 9 April 2014

Let the printer ….see the ink!!

Finally the props for my window display are being made, with thanks to my trusty dell printer and a box or two of laser print acetate!

Final design of images - I was playing around with ways of how to attach the shapes together here.

Ribbon will also be used to tie certain parts together as ribbon is the sign for cancer awareness

Square and square and squares of acetete!!

My trusty old dell printer!!

All i can say is this is going to be a long night!!

Tuesday, 1 April 2014

Window display development!

After evaluating the designs that I have produced so far for the window display I have began to develop a number of ideas further. I am starting to get very excited to now and I cant wait to install the window next week.

Below are a series of images from the development stage.

The theme of my project - cancer cells

Within my theme board, I have chosen this quote from Laura Linney, as I felt that is very fitting for my project. Until a person or relative has been affected by cancer, you never realise how it affects a person and their reflection on life.

"People's view of cancer will change when they have their own relationship with cancer, which everyone will, at some point."

Laura Linney

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/l/lauralinne452973.html#4t0RIVXDJblcic3o.99

From my own personal opinion from experiencing my dads battle, I feel I have adopted more of a carefree attitude towards life . Live for today and as my dad would say 'Ave it!' :)