This was one of the most useful and constructive crits I have had in a while. It gave me a lot of confidence to continue with what I am doing and also gave me some other avenues to explore.
Colour is a weakness of mine and when I was asked whether I had considered it yet, I raised it as an issue of mine. It was suggested that I look at Pantone swatches for inspiration and maybe explore colour psychology to link in the idea of calmness and combatting stress.
Now I have started looking at small publication designs for the information booklet, I think I need to do some research into this field. I might take a trip to village books in Leeds and look at some of the more unconventional designs.
Teresa clarified some things for me and it reminded me to stay on the track of this being an illustration based project. It is about making imagery to go in a certain context. This made me think of the home environment which is where I am aiming for more natural things to exist. This could mean that my imagery could spread into murals, prints, textiles, furnishings and products found in the home. This doesn't directly encourage people to buy a plant but it pushes them towards the idea of it and living in surroundings with strong natural influences.
Next steps
- Publication research.
- Try to make a plan of what can go in the pack (although this can, and probably will, change).
- Get a bigger sketchbook, make some looser work.
- List everything I can think of that could potentially be an outcome for this brief.
- DRAW MORE.
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