Coursework journey for IVM

rather amateur but good first attempt. Maybe be less ambitious next time and start with a ball or a walk cycle. Still good example of multiple motions happening at once.

final net design, inclusion of bugs because they’re cool. Logo is rounded in a soft font but is capitalised and orange to still grab thr eye to some extent. I am happy with the font matches to the body text, small and able to be ignored by a small child playing, but necessary information for a parent. The chicken in thr background serves as thematic continuity so that the text doesn’t completely disrupt the design.

enticing packaging that piques consumer interest but guarantees some level of satisfaction will please children and fail to anger parents who woukd have had to make unreliable purchases not guaranteeing the happiness of their child if the item was not the desired one. The mystery box will maintain the possibility to recieve a rare. The packaging will directly factor this in as a sqare will be covering the plastic sheet material where the figure would be placed. The mystery and hope of receiving the desired one is (in my own experience) thrilling. And when you do not get the desired collectable, the course of action is to purchase another, optimising sales.

inspo:

Hasbro’s my little pony (girl aimed), schleich (gender neutral), playmobile (gender neutral)

should avoid specific gendering despite bias growing up with ‘feminine’ toys. Packaging portraying colourful lush Farm-life can display themes of nurture and manual labour. children typically like, and are fascinated by animals. However, the target market is ultimately the parents. I believe that a very palletable calm farmlife playset would appeal to some parents who want to encourage creativity and fascination with pets and nature. Since the packaging will be gender neutral this eliminates some of the risk of a limited market (or does it limit its marketabikity??? something to consider). The label currently says ‘My happy horse’ (as a play on my little pony and their numerous rip offs) the possessive pronoun invites the children to self project and imagine themselves owning the toy as it creates a personal connection. It’s also important to portray children (illustrated) playing with the toy and having fun, makes them believe its enjoyable to have. The aliteration of Happy horse is satisfying to say though I’m not creating a brand I am creating packaging I should reconsider this approach and cross check it with the brief before I finalise any design choices.

I think the necessity of line confidence when it comes to timed activities has helped me identify what strokes I make to simplify a character. I see the similarities in the legs and face in particular and it intrigues me to see how far I should push simplified character design versus detailed. And If I can balance or even incorporate both into my work. The ‘drunk bathroom sketch it my favourite and I would like to use it as a base for a digital illustration and test out a more digitally painterly style on top of it in my own time.

ignoring the horrendous quality of these pictures. The task of using music as a source of inspiration for movement and colour was very relaxing and allowed me to compare the composition of music with the composition of an art piece. What over all effect does the artist want it to have? The impact and the theme? What should you imagine when looking or listening to it?