I had a rethink on my design and how I would do the final layout…
I don’t want to spend too much time concentrating on the design as the exercise is more about the layout and style of the leaflet rather than the overall design. I made a paper mock up of how I think I shall design the final prototype. The size is just larger than A4, 30cm x 30cm in size.
Using black and green as solid colours on the design would appear too harsh so I started to have a think about what image could potentially go onto the leaflet. I had a look online at Extinction Rebellions images and artwork to see if there was anything I could use…I actually found a section on their website dedicated to their art resources; free printable resources to use on their protest days etc… It did say that the artwork is free to use as long as they are not used commercially or for any other fundraising… I think using them for the sake of my student project will not matter all too much. There was a lot to look through so I decided on 2 that might work on my leaflet:
Extinction Rebellion use Butterflies/moths in their designs a lot. I decided to use the same on my version. I shall try and take sections of the images and incorporate them into my mock up. The 2 images above are quite nice in appearance. I prefer the blue version so I shall try and incorporate that into the design the best I can. Most of my leaflet will be a toxic green colour however so I need the colours to contrast. I am concerned about the blue and yellow as neither of them will really contrast against the green. I am hoping more for the blue though as this stands out more.
I shall now try to create a final prototype in Indesign so that I can print the leaflet off several times and make a few to photograph in a place where they might potentially be handed out or picked up.
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