Thursday, 13 February 2014

OUGD503 Studio Brief 2 Collaborative Brief Responsive




Brief Title:
OASIS

The Brief: 
Write creative messages that will stand out in stores



Considerations:
Our tone of voice is chatty, playful, causal and friendly. We love to make you smile ! We want to speak like our customer is out best friend


Concept/ Proposition
The concept of this brief is to create a range of messages that focus on visuals rather then what they say. Aiming to make the viewer/customer feel welcomed and as if they are Oasis' 'best friend' by its appearance rather then what it is being said. 


Background
Loved by Celebs and stylists alike, oasis, the contemporary high street fashion brand is renowned for innovative and stylish women's fashion with a focus on feminine design detail. Our DNA is clear; feminine, contemporary, confident, stylish, and fun |! Design has always been the heartbeat of what we do. We love print, we embrace colour, we love detail and above all else we are a brand that makes you smile.



Target Audience
The Oasis customer is girly and fun with a passion for fashion and style.


Tone of voice
Fun, informal, chatty and friendly

Deliverables
Create a range of creative messages that would be suited for web and print.


Concept Statement

What are you going to do?
Create 9 Creative messages for OASIS that focus on the visuals rather then what they are saying.


Why are you going to do it?
We are focusing on the visual aspect as we are Graphic Designers everything we do is focused on the ability to create something that is visually appealing. In the shopping experience how things appeal is the most important aspect to design.

Who are you doing it for ?
Young feminine, girly females

How are you going to do it?
We are going to do a mixture of hand drawn aspects with also the use of digital media.

What do you aim to produce?
Aim to produce 9 visually appealing promotional messages that come in a range of printed aspects but also for web


Different ways to say:
Time Slot delivery
We accept Pay-Pal in store (just download the app)
Personal Stylist in store
Student Discount 15% off all year round
Can’t find your size? We will track down and deliver it for free
Free Wi-Fi in store
Gift cards
My Oasis Card
We love social

Think about concept
Different products that the signage could go on
T-shirts, floor signs, app, TV’s, Projector etc.
Visit the store

Our approach
Straight to the point
But has fun appearance
Gets message across immediately

Existing:
‘Fun’: i.e ‘Lets be Pay-Pals
Small-> Hard to read
In the oasis store there are already A5ish print based messages throughout the store, however this for us isn’t eye catching enough and is too type based. Even though the phrases are fun in the sense of how they are read it gets lost in the dull appearance

We found the initial phrases hard to decipher despite trying to entice us in with their ‘fun’ language and wondered if anyone would bother reading them as they were so small.

I Visited the OASIS Store in Leeds Trinity were I took photos of the signage that was already in place. Unfortunately the Quality of the photos are not great.









This is what I had come up with to re word the phrases
Time Slot delivery that fits around you
Need help? Ask the personal stylist in store
Student? Make sure you grab 15% off in store today
Not got what your looking for? Don’t worry we will find it and deliver it straight to you
Need to get online, don’t worry we have Wi-Fi
Prezzie shopping? Give a gift card
Prove your loyalty with our loyalty cards
Stay in touch through Facebook, Twitter, Insta etc. We miss our customers

Thursday, 6 February 2014

OUGD503 Studio Brief 2 Responsive

Choosing the brief
6/02/13
Oasis Brief
Pros
Colourful
Feminine
Contemporary
Stylish
Fun
Detail
In-store Print
Tone of voice
Audience Specific

Cons

Web
Specific
Changing the wording

PetPlan
Pros
Event
Pet lovers
Interactive media

Cons
Audience
Broad
Too Vague
Not Specific

Boost
Pros
Web and Print Design
Guidelines

Cons
Asking too much
Flavours-How do we know they go together
Too specific on what they want-Restricted









Roles                                                   Responsibilities
Concept Development--------------à
Practical Development--------------à
Researcher                                         Research activities
                                                            Researching Audience
                                                            Subject Research
                                                            Primary
                                                            Secondary
                                                            Contexual
Project Management
                                                            Budget
                                                            Communication
                                                            Sticking to deadlines
                                                            Doing what you agree too


OUGD503 Studio Brief 2 Responsive

Why have you chosen to work with your creative partner? What are your aims?

Abi: 'I like her. Sophie enjoys typography. Does her work. Versatile work style. Actually goes to print stuff.'
Sophie: 'I get along with Abi, we have similar interests. My weaknesses are Abi's strengths and vice versa so  we can learn from each other'

What are your specific areas of creative interest in this brief?

Abi: 'Interactive media web. Concept/idea generation'
Sophie: 'Print based. Typography. Use of colour. Concept and idea generation'

What specific design skills do you have to offer in relation to your chosen brief? How do you intend to use them?

Abi: 'Photoshop. Dreamweaver(ish a bit..) think outside the box(concepts)'
Sophie: 'Illustrator to design. Think of concepts. Type. Print Process'



What specific non-design skills do you have to offer in relation to your chosen brief? How do you intend to use them ?

Abi: 'Bit odd. I like to think'
Sophie: 'Organized, Hardworking, Work well with another person. Not someone to want everything my way. Quite considerate'

What will your specific roles be in the collaboration in relation to your brief?

Abi: 'Digital based media and proposals'
Sophie: 'Typography. Design for print.'

What will your individual responsibilities be in relation to your brief?

Abi and Sophie: 'Make sure everything is done on time. Be sure to discuss everything and come to an agreement and not sulk'
Sophie:' Make sure that my blogging is up to date throughout.'

What will your joint responsibilities be?
-Communicate with each other
-Give each other constructive criticism
-Honesty
-Dont take things personally
-Work together



Roles
-Concept Development
-Practical Development
-Researcher
-Project management
-Photographer

Responsibilities
-Concept Development
-Practical Development
-Research activities
-Researching audience
-Subject research
-Primary
-Secondary
-Contextual
-Budget
-Communication
-Sticking to deadlines
-Doing what you agree too

Picking the brief

Oasis Brief
Pros
-Colourful
-Feminine
-Contemporary
-Stylish
-Fun
-Detail
-In-store-Print
-Tone of voice
-Audience specific

Cons
-Web
-Specific
-Changing the wording

Pet Plan brief
Pros
-Event
-Pet lovers
-Interactive media

Cons
-Audience
-Broad
-Too vague
-Not specific

Boost

Pros
-Web and print design
-Guidelines

Cons
-Asking too much
-Flavours-How do we know the flavours go well together
-Too specific on what they want. Restricted




OUGD503 Studio Brief 2 Responsive Collaborative


Oasis

Write creative messages that will stand out in our stores.

Background
Loved by celebrities and stylists alike, Oasis, the contemporary, high street fashion brand, is renowned for innovative and stylish women’s fashion with a focus on feminine design detail, unique prints, vibrant colours and gorgeous dresses. Our DNA is clear: feminine, contemporary, confident, stylish and fun! Design has always been the heartbeat of what we do. We love print, we embrace colour, we love detail and above all else we are a brand that makes you smile.
Creative Challenge
Oasis’ innovative in-store and online initiatives make shopping social. We offer so many great services to our customer, some of which are unique to the high street and we want to shout about it!
The challenge is to write a suite of service messages that will stand out in our stores. Your messages should have a non-seasonal focus and be-able to come across various channels - from in-store to online.
Stay true to our brand and appeal to the Oasis girl. You are free to bring your messages to life as you see fit. You may just wish to write them down in words, or to go to greater lengths to bring them to life visually using design and illustration. First and foremost we are looking for strong written messaging, but if you have ideas for how your messages can look visually, then we’d love to see them too.
Messages
Below are the key messages we want to get across. You should get creative with words and bring these messages to life! Think about the contexts in which the customer will come across them. How can we engage them? how can we surprise them? How can we delight them? Have fun with it!
  • Time slot delivery. (We offer delivery slots at a time that suits you)
  • We accept paypal in store (just download the app)
  • Personal stylist in store (We offer personal shopping experiences
    in selected stores)
  • Student discount 15% off all year round (With a valid NUS card)
2 YCN Student Awards 2013/14 ycn.org
Oasis
  • Cant find your size? We will track it down and deliver it for free
  • Free wifi in store
  • Gift cards
  • My Oasis Card (apply for a loyalty card to make shopping even
    sweeter)
  • We love social (follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest,
    Instagram & Google plus)
    Target Audience
    The Oasis customer is girly and fun with a passion for fashion and style.
    Considerations
    Our tone of voice is chatty, playful, casual and friendly. We love to make you smile! We want to speak like our customer’s best friend.
    Mandatories
    Where appropriate please use our logo, and URL and feel free to incorporate our social icons too.
    Deliverables, Artwork and Additional Information
    For guidance on how to submit your work, please adhere to the main deliverables information which can be found at the YCN website - ycn.org
    Any additional information referenced in the brief can be found in the supporting project pack. 

OUGD505 Typography Workshop

Leading-Space between the letters
1pt-70 second of an inch
Small caps used for terms and conditions, because it isnt legible or readable, so people ignore it. Its the shape of the word that people read not the actual word.

Hg-Upper and lowercase
HGX-Small Caps
12-Figures
Numbers that arn't on the same baseline are called Non-aligning figures
First typeface in Guttenburgs bible is Black Letter was a hand lettered font, because people were used to reading in hand letters. 50 years for font to change

Classifying and describing typefaces
Classification-Linotype
Old face, transitional, modern face, slab serif, san serif
Decorative and display

Even to this day fonts are still designed for print, because thats why we are used to. In about 20 years time typefaces may change to be for screen.

Catherine Dixon
Thought about
formal attributes
patterns
decorated/pictorial
handwritten
roman
nineteenth century vernacular
additional

Formal Attributes
Construction 
Continuous- no break between elements
broken or interrupted
random
reference to tools

Shape
Variants to traditional forms
Irrelevant to curves
Aspect of curves
Detail of curves

Proportions
Width-Condensed, medium, expanded
Relative proportions capitals

Modelling
Contrast
Axis of contrast
transition

Weight
Colour
Weights within families

Termination
Baseline terminals
Ascenders terminals
Specific characters

Key characteristics 
Individual characters

Decoration 
Attribute of existing letterform
Pictorial or decorative