Vis Com

Overall, I’m extremely pleased and proud of the body of work I’ve created for my major project - it’s been quite a journey. I’ve really enjoyed learning about different superstitions and their origins, they’re really interesting and I’ve had a lot of fun along the way. I think I’ve definitely broadened my skillset in this project, I’ve learnt about different areas of visual communication and can now recognise how I work most successfully in my work flow. In addition, I’ve learnt that initial stages of experimentation are vital in developing a chosen visual language and this stage really helped me. There’s been a few times where creative block has hit, but I now know that exploring with hands on techniques such as Lino printing help me to step back and to progress from this.

It’s been a strange time to say the least and I never thought I’d be submitting my final major project from home. Consequently, I’ve not been able to do any test prints as I don’t have access to a printer at home. In addition, I had hoped to experiment with riso printing for my final outcome, but this had to be changed since moving home for the lockdown. 

I think my final graphic novel feels fun, energetic and vibrant and I’m really pleased with how the spreads and illustrations have developed over the course of the project. Creating a typeface from my handwriting is something I’ve been keen to do for a long time and I think it works really well alongside my illustrations. I've really enjoyed the journey, I’ve worked really hard on this project and I think it’s paid off. In the future, I could expand this book and illustrate more superstitions.

Final spread

Having the information on the left page feels much more successful in introducing the rhyme. In addition, the lines and dots to the illustration from the number helps them to feel more connected.

Development of spread

After looking through the different superstition pages in the book, I felt this page needed some more colour as it had a lot more white space than the other pages. I decided to do this through a grey, hand coloured background and pops of colour on the captions.

The illustration on my website has a blue background and I think I actually prefer this on the business card too. I’d like to use card stock that has a nice texture - slightly raised. 

Initial Design

Think having my name beneath the illustration works more successfully than it was in the previous design.

Square is quite nice - is different to a traditional size. However, not sure how easy this would be to hold. 

Really love the colours and shapes but in particular I love the use of the gold foiling. If I get pick up a business card and it as attention to detailing, like gold foil, I’m more likely to keep in/pin it on my pin board. 

I love the typeface on this business card. It’s eye catching and feels fun. Its indented onto the back which is a nice touch. I personally like tactile things and plan to look into the execution of printing for my own cards. 

Business Card Inspo: Marina Cardoso

Love the riso printed front - is eye-catching and almost a mini print in itself. Name on the back is prominent and large which I think is successful as its important to know who's business card you’re looking at. 

1. Having the two rows at the top and bottom of the page seem to emphasise the amount of empty white space there is, which I think it making it feel quite vacant. 

Think this is working successfully: I’ve limited the types of illustrations I’ve used on the left hand page as having lots of different shapes and colours felt quite chaotic and untidy.