I think my starting point for this work is to get some self promotion printed, as print is something that I really want to focus on in my work I think it is important to show off what I can already do. I will produce a mailshot and and mailing list of candidates who I think would be suitable future clients. I need to think about what principles as a designer that I want to promote as well as what the clients would want to hear.
My skills / interests in design
Colour // Type // Image // Layout // Screen // Print // Form follows function // Identity // Promotion
I could promote this but with a more playful and less formal approach, maybe including some of my interests outside of graphic design.
Things I like - Trainers // Type // Music // Identity // Print // Promotion // Colour // Books //
Business cards
As a graphic designer having a unique business card is an essential, I want to develop my own through the enterprise and PPD modules, before I start however here are a few examples to get me going...
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Jan Sabach
Really simple, using an opaque stock and printing some graphic design essential information, not sure if this would be appropriate to my target audience but a beautiful design none the less.
The Dave & Alex Show
Despite the bad leading the choice of stock and clipped format are appropriate to the name of the agency applying the rules of form follows function. Also really like the print quality, again fitting with the retro ticket theme the textured print has a wonderful ephemera feel.
Paul Nielsen
Although its not particularly appropriate to my own business card design, thinking about alternative stocks and interesting ways of seeing the card is something I want to identity in my own work. The business card works on the principle thats its iledgible when its left static but when stretched you can read the trainers name, and the obvious reference to fitness and interaction between the card again shows how effective form follows function can actually be. However it is a shame that you need more than two hands to actually write down the number.
(post is getting a bit overcrowded I will start a new one.
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