blueprint – Nelle.

After researching and drafting, I then move on to draw out the products on an a3 size blue paper. To me, drawing big allows more space for details. Click on the images below for a more detailed view.

Although the stapler is one of the first few designs I drew, I did not include it in the final art piece as the product itself does not fit the idea of transport device and excitement. Furthermore, the concept I wanted to bring across was not distinct enough in this product. I was really sad to give up on this drawing…. 🙁

After drawing and scanning in the drawings, I went on to edit the drawings digitally and add in the typography. I wanted the overall design to look like a clean and professional blueprint and hence I chose to use 2 types of simple font: Myriad Pro and SquareFont. The SquareFont helps to give the blueprint a technical look.

Fun fact! The names of the owners are all in latin!

Here’s a translation:

After designing how the blueprint looks like, I went on to create the write-up for the 3 products. This, to me, is the most challenging but fun part, because I had to make it sound funny but at the same time, professional. I did some research as well, on how to write a professional product description and learnt that I should think about the client’s benefits as I write. Hence, with some help from google and my friends, I came up with these 3 write-ups. XD

Feel free to click on the images to have a clearer view!

I started on this project by brainstorming and drawing out the draft some sample products on isometric papers before transferring them onto the blue paper:

After deciding on what the overall idea of the zine will be, I went on to further research and develop on the blueprint designs. I downloaded more references and studied on the layout of a blueprint. Here are some references:

example-of-a-title-block — blueprint title block reference

fig6_2 — blueprint title block reference

Here are some discovery after my research:

The white-on-blue photographic print are commonly drawings used to design buildings and vehicles
A blueprint used to consist of white lines on a blue background. A more recent process uses blue lines on a white background.
The title block on a blueprint contains the drawing number, the name of the part or assembly that the blueprint represents, and all information required to identify the part or assembly.
The title block also includes the name and address
of the organization preparing the drawing, the scale, drafting record, authentication and the date.

I referenced some of the title block that I ‘ve found and created my own ridiculous title block:

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