Process : The making of Pocket Diary Kit

 I cut out the white parts of the sticker for the disposable camera carefully  because they are the popped up parts of the camera. And if the measurements are wrong or cut wrongly, they will not fit the camera. Plus the tricky part is that the sticker is one whole piece, hence I have to pay extra attention while cutting them out. After that I stick it onto the camera straight and the packaging of the disposable camera is done.

Next, I arranged and stacked the contents and cover of the pocket diary according. The cover, tracing paper, instructions and activities as follows. I also punched two holes at the top and binded them together using the screw bind. Because the booklet is quite small at the size of A6, I decided to bind the top of the booklet so that it would be easier to flip and document things down along the go. Finally, I added the logo on the cover so that it doesn't look so plain.

The final packaging of the pen which is part of the pocket diary kit, it is small but a important tool for this outcome. Because without the pen, the traveller won't be able to document his experiences. 

As for the tote bag, I printed the logo and name on a heat transfer paper. In order to print onto the fabric, I would need to invert the picture, place in facing down then use the iron at a high heat to get it transfered onto the fabric.

The final package of the Pocket Diary Kit, which consist of a disposable camera with 27 frames, a pen and a pocket diary. They will be placed inside the tote bag so that it is convenient for the traveller to bring around.

Pocket diary kit packaging

Just a short and quick idea of how my design of the drawstring bag / mini tote bag to contain the Pocket Diary Kit. I am considering to use cream canvas bags to suit the theme of my outcomes and to keep it clean and simple. Secondly, I should be using the small drawstring bag because it can zip up the camera, diary booklet and pen without allowing them to fall out. Moreover, it is small and easy to carry around.

Design : Disposable camera + pen

Vectors that I experimented with, they include eyes, logos and polka dots. Dialogue boxes that says "1,2,3 action! and Gonna snap that", for that extra fun factor and to fit the disposable camera theme. They are in black and white to keep it in series with the outcome : Pocket diary kit. I chose to only use eye vectors because this outcome is sort of mainly based on using our eyesight as priority because I am using sight as the first tryout, if there are changes in the future, I will include all 5 senses vectors.

The final collage of the vectors and design for the disposable camera and pen which will be included in the Pocket Diary kit. I tried to make all the vectors scattered but close enough to not leave too much space. 

The final look of the sticker that will be the packaging for the disposable camera. Spaces that are white will be cut out and the sticker will be pasted on the camera. All in all, I am quite satisfied with the final outcome of the design. It touches on both curiosity and senses which is what my project is all about. 

Insprivisuals - Disposable camera packaging

The various interesting and existing disposable camera packagings, some were personal projects while some were sold in major stores. I think the main point of a graphic packaged disposable camera is not just mainly about providing convenience to the user because it is a one use camera which can easily be bought at grocery stores, it is also because the packaging design is appealing and attractive to the user.

I am considering to do the five senses vector and make them into a repetitive pattern that will package the disposable camera, either in plain black and white or using the proposed colour scheme of peach, light brown, white and black.

In order to complete this outcome, I would need disposable cameras. So I went online to search and also stores around the neighbourhood. However, I realized that they are all quite pricey, most of them are between $19 to $21. Which I can't afford to buy 3, 1 for WIP show next week and 2 for my tester users to use in Tokyo. I can purchase cheaper ones online but they will not arrive in time, and some I found online are not sold in Singapore. Carrefour has cheap disposable cameras at $5 but all hypermarkets are already closed down.

1 : Muji Disposable Camera $7.90

Muji sells disposable cameras but the retail shops in Singapore do not carry them anymore. It is quite a waste because it is cheap and also easy to design on because the paper/cardboard does not cover the whole camera. But maybe I can buy in Japan during my Tokyo trip, and bring it back to repackage, since it is cheaper.

2. Fujifilm Quicksnap

This is commonly found in photo develop shops and supermarkets, however they are $19 for one. It is a bit too pricey for me to get. But if there isn't a choice, I would get it because the design seems easier to play around with. 

3. Ikea disposable camera, Knappa

Did you know? That idea sells disposable cameras too? This camera is rather special because the user can built it himself before using, and the packaging of the camera is very "exposed", because the battery compartment can be seen. Will check out local ikea stores to see if they bring these in.

4. Kodak disposable camera

This kodak disposable camera can also be commonly found in Singapore photo developing stores or supermarkets, but it is very pricey! Retailing at $21 and the shape of the camera is too curvy and odd, which will be hard for me to repackage.

5. Fuijifilm 

This camera is the lightest and easiest to repackage, I have one that I bought from Tokyo 3 years ago and I got it at SGD$6. However, I only have two. So if all the above doesn't work out, I will repackage one first to show for WIP and go over Tokyo to buy spares. The only downside is, I would need to go Japan to buy 2 for my tester user kit and can only come back and repackage it. Moreover, a lot of chances for taking photographs and starting of the documentation for the pocket diary kit will be wasted.

Travel journal for the curious minded : No. 2

The final design of the Travel Journal for the curious minded no.2, wrapped in black leather and binded using screw binds. On the front cover, I stuck a tag at the right flap so that the cover does not look so plain and it gives my audience an idea about this book at the first glance. 

The design is kept simple in black and white so that the things collected or photographs will stand out and bring colours to the journal, because the contents are the highlight of the journal.

Followed by a short description about this Travel journal, how it works and what is it about on the following page. Next, the traveller's profile where he can insert a picture of himself so this journal would have a personal touch to it.

There are a total of 10 activities that and they will be documentations of the traveller's experience using his five senses. The travel journal is quite thin as compared to the first version because it has lesser activities but is expected to be fuller after the completion of the journal because there are more activities that requires the traveller to collect objects. 

Process : The making of Travel Journal version 2

To allow easy insertion of the instax photos, I cut slits at the corners of the box so that it will be convenient to place the photo there without the usage of glue.

After sticking the transparency behind to make a see through pocket, I also made extra space to collect objects by placing a half folded paper at the bottom of the page.

After arranging the pages in sequence, I am ready for binding. I stacked two pieces of paper at the left side of the pages so that the binding would be more sturdy and the journal would not be so flimsy. 

Next, I cut the leather almost the same size as A5, which is the size of the journal with an extra piece at the right side for the book flap. After that I secured the cover and the contents with the screw bind. 

I cut two slits on the inner side of the flap, so that the long piece of leather strap that ties the journal can go through. To secure it, I applied glue to it so that the leather strap will not fall out in any case. After which I cut another piece of leather and stick onto the flap so that the flipside of the leather which is white won't be seen. Then I glue the two pieces of leather to complete the booklet.

For the first version of the journal, there wasn't a title or logo on the cover hence it was very plain and didn't draw much attention or give a clue about what the booklet was about. So for this version of journal, I decided to place a piece of paper on the flap that is like a book mark. 

At first I tried to sew it down onto the flap, but because I didn't have a sewing machine the outcome of it did not look nice and in order. So I ditched the sewing idea and used glue instead.