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BRIEF Develop a range of printed textiles and home interior design products to be proposed for a hypothetical Laura Ashley S / S 2013 collection, to be branded and promoted alongside the worldwide brand’s existing designs, collaborating with Graphic Designer, Stephanie Lawson. SOPHIE WILSON BA (HONS) GRAPHIC DESIGN OUGD303 FINAL MAJOR PROJECT
PRODUCT DELIVERABLES
D E L I V E R A B L E S ( A P P L I C AT I O N )
A wide variety of living room and homeware items and deliverables were produced as design proposals for the Laura Ashley Spring / Summer 2013 Home Interiors Collection range.
Products, designed by Steph Lawson
Original, hand-rendered watercolour images were designed by collaborative design partner, Steph Lawson, to contextualise the range in a professional and visually appropriate surface pattern and textile designs to be positioned alongside existing archived and contemporary Laura Ashley living room and homeware collections.
Swatch Book, Coffee Table Runner, Lampshade, Candle Holders, Picture Frame, Candles, Cushions, Wallpapers, Gift Bags, Vase Editorial/Promotional, designed by Sophie Wilson The British Horticultural Collection Spring Summer 2013 Catalogue Collection Preview Opening Event Invitation Website Proposals Online/Web Advertisement Magazine Advertisement Outdoor Advertising (Bus Shelter/Train Station/Billboard)
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BRIEF Develop a range of printed textiles and home interior design products to be proposed for a hypothetical Laura Ashley S / S 2013 collection, to be branded and promoted alongside the worldwide brand’s existing designs, collaborating with Graphic Designer, Stephanie Lawson. SOPHIE WILSON BA (HONS) GRAPHIC DESIGN OUGD303 FINAL MAJOR PROJECT
B R A N D S P E C I F I C AT I O N S The font, Caslon, in various weights, is utilised across the editorial and promotional range, alongside the existing Laura Ashley brand logo, capitalised for headers and advertisements for a bold, yet classic elegance. Caslon was selected as it represents heritage,often referred to as the first typeface of British origins, alongside the quintessentially British brand of which Laura Ashley is regarded. Applied in reversed-out white over colour imagery, or brand colour #AC1743 (as shown above).
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BRIEF Develop a range of printed textiles and home interior design products to be proposed for a hypothetical Laura Ashley S / S 2013 collection, to be branded and promoted alongside the worldwide brand’s existing designs, collaborating with Graphic Designer, Stephanie Lawson. SOPHIE WILSON BA (HONS) GRAPHIC DESIGN OUGD303 FINAL MAJOR PROJECT
PRINT BASED PROMOTION An invitation design and printed produced for the proposed Collection Preview Event at the Laura Ashley Stratford-upon-Avon flagship store, with soft light overlay of the watercolour flower image repeat pattern, alluding to the “preview” element of the event, along with a die cut fold to add interest and quality finish. Along with this, a proposed lookbook, also designed for the event, cataloguing prices of products with in situ imagery, typographic detail, and full bleed watercolour repeat pattern imagery, providing a “swatch” of the patterns and design available throughout the product range.
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BRIEF Develop a range of printed textiles and home interior design products to be proposed for a hypothetical Laura Ashley S / S 2013 collection, to be branded and promoted alongside the worldwide brand’s existing designs, collaborating with Graphic Designer, Stephanie Lawson. SOPHIE WILSON BA (HONS) GRAPHIC DESIGN OUGD303 FINAL MAJOR PROJECT
LAURA ASHLEY S / S 2013 HOME INTERIORS COLLECTION WEBSITE In situ images of The British Horticultural Collection Laura Ashley Spring / Summer 2013 range mocked up and contextualised on the existing Laura Ashley website, to sit alongside other existing ranges, and promoting the new products and designs available.
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LAURA ASHLEY S / S 2013 HOME INTERIORS COLLECTION
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BRIEF Develop a range of printed textiles and home interior design products to be proposed for a hypothetical Laura Ashley S / S 2013 collection, to be branded and promoted alongside the worldwide brand’s existing designs, collaborating with Graphic Designer, Stephanie Lawson. SOPHIE WILSON BA (HONS) GRAPHIC DESIGN OUGD303 FINAL MAJOR PROJECT
LAURA ASHLEY S / S 2013 HOME INTERIORS COLLECTION PROMOTIONAL ADVERTISING Outdoor, Magazine, and Online Advertisements are proposed throughout various publications and location. Promotional branding Caslon font structured over mocked up, in situ images, promoting The British Horticultural Collection Spring / Summer 2013 design range and products available.