Mind Map
The first thing I did was to create a mind map and a mood board so that I could get a few ideas of what I wanted to make. My mind map was split up into different target audiences and then again in what I thought these audiences would want in a T Shirt design.
Some positives of my mind map would be thta it was clear and easy to understand and it consisted of all the stuff that I wanted to cover.
If I were to create this mind map again I would spread it out more so that there is less empty space.
Mood Board
My mood board was just a more visual representation of my mind map where I used a few images for each section. The mood board was helpful as it gave me some inspiration for creating my designs, i could see what other relevant designs consisted of so that it would help me when creating my own.
Some positives of my mood board would be that it represents all my ideas but in a visual way meaning that i could get more of an idea of what i wanted my design to look like.
If I were to create this mood board again I would make sure that there were more images covering more themes, i would also make the images smaller so that they fitted onto the page better and did not overlap and distort the other images.
1st Designs
After I had created my mind map and mood board I had a few ideas that I was thinking about creating so I made a few illustrations so that i could see what they would look like before creating my final design on illustrator and so that i could decide which one i would create.
Some positives of my 1st designs would be thta they were clear an easy to understand and they meant that i could see what these designs could look like if i made them on illustrator.
If I were to create my 1st designs again I would take a bit more time making them so taht i could understand even more what they would look like, i would also try different options, perhaps using different colours.
Some positives of my mood board would be that it represents all my ideas but in a visual way meaning that i could get more of an idea of what i wanted my design to look like.
If I were to create this mood board again I would make sure that there were more images covering more themes, i would also make the images smaller so that they fitted onto the page better and did not overlap and distort the other images.
1st Designs
After I had created my mind map and mood board I had a few ideas that I was thinking about creating so I made a few illustrations so that i could see what they would look like before creating my final design on illustrator and so that i could decide which one i would create.
Some positives of my 1st designs would be thta they were clear an easy to understand and they meant that i could see what these designs could look like if i made them on illustrator.
If I were to create my 1st designs again I would take a bit more time making them so taht i could understand even more what they would look like, i would also try different options, perhaps using different colours.
Final Design
Once the illustrations had been done i decided on my favorite one (the Subaru made from rectangles). I then started to make it on Adobe Illustrator using an image of the car as a template and the shape tool to fill it in.
Some positives of my design would be that it was the exact silhouette of the car that i wanted and that it looked like something the target audience would want.
If I were to create this design again I would make sure that all the edged were as smooth as possible, try different ways of showing the wheels and using other shapes apart from rectangles to fill in the body.
If I were to create this design again I would make sure that all the edged were as smooth as possible, try different ways of showing the wheels and using other shapes apart from rectangles to fill in the body.
Screen Printing
When the design had been created I sent it off to Sarah who printed the design on to acetate. We then went to Plymouth and started the screen printing process.
The first thing that we did was we cleaned an already used screen. We did this by first dousing it in B strip (a kind of bleach) this dissolved much of the dried on emulsifier, we then pressure washed the rest of it off and then soaked it in water to get all the chemicals off. We then checked it under a light so that we could see whether all the emulsifier had gotten out of the mesh other wise it would block the paint coming through when we were doing the printing.
After cleaning we then let the screens dry in a drying cupboard which was a box with circulating warm air. We left it for ten minutes until it was completely dry.
Once the screen was dry, one of the technicians applied the emulsifier (an oil based paint that is sensitive to UV light), making sure that it did not touch the edges. We then let the emulsifier dry in the drying cabinet.
Once that had dried we layed our acetate over the screen and the put it in a UV exposure unit, this was secured by a vacuum seal that went over the top of it. UV light shone through and and made sure that the emulsifier attached to the mesh and the emulsifier that was behind the silhouette was easily washed off with water.
This then meant that i had a screen with a template where paint could seep through and leave an image. The way we did this was create a paint using a coloring and a binder, put it at the top of the image and then quickly scrape the paint down with a squeegee (wooden for fabric and plastic for paper). After each time a screen print had been taken we then washed the paint out using a hose so that the mesh was not blocked when doing it again.
Some issues with my screen print were that some paint was trapped in the mesh and as a result the image did not come out as well as possible and i had to add some extra details on the wheels and the spoiler afterwards with a paintbrush. If i were to to do it again i would take a bit more time in the preparations so that there was no blockages in the mesh.
I feel that the final product was suitable for the intended target audience (young boys under 15), it is possible for it to come in many different colors and if the demand was there other vehicles or any other object could be printed in the same way.
This then meant that i had a screen with a template where paint could seep through and leave an image. The way we did this was create a paint using a coloring and a binder, put it at the top of the image and then quickly scrape the paint down with a squeegee (wooden for fabric and plastic for paper). After each time a screen print had been taken we then washed the paint out using a hose so that the mesh was not blocked when doing it again.
Some issues with my screen print were that some paint was trapped in the mesh and as a result the image did not come out as well as possible and i had to add some extra details on the wheels and the spoiler afterwards with a paintbrush. If i were to to do it again i would take a bit more time in the preparations so that there was no blockages in the mesh.
I feel that the final product was suitable for the intended target audience (young boys under 15), it is possible for it to come in many different colors and if the demand was there other vehicles or any other object could be printed in the same way.
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