As
the campaign was aimed at school children aged 11-16 we decided the
best way to target them would be through the schools. I remember always
been bombarded with leaflets and hand outs at school, and the ones that
stay in my mind are the ones that were engaging, wether it was a puzzle
or something to cut out. These were the flyers that seemed to be the
most interesting. So our idea was to have a promotional leaflet which
outlines the competition and tells the children a little bit about
churchill, and on the reverse side there would be a net(s) to cut out in
order to make your very own 3D Winston. This will hopefully spark an
interest amongst the kids and cause them to get involved with the
competition. If they were gonna spend time cutting out the figure they
will probably take a bit of time to ask there grandad about Churchill or
even better get a snap of him if looks anything like winston and have
the chance of winning a fabulous prize!
I
started out with quite a dull colour scheme but it looks quite old and
dated which goes well with the theme really, I didn't want it to be too
bright and over the top. This colour scheme was mainly for the figure. I
incorporated additional colours in the flyer.
3D Winston
I drew the outline of Winston to start with, then from here I could add
colour and finish off the net. I copied one of his outfits from a picture.
Here is the colour version of Winston looking pretty dapper
I coloured in each section on illustrator and added arm and head slits.
When
I originally created winston the net was spread across 3 A4 sheets, and
was made up of 3 pain boxes and then the hat rim(s) and arms. When
printed out winston was pretty big but there was no need really, and
also I only really wanted to Use 1 A4 side to be honest otherwise these
flyers for all the school kids would turn out to be packs of 3 flyers
which would ened up being pretty costly to get out to everyone.
In
order to fix my space dilema I scaled all the components down
considerably and re-designed the net. Instead of having a body, head and
hat all as separate boxes I decided to keep the body how it was and
just extend the head into one long box effectively adding on the hat
which got rid of a large net. I decided it would be easier to just
create tabs on the 'hat rim' which can slot into the head. This design
took up far less room and could all fit onto 1 A4 sheet which was a big
success. I was quite lucky that the shapes of the nets are actually
quite interesting and I think they work really well as a design. This
was some what unintentional but I was quite fortunate that it has worked
out like this.
Winston in all of his paper glory standing strong.
Flyer Ideas
I
first decided to go with this question mark style design, But it took
up far too much room on the page and didn't really allow for allot of
play. I did like the image however so decided to stick with that.
I
decided to use quite a bright blue to grab the viewers attention. The
contrast between the colours makes it really easy to read and also draws
you in. Children are spurred on by the thought of a reward or treat, so
I included a big prize stamp on the flyer to create that extra spark
and interest amongst the young en's. I wanted to incorporate the 3D
figure design in there too to kind of show them what it looks like
together. The text on the flyer tells the kids a bit about Winston and
also lets them know what the competition is about and where they can get
involved. It also has a postal adress for those that can't get online
or download the app.
For
the Cut out side I tried to make it as clear as possible what they have
to do to put him together, I have drawn on cut marks and made it clear
where there needs to be slots cutting and also where tabs need to be
stuck/slotted. I think this interactive aspect of the flyer will excite
kids and make them want to get involved.
FINAL PRINT OUT
Here is the final print out of the flyer hand out, it has been printed on some fairly thick A4 stock but not too thick that it can't be cut out with ease. If I would of had more time I would of got it printed in the digital dungeon with james but there was no need really as it was just for a mock up.
After about half 15 minites of scalpel'in in away, winston was cut out and ready to be stuck together.
The card allowed the net to be folded easily whilst retaining its structure. The mini man could not of fitted together better and the end result is quite humorous and smart.
Up close
Winston Complete
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