Greeting cards assignment

Name : Joey Wong Li Wen
Principle of  Design
Assignment: Greeting cards

This was our last assignment for this subject.

Our task was to create a set of cards . The instruction given were : choose 3 themes and sketch out 3 ideas for each theme. The number of card we had to make was reduced from 3 to 2 .

I always have a great interest in Victorian era and anything Gothic, so these two were my chosen theme.

For Victorian era, the first idea that came to my mind was masquerade party. After this I also sketched out idea for Easter Egg hunt card and tea party invitation card. These three were common event that were held during the Victorian era.

For Gothic, my idea was cards for Halloween party, fashion party and birthday party. Although Gothic is my favourite style ever, I found problem trying to design cards for it as Gothic,the dark and scary elements are not suitable for most of the occasions.

During tutorial, Ms.Lisa approved my idea for masquerade party.

This idea was to make card with a transparent sheet as front page, with a masquerade mask on it, while the inside will be figure of a male and a female , dressed in Kodona and Lolita style of clothes respectively. Kodona and Lolita are fashion inspired by Victorian era that are now commonly seen in Japanese fashion scene. When the card is closed , It will appear as if they are wearing masks. Ms.Lisa also asked me to combine Gothic into the cards.
Final result;

As they are supposed to be shown as under the same theme and set, I designed similar clothes for them. The background of cards were also decorated in the exact same way.

I had a lot of fun making these cards as I love to draw human in this style of clothes. The challenge I faced was that I had to be careful so I do not overcrowd the card. It was certainly interesting .

"Simplicity is not bad." was the most important lesson I learned from this assignment and I would like to thank Ms.Lisa for this.