In terms of format I found this wedding invitation on Pinterest:
I love the way it all packaged - it is very elegant and simple, also how the envelope opens up into a print is a good chance to include more work into the pack. I don't want to put too much into it, I think just a business card, CV and postcards.
These were some initial ideas I had for the design. I thought about doing a dinosaur theme as I would have lots of imagery from this project but I'm not sure if that would appeal to everyone when I sent it out - I decided to go with a jungle/botanical theme. I did that for my zine earlier in the year, I really enjoyed making the imagery but wanted to work with colour, this gives me the chance.
I was thinking for the CV I could have it on a long piece of paper which folds out and on the other side could be a long image:
I think that could work well as its something interactive - there's lots of little bits to this package. I remember John telling us last year that art directors, agents etc. enjoy receiving packages and even more so when theres lots of bits to open - it makes it more engaging.
I started working more on the envelope which open out:
I got really into it initially but it got more difficult when I tried adding more depth and filling it up a bit because it got too busy and I had used too many colours so there was no point of focus. So stripped it back a bit:
I also thought that I could include a little original lino print in the pack with a personal message - in the AOI talk she said that with mailers it helps to add something personal to show you have thought about who your are sending it to - include their name and why you want to work for them. So a botanical themed lino print with a hand written message could work nicely in the pack.









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