NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS:

Here are the final images of my envelope and information that is enclosed.

Work in my sketchbook shows the thought behind the rounded corners, and after a crit, someone suggested I look into changing the colour of the envelope, to make it stand out from other envelopes that come through the post.

It looks very clinical and I've tried to add certain parts from warning labels on the backs of medicine packets to try make it more 'safe.'

The information part of the brief was mostly based upon my poster. As I'm using the cut out doll and tabs as an interacting part of my project. The third part is some health and safety rules about using the product. And I've added some silly 'elf and safety rules to reinforce some of the rules that are put into place.

The first image is the same blue as the other 2 posters, but I changed the blue to red as this was suggested in crits. This doesn't work as well in my opinion, and I don't think I'm going to use it.

The next poster after I think works well, as the colour looks as if it's a sign, and this is seen instantly. At the beginning, I didn't have any colour on the poster, and you couldn't relate it to the other posters.

I'm unsure about the 3rd poster. I think it works alright, but the layout of the images could be looked at more, as it looks random and just thrown on.

Here is a macquette of the envelope that I intend on making.

I like the colours and the sign idea. However, I think that the envelope is too busy, and difficult to read, so I decided to simplify it more, keeping the colour and only one symbol and a warning at the back. This, I think works much better and I think there's a better quality to it.

Work from my sketchbook, looking at layout and what to put on the posters:

Here is my final design. After talking to the tutor, she made me see that keeping it simple was the best way to go in this. And after working with the photographs and such above, I was finding it difficult to make it simple and easily understood.

The middle image I am changing slightly, and getting rid of the cut out body in the middle, and just having the safety gear in lines. As the image+text and image posters were similar to each other.

I decided to use blue as one of my colours, as this is usually seen with safet signs. (blue+white)

- Scan of cotton wool- this could be used as background possibly?

These are some photographs I have taken for both the solely image poster and image and text poster.

The first images is a 'younger child.' My aim was to try make the photo's a bit humourous, but at the same time, serious (no laughing) so got the model to pose 'glum' and 'bored.'

Also looked at different levels, with her sitting down, to convey that there was nothing she can do, as health and safety has taken the fun out of everything.

I then needed photos of an older child (teenage/mid twenties) to show that being so "wrapped up in cotton wool" has prevented any development or learning, so is still stuck being over protected.

I really like the facial expression in this photograph, it gives it a bit of attitude, like teenagers would do.

I then got an older model, showing he is working, but still wrapped up, and having to be extra safe, still hasn't moved on. Again, there are some facial expressions, that make the image a bit funnier.

I am going to look at tracing the images and drawing them out by hand, see if i can simplify them, but keep some humour and keep the message simple.

Here are a few experimentations with font, and layout of the statement for the poster that is solely text.

I decided that I would be using capital letters as this can be read easier than lowercase letters, and I think is more eye catching.

I started looking at what font would work best with the poster, and looked at having a kind of 'childish' look. But I think it would be best to keep the type simple and clear, like safety signs, as it will be much more eye catching and easily read.

I'm starting to think about colour, and instead of having all the words in colour, perhaps finding an important word(s) to emphasis. Which means it will grab attention and convey my message quickly. Perhaps know what the poster would be about without having to read all the way through it.