As i thought the previous designs were too rough, but still wanted to continue with the Designed Designer idea, simplification was at hand.

With the new designs, i wanted to be a little symbolistic with more 3D realistic looking images.

Instead of just pasting everything together in photoshop, i thought to actually make a physical collage and then photograph it. The new design also incorporates other 3D Image such as lego blocks, wooden blocks, sketch pads… anything that i though were influences to take me towards becoming a designer.

Outside dual CD/DVD foldout

Inside dual CD foldout

CD DESIGNS

As seen earlier, my design concept attempt was to produce a DVD/CD case that was themed around drafting and craftsmanship in a sense. Creating images that imitated blue prints was to try and get across the idea that the process to becoming a graphic designer through all past experiences with technology and creative discovery, was something that could actually be drafted, showing the “DESIGNED DESIGNER”.

Although i didn’t really like the Blue print idea anymore past my 2nd mock up, and the yellow card outer was really just a fill in as i had no idea what i was going to put on the outside.

The new design still continues along the same lines of drafting, but with the use of Graph paper, which is scribbled on, and written all over.

Old Cover Design

New Cover design

From the previous design, i thought were too rough, based directly from the original idea of creating a collage of different aspects about myself in terms of creative interests and past experiences with technology.

The next mock up was an attempt to re-design it slightly to have more of designer feel.

Its box with the use of a die cut could show fractions of the design itself underneath, to then be revealed completely when the inner Dual CD / DVD case is pulled out.

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There is something missing on this design, so I’m thinking i should have some other type of visual that breaks up the collage and ads another style, or “designer” feel to it. I call it “DESIGNED DESIGNER” (pretty spiffy eh??)…….. pfffff…. not really, “don’t listen to him, he’s crazy”… what? what did you say?…

……Never mind.

Font (outside) design

Inside design

Outside Box design:

The design strips is what the box will look like with holes cut into the box, as i intend to make it a design feature, showing part of what’s inside.

Although i was trying to have both the rough and refined together, i felt that the design was repeating the whole “draft” thing a little too much. So i decided to combine the two into the same layout, “to try and make it more upbeat” also leaving room for other simple design.

Front (outside)

Adding to the idea of something being crafted, i wanted to have something where it was physically put together, not only showing the contrast of work that is moving towards being finished to final product, but showing the rough, raw edge development and idea process.

I have attempted this by creating a hand done collage that consists of all the same elements as the more refined computer drawn (over grey led drawings), that follows in a story line type progression of my use of technology and objects.

Working on the theme of “draft plan” i wanted to base my idea of the visual metaphor of something physically being built or designed, which i thought would be a good chance to so some more hand done artwork in the content.

I also wanted to get across the idea of how using all these past technologies have shaped my path of view of technology and how to use – in terms of my creative output. The idea is that the draft is a kind of “pre-designed draft” for myself as if someone else had to design me.

These are the first designs iv worked on toward the objective: Draft line artwork of all the different forms of technology iv engaged with.

This is the first idea i have for what the content of the book will include:

Being that my concept for the box at this stage is based around my personal and general user experience of objects and technology, i have a feeling that i could further that concept by almost making in like a complete guide, with use of instructions, descriptions, statistics and notes of user experience. But i also wish to put a personal touch into it by describing how the object or technology aided to my knowledge and ability which will continue throughout the document.

To Further this, there will be features on each page to help with the entire user experience of the document and understanding of each specified objects role:

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1: Object title and descriptions

2: Statistics (i think from my personal experience of using them)

3: Extensions of how the object had effected me

4: Human model: pointing out how i used it, and what i got out of them

5: A timeline to continue throughout the document, keeping track of the entire history.