Collaboration: Discussing Ideas

We met to discuss our initial research and ideas we had up to now for the BEAR brief. I had put together some slides that looked at the BEAR packaging, as well as previous designs for yoyo cards.

Also, mentioning past themes as well as listing new ones that we could look into.
I decided to make references to some illustrators who I thought were appropriate for this brief such as Rob Hodgson, Jack Teagle, JooHee Yoon and Anorak Magazine.

What I think each of these examples have is that they are appropriate for children, but are also very put together and well-designed. Despite the younger audience, there have been considerations about the overall aesthetic and design of the images so maybe even adults/parents would appreciate them too.

We also mentioned children's tv shows that have really nice visuals that are very illustrative and up to date.

like Mouk and Hey Duggee...

In terms of our theme, we all liked the idea of exploring  Deep Sea Diving. This would give a lot of potential for vibrant and exciting images, as well as interesting facts to tie in with the educational part of the yoyo cards.

We made a mind map of everything we could think of relating to this theme, and agreed that next week when we met, we would bring...

- Roughs, sketches, and drawings

- Facts and research

- Beginnings of a mood board (colour palette, textures, general aesthetic ideas)

This way, we can compile what each of us have and see what works best before we move on to developing the designs.

One idea we had was for our 3 yoyo card designs to fill in the blank spaces of a poster we will design. This would be a unique way of showcasing our illustrations and designs, as well as introducing a 'collect them all' kind of incentive to the cards.

The poster could be a piece of art in its own right, with the front of the cards completing missing parts of the picture, and with the facts on the reverse of the cards.