final poster

The brief said that we had to make a map of something that could be displayed in a public place. Something that this map has achieved. The challenge with this theme is that it can’t be physically done so the design is based on hypothetical elements. The use of overexerting works well as this mapping idea is hypothetical so the uses of contrasts and comparison in the design work to make it slightly ridiculous. The use of the sausages to scale and the clothing suited for a doll instead. 

With the screen prints, there was a lot of problems when it came to the aligning of the final layer as it had been a long day. The final ones are slightly misaligned. During the screen printing proses, someone managed to splatter water on the screen which leads to the black dots across the black layer, that disrupts the type some spaces. it is not as big of an issue as expected but it would have been more readable overall if that was not the case. Whilst printing and adjusting the final parts ready for screen print the routes did not end up in the document, this was not discovered until it came to the folding of it. The routes i, therefore,e drew in by hand. This adds to the whimsey of it as it will not be as accurate as the initial design was.

How this design could have been taken further is to experiment with different sizes and formats. There were made attempts to print the design on A1 sheets of paper, but it was impossible to align as the design now had a border. If the design were to have a border the effect of the rationale would be lost as it would just look like a blank piece of paper without context folded up. 

In terms of the folding it is not as neat as is wanted but neither the folding machine or the bonefolder creates a crisp enough line when it comes to the last folds so there is some overflow along the edge that cannot be trimmed as that would alter the entire shape of the poster. 

from the peer feedback they said that they liked it overall but was a bit concerned for the folding and whether that worked against the design a bit, but it frames the work nicely mostly. the concern was mostly about wear and tear. This is a real concern as the paper is not as thin as it should have been so the folds are thick and could ruin the print over time. Other feedback is that the printing job could have been executed a bit better. This is something that I have to agree with but at the same time, it makes the prints more unique as they are not perfectly printed. the other feedback related to colour and sizing. In rems of colour that colour was chosen as to create a real impact with the dark colours against the white paper as to not be shy about showcasing the work whilst till referencing the nature. In terms of sizing the design started as a a3 sheet and took a step up. in the develop meant there should probably be some more experimenting with format. The folds are quite extreme, but it works with the idea of it being portable, there were some other attempts but this has the most contrast from its folded state to full poster which as an interesting impact.