Thursday, 2 October 2014

OUGD504 - My Design Process - Thoughts on my Leaflet

I started thinking about what sort of attributes my leaflets fold should have based on the nature of my design process. Added onto this I also started considering attributes that I'd like my leaflet to have, because inevitably the outcome is also a part of the design process, and I feel like because of this the design should reflect what I enjoy designing. Thinking about these attributes will help me make a more appropriate decision in regards to my folding.

My Process
  • The process I go through is very methodical, structured and solid. Because of this I feel like my folding should try and avoid little delicate areas, as a more rigid leaflet better reflects structure.
  • I feel like my process is pretty linear, and so the leaflet should be presented in such a way where the flow of information is very much a one directional thing.
  • There's nothing in my process that stands out as being overly unique, and so I feel like my fold shouldn't be anything extravagant because it doesn't reflect the almost generic/boring feel of my process.

Attributes
  • I'd like for my leaflet to be primarily text based, as I don't really see any appropriate use of image in this project. Given that the outcome is meant to be informative text seems a lot more appropriate.
  • I'd like the links between my leaflets layout and my design process to be fairly obvious as I feel that's the best way to avoid pretentiousness, which is something I'm not a fan of in design. 
  • My leaflets layout should be clear and make obvious to the reader the order in which the information is to be processed, as that's what I believe good design is, something where the audience is positioned to be on the same wavelength of the designer.

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