OUGD405 - Research, Collect, Communicate : Product - Belly Band

A piece of feedback I received from my crit was to consider producing a belly bar to go around my book instead of binding it. I like the idea of doing this but I don't think it would work in the place of binding. I think this idea would work better if I produced a set of cards rather than a book.

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The use of string in this design works really well with the colour scheme. As I have produced my work on brown stock I would have to find a type of string which is in keeping with the overall feel of my design. 

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I love this style of belly band and I think it adds a feel of fun to the design. I do think, however that this style is maybe a bit to up market and not in keeping with the organic design of my work.

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This design is very simple which matches my designs perfectly. I am going to experiment with this kind of belly band as I feel that I could create something in this kind of style with my own twist. My idea is to have a coffee bean at the front of my belly band which contains all of the information needed. 

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This kind of belly band is also very appealing and would look really interesting in my designs. Though it is maybe too fancy for my designs I do feel that, if printed on the right stock, I could produce something which works very well within my work. 

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This example is also very appealing though I do feel that my design warrants a wider belly band so to be able to display the title of the book and for it to be legible from further away. 

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The thickness of this design is possibly too wide for my work as the cards are only A6 size. I do not need to display a lot of information on the belly band as the title is quite self explanatory.

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The organic feel of this belly band is maybe too literal for my work. I do love the use of this material and the leaf adds more to the effect of the work. I also think that I need something which is rigid to keep my cards in place.