Final digitally printed creations:

Prototype creation:

I created this prototype as a better creation to present to the crit group and a neater development rather than showing a messy tacky piece of work and conveying the wrong message.

This piece of folded design contains 9 separate pages, as did the other, which would be covered in illustrations and detailed information, printed at A6 in size.

The creation is now simply belly bound to contain the folds.

I intend to take this piece to the crit group to receive feedback and how this piece can be developed further.

Research into binding methods: Belly bounds

I have chosen to research into binding methods as I could potentially go down this route in the final created product.

For this brief I am very interested in belly bounds as its a great way to contain all of the folds of the publication.

This created for the Pensmore project makes great use of a belly bound, using a different stock material to the actual creation. It is clear to see that the design contains many folds and the belly bound does a great job of containing all of these, even with a less weighty stock.

This quite quirky piece of design uses what I would say was the opposite of a belly bound, a strip of material has been removed from the cover, to allow the audience to see inside the publication.
The contrasting colours and types of stock is something that evokes great excitement from me, as the interior stock is clearly more of a pungent, vibrant and artificial stock in comparison to the exterior earth natural stock.

This is a very simple horizontal belly bound in which the green band is wrapped around a white document.  

Research into tranparent stock:

I have chosen to research into transparent stocks such as tracing paper after my initial ideas of using that substance. 

This stunning piece of design uses opaque stock along side transparent stock with illustrations.

This style of design is something i'd love to exploit in my work and especially in this folding brief, I am unsure at this stage if it will be executed.

Research into binding and folding methods

I have chosen to research into folding methods and their usefulness to get an insight of why companies use this method and what route I should be going down with my folded leaflet.

This project has been created by a designer called 'Dārta Losāne', it related to set design, I wasn't able to find much information why she chose to use folding methods, although the outcome is really stunning and effective.

The final outcome from her series of designs has a great colourful theme and make excellent use of space and composition in an artistic way.

I have now found this project by London designer - Lisa Dell. Here the designer gives an explanation to why folded designs can be very effective and I completely agree with this statement.

The final series of folded designers are a powerful selection of leaflets. All created by the same designer, in some of these examples it is clear to see the creator has imposed on his designs rather than printing them out.

Developing an idea - Study task 2

Developing on from the tracing paper idea, I decided to create a simple mock up on photoshop (because the file contained photographic images), the mock up was very rushed and simple as it was just a proposal to my collaborative partner.

The design illustrates objective number 9, the celebratory stage where the designer can celebrate the completion of a project.

The designer was intended to be improved, printed onto tracing paper or a transparent stock and used to see through to the stage 9's description.

Initial ideas - Study task 2

An  objective as part of study task 1 was to experiment with paper folds using research and other books.

Already knew a series of folding methods as I had completed projects like this before at a lower level.
Creating these folds in relation to the brief involved concepts in my mind which I based the folds on.
Knowing I had to create a folding object, I began with a few initial ideas.

After dividing the design process into 9 separate elements, me and Liam decided to experiment with an idea which involved 9 different pages which, when folded out, created a larger map and a giant poster. A 2 in 1, leaflet and poster.

The publication originally came out too large, at A5 size and folded out into almost A2. If this desing was to be carried on, it would have been reduced and scaled down in size to make it more manageable and also so the outcome had less useless irrelevant information on it; appearing less text heavy.

My 2nd creation was more of a satirical one, having created a folding 'water bomb' which could have the information folded and rolled up and stuck inside, similar to a message in the bottle.
The concept and title of the piece descended from a title which was 'I bombed in first year', a satirical title which pokes fun at my downfalls in my first year.
Another concept with the devise being used to hold water is that, water is key to concentration throughout the design process, also in some people's opinions; as is coffee, the final outcome could have been a coffee kit complete with information surrounding the world of the design processes.

This final idea was just a simple fold which explains how a leaflet can be folded to become interactive. 

This final sketch relates to the first design and how it could be expanded, using tracing paper and also initial header font ideas.
I had the idea of using tracing paper to illustrate the stages of the design process over-laid on top of the descriptive information.

Initial ideas - Study task 1

Teaming up with my partner Liam, we collectively brainstormed a series of stages of which are of importance when a designer reads the brief.

We fully condensed the stages into 9 crucial objects to make the project more refined and neater than if the objectives were full of description.

After completing this brainstorm, we were instructed to create a flow chart piece which explained the processes and almost summed up a fool proof method of completing a brief (in layman's terms).

Again, the flow chart contained 9 separate stages each containing questions in which if the student hasn't completed there or isn't in full comprehension, then they must return to a previous stage and retry these.

Study task 2 - Paper folding techniques

The brief to create a leaflet which revolves around paper folding techniques and the information contained to be a result of the research gathered from the first project's brief.

Upon reading this brief I already have a series of initial ideas and have decided to collaborate my efforts with another designer doing the same project in an attempt to create a piece which has the influence of 2 different creative minds.

Following the stages of this brief in an attempt to meet the deadlines means this brief and the information on it will serve of great importance.

Study task 1 - Briefing anaylsis

When reading the brief as part of a module it is vital that the student/designer full understands the brief and what they are being asked to do. Generally at this stage, a designer has many ideas flowing through their head and are ready and prepared to execute them, generally there are a few processes which must be completed before the designing/sketching of initial ideas can begin. 

Module briefing - OUGD504

Analysing the module brief in conjunction with the study tasks allows me to hopefully reach my full potential concerning this brief.

The brief will be constantly referenced in relation to the work and research I gather in an attempt to hit every objective and create an appropriate piece of work.