From this week I had a look back through photos gathered over the placement and tried to get a colour wash that would match up similarly to the kelpies skin, with many of them coming out with a blue tone reflecting the sky. Narrowing these down and testing these out on samples provided by Flux, allowed for a true representation of the colour on material, creating the same reflectance as the Beasts themselves. I was also in contact with FifeX who managed to produce a prototype set of the Ootcuts with the Birch Plywood that was suggested by both the manufacturers for further production. It was amazing to see them become a physical piece.
Going for the grey for the Ootcuts really takes the light well and allows the pieces to come to life in different settings, especially when taking them onsite and seeing them merge to the fabric of the area. Resorting back to the backstory, it was nice to try and create a stronger poetic narrative for the Ootcuts, which aligns itself with the packaging. Looking at it in a 3 stage process of (Origin - Realisation - Creation), which may need a slight tweak to the “fallin'”, to more of a cut or caught. Taking them onto location, you could see an interest surrounding the product. Which with trying them out again on users to see their perception and play with the updated prototypes will help solidify the product concept. In anticipation of production, we've also been looking into manufacturers and tried to create contacts.
Furthermore, I developed some sketches for logos. Experimenting with weight and kerning within fonts and what effect this may give. Using the shapes of the product I developed a geometric pattern using contrasting colours. Seeing if this could be displayed into a Kelpie mosaic this gave a nice effect however it was hard to see the details of The Kelpies. I then experimented with screen printing on jute to see if this may gave a rustic feel to the packaging. Instead of using a drawstring bag effect I placed magnets inside the bag so the packaging would follow the same language as the product.
Making a net of the packaging I experimented with using a gradient of grey shades that was colour matched with the product. I used more of a hand drawn effect with the illustrations and I felt this works with a contrast of the modern type. However I would like to try simplify the packaging and further develop the bag idea.
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