Wednesday 9 March 2011

MR - Business Card

After the re-brand and as mentioned in the previous post, now that a new indetity has been designed, i am long overdue some new business cards.
Much like the actual identity, i tried to keep the business cards minimal in terms of design and information given. I did not want to clutter the design, and with keeping of the theme minimal i felt that a smaller format, which is 8.5 x 3.15 cm would be more appropriate and unique.
Things to think about:

  • Colour pallet
  • Print specs
  • Feedback

MR - Invoice Template

As more live briefs come in, it becomes more neccasary for organisation and template forms. Another student showed me their invoice slip and said it would be quick to produce and useful for both myself and my clients.
I have not issued my first one like this just yet, so as an added extra i have kept and invoice number, to keep record of my past projects name and detials, along with a total number.
I wanted to keep the template simple in design, legiable, readable and easy to understand. Again because of becoming pretty anal about precision, the type all lines up and sits comfortably within a grid that can be further edited.


MR - Re-Brand Final Logo

Here it is, the final resolution for my re-brand. I feel this represents me as a designer perfectly: Simple, minimal, effective and direct. As i experimented with the colour pallet, i found a light but dark tone worked better than a solid bold colour.
The next stage is to place the logo across my range (stationary set) and get them printed and produced asap for future visiting professionals, studio visits and to give to potential future clients.

MR - Re-Brand

I was getting a bit tired of my last identity. I felt that it did not represent my design techniques and use of type in the rite way. I wanted to use minimal colour, and keep the design simple but aesthetically pleasing.
In my previous identity I used 2 colours which I never really felt confident about. I used black for the whole logo plus red for the 'R' initial. But i felt this, and the selected typeface cheapened the design as a whole.
The design below has been developed along the same concept as the previous identity, however now using just 1 colour.
I chose a more friendly and in some ways, expensive typeface - which i think represents me more a designer than the previous identity. Originally i wanted to keep 'Graphic Desogn' very minimal using a small point size, however upon developing the design i found i did not like the positions i experimented with in the layouts below.
Further development needed for the 'Graphic Design' text of the design, however the initials are looking exactly as i had invisioned when starting the design.