Updated CV

I have updated my CV, as some of the content has changed, and because I want to get it looking perfect and ready to send off. I have done this CV three times, because it will need to be used at three different paper sizes, and I need to be careful when moving the information, so that everything still looks good and the type is readable.

* On the printed CV's, my logo will be in my purple colour, and will be stamped on. But I've just placed the logo to show where it would go. *

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A3 for in my portfolio

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A4 to send out to people and to use as a pdf version

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A5 to include in my look book, meaning the content had to be spread on to two pages

Updated Portfolio

A3 Portfolio for end of year show.

I have updated my portfolio again based on feedback I have recieved in my three portfolio reviews.

Business Stationery

Designs for the business stationery.

Letterhead (logo will be stamped on in purple)

Envelopes, for letterhead to be sent in. Will be white on the outside and purple inside.

Printed business stationery:

Updated Social Media

I have updated my social media with the colour that I have chosen for my branding, as well as uploading new content. I then need to work harder to promote this after uploading new work. 

http://claudiagriffin.tumblr.com

http://www.behance.net/claudiagriffin

https://twitter.com/CGriffin_GD

End of Year Show.. Update

After having my tutorial and talking through my ideas with Amber and Phil, I came up with the idea of showing publications instead of products. This was because I was worried I wouldn't be able to produce the packaging to a high enough standard to have on show, and also because it might get ruined with people messing with it. Another point Amber made was that the tables are quite low, so visitors viewpoints will mean that people will be looking down on the products, not at them. I am more confident in my publication design skills, so thought I could still re-create the products to a high standard, and then take high quality photographs, which I would arrange in a publication. The publication could then sit on a mini shelf.

I will still be creating two banners (200cm x 80cm), and by not having a table in front of these, which would take up quite a lot of space, I will have more space on the banners to cover.

I plan to re-make these products in the two weeks after hand in before the show. Although I am still really happy with these briefs image wise, my presentation skills and print knowledge has definitely improved a lot so I am confident I can create better quality final pieces.

End of Year Show Proposal for Tutorial 2

This was a quick mock up of my updated plans for the end of year show, based on my first tutorial. Now that I knew I was just getting two boards, I decided on two projects that I thought would work next to each other, because of the colour scheme. In the plan I have included a table with the idea of re-creating the products that I produced for these briefs to a higher standard, and having these on display. The photographs are examples of the products I initially produced for each brief.

Final Business Cards

I have purchased my final business cards with Velocity Print. I have gone for 400gsm matt laminate, with spot UV. I get 500 cards with this order. The business cards aren't due to arrive until the 3rd June. Waiting longer for the cards to arrive halved the price, meaning that I had the money to spend on going for a more luxurious card.

I knew I wanted something special, and after being disappointed with the quality of moo cards I had printed before, I decided to go with Velocity Print, having been happy with the quality of business cards I purchased with them for the Geek Table and for Lucy's branding brief. 

I had previously printed my business cards in a variety of colours in digital print, and the purple was my favourite colour. I decided to stick with this lavender shade for my branding, having also used it for my design context publication.

Here are a few examples of experimenting with the layout design for the cards.

This is the design I decided to go for on the back of the card.

This is the document I send off. The first two images show what is actually printed on the business cards, where the black images show what I want to be spot varnished.

Can't wait for them to arrive to give out at the end of year show.