Title: Rheanna Perry
1Rheanna Perry
2What I want to achieve
- I have been asked by a magazine publisher to
produce a product which will be promotional to
the magazine. It needs to remind people to buy
the next issue of the magazine and will therefore
need to suit the correct audience. I am going to
research different ideas for my product to help
me work out what I am going to be making. - I will be using materials such as card, paper and
Correx and any other materials I find which I
have not been supplied with. The magazine
publisher wants the surface graphics to be raised
off the surface so I am therefore going to layer
the materials I use to create this affect. I need
to produce a variety of design ideas to show to
the publisher and then choose the best one. I
will try to include a catchy slogan to hook the
customers and make them want to buy it again. It
also needs to be a reasonable size to be packaged
with the magazine. - Not only do I have to make the product which will
be in the magazine but I need to present a C.A.D
model of a van which will have the product
advertised on its sides. I will be using
Pro-Desktop to create this model. I have also
been asked to present the magazine publisher with
a survey of children's opinions of the ideas I
have had.
3Freebie Ideas
- A mask would be a good idea for the Doctor Who
magazine as there are lots of different monsters
for the mask to be based on. These would appeal
to the children who watch it as they would
probably be quite imaginative. - A mouse mat would also be a fairly good idea as
it could be bright and colourful so that children
who read the magazine would use it. It would be
fairly simple to make as it is a flat object.
4Freebie Ideas 2
- A pencil case could be a good idea as there are
many different types which come in lots of
different sizes. They could have a simple box
design or a tube. It could also be made out of a
range of different materials such as tin, fabrics
or plastic. There is also a range of different
ways to open and close the pencil case. You
could also just use a pencil-case type container
but for storing something else such as glasses or
make-up. These could be quite appealing to the
buyers as most people need a new pencil case
sometime during the year.
5Freebie ideas 3
- A magazine rack would be a great freebie as the
Doctor Who Adventures magazines are a series that
have been produced for a long time. They are
brought out every two weeks so it would be handy
to have somewhere to store them neatly. These
could come in a range of styles and made from
lots of different materials. They would be
easily decorated with common features from the
magazine and pictures of the characters.
6Freebie ideas 4
- A hanging mobile could be suitable for all ages
as long as the theme is appropriate for the
magazine. I could attatch things to it such as
glittery, space-age materials and decorations. I
could theme it on a certain episode or character. - A jigsaw puzzle could be a freebie as it would be
fun and could also be challenging to the children
who will buy the magazine. It could take the
shape of one of the characters or could just be a
scene including a few characters
7Mobiles
- I have decided that I am going to make a Doctor
- Who themed hanging mobile for a kids bedroom. I
think this will be a good idea as if it is
hanging in their room then they will constantly
be reminded to buy the next magazine.
8Doctor Who related gifts
9Finger Puppets
- I have now changed my mind and have decided to
make some doctor who finger puppets. This way I
can focus on the characters and the layering
effect we are supposed to be using. - These will be fun for imaginative kids who like
to play games and make up stories. These are
normally the type of children who are into Doctor
Who and similar genres of story. - They could be made with a variety of materials so
I should be able to make some good quality finger
puppets from using card. The can also be a
variety of different styles. Some easier to make
than others.
10New Magazine
- I have changed the magazine I am going to be
using as I think that it would be too difficult
to create the doctors and other characters
faces using the card. There is too much detail to
use the layering technique. - Instead, I have chosen to base my finger puppets
on Spongebob Squarepants. This way I will be able
to create the layers of the characters more
easily as they are cartoons and use blocks of
bright colours. Plus they would be more fun for
the audience and I think they would generally be
more appropriate for this magazine. There are
lots of stories in the magazine so the children
who might be using them could copy one of the
stories.
11Spongebob Related gifts
To make the finger puppets and a suitable bag to
hold them in I will need to find out exactly how
the characters look and the size differences
between them so they are to scale. I intend to
find some lettering to put on a header to the
finger puppets. I should also find out what a
good background would be for this lettering. The
background and lettering styles should match up
to the ones in the magazine.
12Moodboards
I have drawn and traced lots of different
expressions to see which one would be the best
to use on my Spongebob Finger puppet.
I have collected images of some of the other main
characters which will be helpful when making my
finger puppets. I have also stuck on some slogans
and names which I can use on the packaging.
13I have collected lots of different pictures of
Spongebob for this moodboard. I collected them
from the magazine and from the internet.
I have cut out snippets of the backgrounds
throughout the magazine to see which one suits
the packaging the best.
14This is the font I have used.
I have collected lots of different fonts from the
internet and various magazines to see which one
would suit the magazine the most. I found one
particular font most suitable as it is used
throughout the Spongebob magazine.
15This is my coloured version of the design. It
will be helpful when I come to layering my design
as it shows the colours I will need for each
character.
This is part of the packaging.
16What I am going to do to make my puppets.
- For my finger puppets to be successful I need to
make sure that each individual piece is cut out
neatly so that it all fits together accurately. I
need to be careful to not cut some things too
thin that they fall apart so I need to make sure
that it is strong and isnt going to get worn out
easily. I also need to make sure that they are
the right size for peoples fingers to fit into.
They do not need to be too big as they are going
to be for children who read the spongebob
magazine.
17Process
- To make my finger puppets I have been cutting out
the different shapes and layers from different
coloured card and paper. I have used a craft
knife and have made the puppets at school and at
home. Any thin black lines that I have needed to
draw onto my puppets I have drawn on with a black
pen. I have stuck all the individual pieces of my
puppets together and I have now created my final
product. The parts of the puppets which seemed
flimsy and thin I have covered with a thin layer
of watered-down PVA glue to help make them become
stronger and less likely to break.
I have now begun to create my CAD van which would
be used to advertise the product to the public. I
have made the van shape on Pro-Desktop which is a
program used for making CAD models. I have used
an instruction booklet provided to make the basic
van shape and the wheels to put on the side. Once
I have fixed these parts together I will begin to
put the images onto the side of my van. I am
going to use graphics with bold colours which
would appeal to the public.
18Final Product
Here are my finger puppets which I have made out
of different coloured card and paper. The purple
label will eventually stapled to the top of a
plastic wallet to seal the bag which the puppets
would be stored in. To make a plastic sleeve the
right size I have cut a section off an A4 plastic
wallet and glued down one edge.
19Evaluation
- I have now finished my product to the best
quality possible in the time I have been given.
It is fairly neat and accurate and is suitable
for the magazine I chose. It meets the
specification in the fact that it is suitable for
the audience, it is made from layering different
materials and it is in a suitable packaging to be
sold with the magazine. I have spent time at home
and at school on this project to try and finish
it as neatly as possible. - To improve my product I could
- Cut some of the pieces out more neatly so that
they have smoother edges. - I could change the style of finger puppets as I
feel that the tabs and slits attaching them
together could break off easily.