OUGD406 | Studio Brief 04 - Final Designs

After the final crit, I went to the digital print room to research vinyl costings and the process in general. Vinyl colours available in digital print are as follows - gold, dark blue, light blue, bright yellow, neon pink, bright green, dark green, orange, purple, black, greys.

PRICES

Basic colours £4 per metre
Neons £15 per metre
Reflective £17 per metre

Unfortunately, he is unable to order in any more vinyl prior to my print booking on thursday. He did recommend I buy my own from Sydney Beaumont which is situated in Leeds. However, since there is a wide range, I am planning to use whatever vinyl is available at the time as there were several bright colours which would attract the attention of first years.

After my research I set about finalising my designs and the production method. I narrowed my posters down to the most appropriate 3. I eliminated the poster related to friendship as this seemed like the odd one out and was not consistent with the work related theme.

After the advice given, I have decided to push the boat out to grab the attention of the first years. I am creating one large vinyl for the wall (only one due to costing).  This will be the length of 2 A3 sheets approx. I created a basic mock up to imagine the vinyl in the studio :
I plan to use the bright blue vinyl if enough is available - if not another bright colour. To ensure the type underneath compliments the vinyl I end up with, I have chosen a neutral grey. This may seem boring, but it is the larger titles job to catch the attention, then hopefully the first years should read underneath.

I have decided to create each poster/piece differently to attract attention in a different way for each piece and again illustrate the variety of techniques available to hopefully inspire the first years. My "guilt free relaxation" poster is going to be A3 size (large enough to be noticed but small enough to reduce my own personal costs). I plan to use acetate to demonstrate unique printing surfaces and also illustrate a clear mind that is achieved with the guilt free relaxation. I planned to print in a neon green as the colour gives a peaceful vibe and but remains equally eye catching. However, CMYK does not allow such vibrant colours. To resolve this, I plan to use the neon green vinyl that was available and mount this to the acetate once the smaller description is printed on. 

My final poster will incorporate the foiling that I have been experimenting with. I plan to use a turquoise vinyl available as this noticeably stands out on the foil chart. Once I have purchased the foil, I plan to compare this to stocks available in the library to identify the most ideal combination of colours that I feel will stand out but remain complimentary. 

My booking is for thursday, so fingers crossed I do not encounter any issues. However, if I do, I will have learned how to use vinyl, a process I haven't tried before.