During my research for the design for print brief I came across a design which inspired me to look into making my pack much more interactive. This 3D model which is cut into sections allows the audience to learn by being interactive. I love the idea of having something for my audience to construct and make for themselves and I think that having a make-your-own printing press would really boost my information pack. I favour editorial and publishing design but I do not want to simply make a book which gives reams and reams of information, I want to engage with the audience and make them want to read my information pack.
The idea of having each piece displayed on one sheet/piece of thick card or thin MDF would make the idea much more organised and simple for people to understand. I do not know if I will be able to print onto the paper/MDF once it has been laser cut but given that a printing press is usually made from metal/steel or in with regards to very old presses, wood I would not necessarily need to print onto the material, the laser cutter would leave a mark which would add to the aesthetics of the machine. I would ideally like to have each individual piece of the model to be pushed out of the material like the above example but I am unsure as to how hard this might be.
I would also like to have each piece clearly labelled with an accompanying information graphic illustrating where the pieces go and how they fit together. I do not want to forget the way I like to design and the affect I wish to achieve.
Example of the pieces being pushed out from the material it has been printed onto. I have an idea of how I might be able to achieve this with different variations of laser cut but I would have to ask a professional to see what they would recommend.
The designer has printed information graphic instructions onto the material, I like the idea of doing this but in my case I would like to have the instructions on a separate piece of paper as I do not want to be restricted with space. My target audience are not all forced to be experts in building models so I want to make it as simple and easy as possible for them to make.
This model is much more detailed than mine would be and has many more components than I would like to include. I would really like to include this as part of my information pack and think it would be beneficial to my audience and myself.
Examples of old fashioned print press machines
If I were to strip this right back to the basic shapes I could produce something very similar to this design. I think it would be easy enough to construct which I think is very important because students don't want to be attempting to build something which is really complex.
This is GuttenBerg's press which was the first machine able to produce moveable type. As my audience are Graphic Design students they will learn about Guttenberg when they cover typography. This machine, being so old, is quite simple in structure and would be a good choice to produce my model on. I could separate each component and construct something very simple for them to make.
I also looked at this press which is a little more detailed and interesting. I do not think that my skills are strong enough to produce something like this but I would like to try it out.
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