Swatch Limited Editions

All of these images of Swatch Limited Edition Watches and Packaging were sourced from Google.com after searching 'Swatch Limited Edition'. www.google.com/swatchlimitededition

I have been looking at the Swatch watches that already exist and the packaging that they come in, I want to create something original that hasnt already been done by Swatch. The images above will give me some inspiration for my own designs.

Year Book PT&SP/ Concept

We all sat down and discussed a concept for the year book and went through a few ideas that people came up with. What we ended up deciding on was 'The journey is the destination'.

The idea was developed from a tattoo on my arm which says this statement. The quote is from an artist called Dan Eldon who worked in Somalia and made journals of his life and experiences in the country. His journals are full of imagery and tell the story of his life. I love the quote because its about you only end up in life by what youve done in your life. So if you work hard and never give up then you will reach your goal.

This links really well to the course as Duncan mentioned how the course is a journey and the students do so many things that benefit them and win them awards. We are going to make the year book into a story about the students experiences and journeys in the studio to the awards they then win from working hard and essentially getting things wrong and trying their best. The studio life is the journey and the awards and placements are the destination.

We had our meeting with Duncan on the 6th of March to discuss our idea for the concept. It went down a treat and he really liked the idea. We set some deadlines with him so we could gather all of the information needed from students and also the body copy for the year book so we could make a start on layout.

We are going to be using the help of Sophie's friend Jessie for the photography, shes a second year photography student whose work is amazing. Jessie will be taking photos of the students work, the studio and a group photo.

Here are the deadlines that we set:

• Body copy 6th March
• Student names 8th March
• Work to be photographed along with group photo 17th April

Year Book Meeting One/ PT&SP

We had our first meeting with the Printed Textiles and Surface Pattern course leader on the 4th of March where Fred cam along and went through all of the deadlines and what was expected of both parties. We established that any deadlines that arent met by either party could result in the year book being suspended. Fred made it clear that this year book is part of our FMP and it is very important that deadlines are met. If a case where a student from the course does not give us anything we may need for the year book by a given deadline then we hold the right to not include in the year book.

After Fred had gone we spoke with Duncan for a while and discussed what his ideas were of the year book and an insight into what he wanted it to be like. He did mention the fact though that he was completely open to any suggestions and ideas as he didnt really have a concept for the design.

Heres a few pointers made from the meeting:

• Year Book will be a PDF only
• Open to any concepts
• Think of the course as a Tribe
• The course is very successful and win many awards
• The studio environment is very important for the success of the students and the course

The next meeting that we have with Duncan will be to present a concept

Gift boxes galore

http://lovelypackage.com/page/5/?s=gift+box

I have been looking at gift boxes on Lovelypackage.com for inspiration for my gift boxes for the UK Greetings YCN brief.

Watch Packaging

http://lovelypackage.com/index.php?s=watch

A range of different watch packaging taken from Lovelypackage.com. I have been looking at different watch packaging for my Limited Edition Swatch brief as I am creating the packaging for the range which is aimed at 18-24 year olds, I need them to be very trendy and exciting.

UK Greetings Cards YCN submission boards

Submission boards for YCN 2012-13 for UK Greetings

Only time will tell!

UK Greetings Cards/ The magic box

http://www.origami-instructions.com/origami-box-with-cover.html

This is where to find the Origami box I am using for my Gift boxes, its a really simple and effective way of creating a gift box and extending my product range.