FINAL PIECE//

 For my exhibition, I had two large A1 prints that I could put in my space. So I had to decide what out of all my work was most suitable for the exhibition. After deciding to put up my three portraights and one peice of design work, I couldn't decide which piece of design I wanted to use. There were several elements from different pieces which i liked the most, so I decided to create a final piece purposfully for my exhibition.

 

These are the three pieces I wanted to combine to create a final image. I wanted to take different elements from each design. For example, Colour and shapes from the top, the composition of the middle and type layout from the bottom. I then started experiment with different compositions. I wanted to create a clean, simple peice of design to put alongside my tri-tone imagery, as I believe they would compliment each other well.

To begin with, I re created the three shapes I wanted to incorporate. I like the combination of three different shapes, so I wanted each one to represent a different aspect from the three above pieces. Here we have the my new shapes with the type, pattern and logos in. I decided to keep them in greyscale, but with the typography a nice aqua colour. I did this so that the typography would be lifted from the neutral background. I was very happy with these shapes and decided to combine them into a couple of layouts.

Here are my first two layouts. Although I like them both, I prefer the one on the right due to the way the layout reflects my original posters better. I like how the light grey square centralises the graphics and creates a border around the focal point. I also like the opportunity to place logos in the bottom open space. I don't like the colour scheme though, and have decided I want to make the background colour more subtle so it doesn't distract the audience from the typography. The colour scheme will be more similar to the design on the left. I think this colour scheme will compliment my tri-tone photography better than a contrasting olive green.

Another thing I like about the design on the right is the overlayed shapes and how they fit inside one another, although for my next draft I may remove the pattern behind do to it detracting form the other shapes, and that the pattern is already being used with the triangle. By removing this it will also add a sense of symmetry which I think will make my work more tasteful.

Here are my next drafts.

After making some final developments, here is the design I decided to go with. I decided to create a slightly off white background to create a thin white border around the design. I also made the logos at the bottom which represent the different styles of riding, relate to the type by using the same colour for both. I like the textural feel to the shapes and I like how it contrasts to the block colour of the background. It also gives the piece a more organic feel and makes it more interesting than a complete digital piece. Overall I am really happy with this design, and thing the simplicity of this design will compliment the set of images which will be presented along side it.