Collection
Print or Screen project
Stamps or badges, kitsch souvenirs or tin toys, postcards or sweet wrappers. For the visually aware these things are a delight to collect and serve as useful reference and inspiration for the designer.
Aspects of colour, typeforms and idiosynchratic design provide nostalgic references to the quirkier aspects of life and commercial goods. These things make interesting and sometimes historical collections.
The Brief
This challenge is to design a catalogue for your collection. Consider this as an information system and apply the necessary logical clarity to inform as well as enthuse and delight the reader.
As an information retrieval system a catalogue records, dutifully and in detail, an inventory of any number of objects or products, stating size, weight, colour, price or whatever set of vital statistics you feel is relevant to the objects.
Roles and hierarchy of information, typographic clarity and coherent layout are key elements of this brief.
The format of your catalogue can be very liberally interpreted. You might for instance, choose to express the collection as a wall-chart, book, brochure or in a screen-based format. However, you should research, consider and address the norms of catalogue information and captioning. A presentation container for the collection is required.
Target Market
Collectors, Archivists, Designers, Artists . . .
Requirements • Dummy/Prototype – Refer to Requirements
– Presentation Container – The proposal for a presentation container should be submitted with the dummy/prototype.
• Text – Refer to Requirements and Assessment Criteria. • Research and Development/Grids – Refer to Requirements and Assessment Criteria. • Specifications–RefertoAssessmentCriteria. • Strategy – Refer to Assessment Criteria. • Presentation – Refer to Requirements and Assessment Criteria.
Please ensure that you cross-reference this project brief with the ‘Requirements’ and ‘Assessment Criteria’ sheets.
To summarise:
Design a catalogue for chosen collection
Presentation container
Nostalgic elements
state all specifics about each product
Target Market: Archivists, designers, Artists
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