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Printing final: posters, booklets & leaflets

The final deadline has arrived and
therefore the crazy rush for the
printers has begun.

The booklets, poster and leaflets have
been printed and produced on a matt
print to ensure all the work maintains
a level of quality. 

The leaflets were printed on a A4 size
with two documents on each print. This
meant that the final leaflet size after
cutting will stand at A5.

8x leaflets have been produced to
show the USA infographic as well
another 8x for the UK statistic. 

3x A3 poster have been printed for the
FMP designated space covering the
aspects: Run, Hide, Fight from the USA
government campaign.

I also produced these poster on an A2
scale for my portfolio submission. 

Additionally, I have printed the booklet
to an A4 scale 3x. Two for the FMP
show and one for the sketch book
process.

For the booklets I created two using
a sticky back adhesive to bind the
book and for one I used a previous
technique I using string. Each style
gives the booklet a different finish.
The string gives it a hand made
'rustic' appeal, whereas the
adhesive gave it a more professional
'formulated' finish.

FMP Book analysis

As I intend to produce a booklet about
the facts about gun laws I decided to
research other similar formats.

This included booklets from different
UAL establishments as well as
media and film magazines.  

The techniques used in these particular
mediums are bold visually using
primary colours and strong fonts.

I hope to produce a similar style using
the colours, fonts and imagery I have
chosen. 

The feature of the colour theme of the
brand draws the eye towards the text
and in particular the introduction.

Possibly a similar technique could be
for the gun laws project. 

As a result of this analysis I have found
that keeping to the brands primary
colour scheme is pivotal to create a
well rounded presentation.

Additionally, text needs to be organised
in rows to keep the page visually
appealing. 

FMP photo manipulation

For the posters and booklet of my campaign
I will use primary sourced imagery that
I have manipulated digitally.
Using photoshop- filter gallery,
dots,texture and hue/saturation
I created a format for each
photograph to ensure it fitted
the campaigns theme. 

For the posters I created a new
stencil font in neon green acrylic
paint so that the text is visually bolder
than the background. I then digitally
enhanced the font to fit with the
identity of the campaign.

The previous spray paint font will be
used inside of the booklet to
differentiate the booklet with the
posters.

A focused example of the photography shows
the digital enhancements I have made using
photoshop. 

FMP green font

The poster designs that I intend to
produce with the photography I shot
will need a bold coloured font to overlay
the images.
As a result, I have undertook producing
neon green type so that the text will be
the main focus of the design rather than
the background photography.

Above are a few images of the text
produced with the laser cut acrylic
template as well as neon acrylic paint
The medium gives the heavitas font a
street rough, grungy aesthetic
that matches the campaigns identity. 

FMP final font tests

As a result of the multiple experiments
I created using the acrylic templates I
designed with the heavitas font I
produced these font styles.

The first, above was created using
a screen printing method with the
cardboard template I produced.
I rolled acrylic paint over the letters
and pressed the canvas over the
letters whilst pressing the canvas
down with another roller.

This created an interesting unique
style to the font, however some
letters are difficult to read and
therefore wouldn't be satisfactory
for the campaign.  

Above is the second font style I
created. This spray paint font
was a product of using the original
acrylic laser cut stencil and spray
paint. This design looks clean cut
but on closer inspection shows
unique qualities around the edges.
As a result, I will most likely use this
design for the campaign as it
combines the legible and practical
qualities I wanted from these
experimentation.

This is the third and final font style
I produced using the acrylic template
and some acrylic paint. This gives the
font a rough brush stroke aesthetic
that compliments the bold nature of
the font.
However, unfortunately on
some of the letters this brush
stroke style loses the form of the
letters. Therefore I intend to use the
spray paint font for its legibility as well
as hand made appeal.  

FMP font prints

The outcome of the stencil I produced
as well as some of the prints I created
using this stencil and the other laser
cut template.

FMP painting stencils

After laser cutting the acrylic to create a stencil
template, I went on to produce a number of screen
prints and other mark making mediums using the
stencil.

These images are a few steps I took to produce the
prints I will publish in my next post on the blog. 

As well as using the exterior material
of the acrylic I also wanted to use the
inside cuts of the material for mark
making experimentation.

For this I wanted to produce a stencil
on a cardboard backdrop so that I
could imitate the screen printing
methods used in Anthony Burrill's
work. 

For this I sanded down the glossy finish of the
acrylic lettering on one side so that the pva adhesive
would stick onto the letters.

This ensured that the letters were firmly stuck to the
cardboard and that the stencil would work efficiently
when more tactile mark making methods were applied.

FMP laser cutting

For the next of my project I wanted to produce a stencil
of the Heavitas font that I intend to use for the gun
laws campaign.

This would allow me to produce more practical styles
of the font including screen printing methods like
graphic artist Anthony Burrill.

This meant designing a template on adobe illustrator
that would fit to the size of the acrylic material I had
bought as well as re-designing the Heavitas font
to fit the medium I had chosen.  

The outcome were two A3 sized alphabet templates
that I will now use to develop screen prints and other
practical mark making mediums. 

FMP logo design

The final logo design is a culmination of experimentation
and response from different processes as well as
designers.

I would like to develop the designs further by
spray painting the typography on the left design to
give the head font more of a practical aesthetic.
This will involve laser cutting the entire alphabet in
the Heavitas font. 

Above are the original A2 practical designs that I
scanned digitally and enhanced with photoshop. 

FMP texture exp

Developing on previous experiments I wanted to
produce a textured background for the project.
This would give the statistic based info graphics
a more layered aesthetic appeal as well as a
universal theme for the campaign.

Above are two of many different prints that I intend to
use for the project. The texture was chosen to imitate
computer coding or lines of figures working both
aesthetically as well as functionally. 

Above are some of the ideas I have to incorporate the
textured prints into the campaign. The inverse flag
prints would fit into the projects themed format as
well as visualise these iconic symbols in a new fashion.

Anthony Burrill // Artist research

Anthony Burrill is a UK born graphic artist, designer
and printmaker focusing on text based compositions.
His distinctive voice is based on a commitment
to use traditional image making processes and
materials.

As a result, I wanted to respond to the work
produced by Mr Burrill for my campaign project.
Focusing on the practical print making style of the
his work.

I hope to use a laser cutting medium to respond to
Mr Burrill's wood work letter press method. Using
acrylic plastic to print text I will use for my gun laws
campaign.

Below are a few examples of Anthony Burrill's best
known typography.

Pick me up // Graphic arts festival

Pick me up is a collection of industry based
graphic design artists that use elements 
of screen printing throughout their work.

Here are a few of my favourite picks from
the festival.