As a class we are expected to submit our finished work through a blog post and send the url to our lecturer. This post is some of the finished work, most you will have seen in other blog posts or through social media.
Items submitted;
– 2 Minimalist posters as pdf with reflective content & pictures.
be-there-or-be
identity
– 10 Photos for photographic essay as pdf
photographic-essay
– 1 Final piece of signage for ‘freezoning’
underwear-zone
Minimalist Posters – Reflective comments
Im incredibly happy with the two finished posters, both I feel met the given brief. Engaging visual posters that also offered playful interpretation were the end result, but they also offered the viewer the possibility to engage with them on a deeper level, imagining what meanings are behind them.
Throughout the minimalist poster design process we were shown how often paired-down and simple visual language can sometimes be much more powerful and effective in getting through to a busy audience. The unusual use of mostly everyday objects can often draw peoples attention simply because its simple, its actually refreshing in a world of complicated and shouty advertising.
Even though our goal was idea generation, not the finished product as such I was incredibly happy with both my final ideas and the way I produced them.
Freezoning Signage – Design Process
I don’t have much to say on my design process for my final sign. There actually wast a whole lot of idea generation within our group during the task. I simply chose one of my ideas based on the ease of the graphics and the fact it could be achieved with three colours or less like a standard piece of signage.
The brief asked each student to produce a sign based off a project called ‘freezoning’ in Copenhagen. In ‘freezoning’ areas different signs encourage members of the public to engage in a variety of activities, some of which are uncommon in society.
In keeping with the theme of uncommon activities I chose to produce a sign encouraging people to feel free to wear just their underwear or swimmers.
Jordan Snitch - Product Design Student 