I started my typing in 'homesick' on pintrest to see what came up. The results were as follows. I think this is a good starting point as I will come across visual material which will help me make the important decisions.
I saw this image straight away and it made me think about how most people miss their home food and their family's cooking. I thought I could possibly make a miniature recipe book myself or supply the students with an empty recipe book which they could write their parents' or grandparents' recipes in. This way it personalises the pack they receive.
Food was a popular image which appeared when I searched. This reinforces what I have just suggested, and I think it would make people feel much more at home. Perhaps I could even design the pages so that they have individual attachments whereby recipes could be pinned in to the book, just in case anyone sends them hand written recipes. This would be a way of saving their time but also personalising it once again by having their relatives' or friends' handwriting in there.
Photographs such as this one make me instantly feel homesick. An ideal bedroom with everything exactly how you would hope and wish for. I think images like this definitely influence me to go ahead with the decision of including an empty photo album in the 'pack'. This means that students can document their memories and reflect on them when they are feeling down or lonely.
Printing costs for photographs may be an issue for some people and they may not be able to afford the ink, I could therefore provide them with a list of links or one link to Snapfish, (which is an online service I use for printing), and inform them about free costs for the first order etc.
I have now had a look on Behance too to try and find anything else which inspires me. I have come across quite a few thing which are useful to me by simply searching 'homesick' once again. I came across this pack below, which is contained in a standard packaging and hasn't been presented in any unusual way in particular. I like the concept but would much prefer to be a bit more creative than this.
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I came across this canvas bag. I am not fond of the chosen colour scheme and the actual illustrations but the idea behind it is quite good as it supplies people with a place to store things when they move away from home.
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OUTER PACKAGING
This caught my eye instantly simply because of the thought gone into the shape of the packaging for the bow tie. I think simple things like this can make a huge difference on a product and make it stand out from the rest. I will definitely take inspiration from this when designing the packaging for all of my products. I think the shape needs to reflect something we use a lot within graphic design.
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I quite like how this Japanese food packaging bag represents the country it is for. The way it ties at the top is different to standard bags and I think I could take inspiration from this when designing a bag or envelope which could be folded and sent to parents within the envelopes I provide with a stamp on it to enable them to send it back full of food.
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When considering the design of the outer packaging I should consider different ways in which the student could hold the product. It could be a possibility for it to be able to fit in to a handbag quite easily, or if not it could be small enough to transport around with a compact feel to it so that it doesn't seem like a pain having to cart it around. I think it if was easy to transport around then it would mean that you could not only have little reminders of home in halls but you could also constantly have them with you. On the other hand, this may not be possible, and if it isn't possible I would consider the option of being able to take individual items out and take them with you in your bag. For example the address book and letters.
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I saw this and thought I could create something quite similar with the idea in mind that you might have travelled and moved a long way away from home. The idea of a suitcase would remind the student that they were on the move but also that they will be able to return home too.
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I like this idea, the way the product itself is hidden within the packaging. I could consider this too when I design my own outer packaging for all of my individual products.
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I love how the packaging here is designed so that the product fits exactly inside. It is innovative and unique and I would love to create something with this idea in mind.
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I could look at possibly creating a book for each product and have them fit together to create a possible shape or make up letterforms for example, such as 'GD'.
LETTERHEADS AND ENVELOPES
I have always admired this design below. Simply because I love the logo and the simplicity of it. I love how the paper is a slight off white too, giving it added character.
I always love the effect of brown black and white design. I think it almost always looks professional and stands out from the rest. I particularly like this example below and how all of the separate objects are brought together with the material wrapped around them. This gives it an authentic, unique feel about it.
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This is another example which I could possibly take inspiration from. However I am not as keen on the layout and the choice of typography at all. It isn't a very inviting and friendly design which would be what I am hoping to create.
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This design stood out to me as I really like the design of the inside of the envelope. It gives it an added unique feel to it and makes it a bit more interesting. It works especially well with the contrasting brown on the reverse side, allowing the detail to stand out.
This really sparked off some fresh ideas in my mind. It led me to think of a whole new concept. Whilst bearing in mind all of the different elements I need to consider I thought about separating the house up in to all of the different parts such as the chimney, the main house, the windows (x4) and the door, and with this I was able to apply the address book, tissues etc to the shapes of each part of the house. I started to think about how I could create different shaped boxes which could form the shape of the house and could all attach together to form an ornament to hang in the bedroom whilst it isn't being used. This ties in the fact that students may be feeling 'homesick' to an actual house.
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I love the colours used here and the way it has been carefully crafted to form a game almost, this stands out to me as a unique design and I would love to create something similar in terms of the effect it has on the audience.
Stamps
Within my pack I would like to include a book of stamps. If I was to present the pack to a student however for them to use, I would have to include existing stamps so that they would work. However I would like to design my own stamps too. To overcome this issue I could look at designing the cover for the stamps instead.
Within my pack I would like to include a book of stamps. If I was to present the pack to a student however for them to use, I would have to include existing stamps so that they would work. However I would like to design my own stamps too. To overcome this issue I could look at designing the cover for the stamps instead.
Tissue packaging
When researching tissue packaging I came across these Kleenex designs. All three of them are relevant to my idea in some respects, especially the one with the illustration of a house on it. I will definitely take inspiration from each of these designs if I decide to include tissues in my pack.
Once again this is extremely relevant and probably wouldn't prove to be too hard to make. This has given me another idea, I could create all of the elements in the same way, representing the shape of a house like this design, rather than making a house out of smaller elements.
This is more of a standard tissue packaging which would be more appropriate if I was to have the tissues representing the front door. I will therefore take inspiration from this idea as I think it would be quite easy to construct too.
Recipe books
Having researched extensively into all of the other areas I thought it would be interesting to start looking at existing books which could inspire me for the recipe books, address books and telephone books too. I quite like the illustration on the one below and think it looks quite professional. Something along the same lines would work well for me too I think.
Having researched extensively into all of the other areas I thought it would be interesting to start looking at existing books which could inspire me for the recipe books, address books and telephone books too. I quite like the illustration on the one below and think it looks quite professional. Something along the same lines would work well for me too I think.
Address books and telephone books
Below is a leather bounded address book. I am not overly keen on the design of it but thought it would be quite useful to reference even so.
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