Project B Blueprint – First Year Baby Calendar

The Blueprint of Baby First year calendar Design

starts with the  Project Brief
>> As you understand the characteristics and applications of design principles, in this project you will demonstrate your understanding and creativity working with shapes, colors, type creating 4 month calendar design. Capturing characteristics of any emotion or objects to express a beauty within a content, organization, or your own-make-believe world. You might want to write or use others’ poem or quotations if applicable. The end product will be 4 month calendar and 2 other applications such as cd overall, book cover or postcard. You’ll practice how to modify your design according to different design specifications.
* Calendar Title: Baby Firtst Year Calendar / Dairy
* Company Name: AF Design
* Audience: Parents
* 4 Month Themes+ Emotions + Visual Languages + Design Principles:

The themes of the design is based on the horoscope personality
Theme 1 -  Starting from October’s baby personality ( Sanitarium)
- Energitic
- Free
- Generous

Theme 2 – November’s Baby personality ( Scorpion)
- Passionate
- Loyal
- Resourceful

Theme 3 – December’s Baby personality (Capricorn)
- Serious
- Responsible
- Careful

Theme 4 – January’s Baby personality (Scorpion)
- Sociable
- Good communicator
- Active

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Research

I’ve started  in general putting in mind the characteristics of calendars:
1)    Numbers + type (12 months/ 30-31 days)
2)    Presentation  form – stand (desk space) / hang (wall & eyelevel)
3)    Cycle of the year
4)    Features & functionality
5)    Audience (children/ youth/ companies)

class notes:

I made an over sky look at different calendar design, without narrowing the search to babies calendar or any other. What grabbed my attention the most was breaking the rules of the formal looking calendar, along with unique design of layout which met the functionality aspect as well. & for some reasons I was more into the curvy circular lines than the sharp angular shapes, more into the vivid bright colors than the dull ones.

At this stage I wanted to move more into my theme, the baby look & feel theme along the side of the adult-ly touch since it ganna be used by parents. So I went off the calendar path research, explored the baby card field, it was so inspiring …

I knew now that my design would be pure vector illustrations, & I can see cartoonish touch involved, so my research lead to another area … Leaving you with the pictures …

Sketches

I’ve to sketch at this point …

Narrowed the sketches to the best 4:

Digital sketches

Further Research

Now to give the design a touch of what I’d call it seriousness, since it would be used by parents (adult group), I started researching through totally different field, it’s the baby book covers, & observed the integration of the text with the design …

I knew that the choice of font type I would choose would make a lot of difference, it can break the theme easily, or build on it perfectly …
So it’s true that the text adds its magical touch …

Process

some color research before starting :

Theme 1 –Starting from October’s baby personality – Sanitarium
Look & Feel

• Energitic (yellow color)
• Free / optimistic  (Green color / moving swirling effect/ star)
• Generous (the fairy wand)

Quote
A baby s an inestimable blessing & bother.

Theme 2 – November’s Baby personality – Scorpion
Look & Feel

• Passionate ( pinkish tint)
• Loyal (blue anglic wings)
• Resourceful (bulb/ light effect / green color)

Quote
A Baby is an angelic sunshine to your world as never before.

Theme 3 – December’s Baby personality – Capricorn

• Serious (the blue tent of blue & purle)
• Responsible & Careful  (bib / safety pin)

Quote
Many hours of grant pleasure with one special baby, she’s the best of life treasure.

Theme 4 – January’s Baby personality – Scorpion

• Sociable ( telephone)
• Good communicator (talking effect)
• Active (yellow & orange)

Quote
A baby has a special way of adding joy to every single day.

Inspiration Quote :

Take a sprinkling of fairy dust,
An angel’s single feather,
Also a dash of love & care,
Then mix them both together,
Add a sentiment or two,
A thoughtful wish or line, A touch of star dust …
A sunshine ray …
It’s a recipe, for a baby girl truly fine.

Progressing …

Still progressing …

Final

The Collage of the Calendar

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