01 MUST HAVES

• provide a set of logical instructions on how to do something 

• show it in simple „1, 2, 3, ...“-process steps 

• have a clear beginning and clear end state 
• combine test and graphic language (illustration or icons) 
• be branded and have a visual style 
• delivered in A1 format 
• show your name, name of the class and professors name

and now ... let's go!

02 BRAINSTORMING

In the first step I thought about what I could make a manual for. What am I interested in? What would I personally need a manual for?

A few ideas came together:

All ideas have something to do with me and my interests.

When I went through the ideas again, it quickly became clear to me which ideas I would like to implement more and which ones I would like to implement less.

03 FIRST SKETCHES

I started but still made a small sketch for each idea to see how feasible each of them is:

a) how to techno

b) how to corona test

c) how to wrap a gift

d) how to punch needle

e) how to use an analog camera

After this step I was able to clearly sort out and decide.

04 DEVELOPMENT

I decided on the following three ideas and developed them further. I tried to find a suitable style for each idea. I also experimented a little with the arrangement and colors and spun the ideas a little further.

Corona Test

Techno

My first thought was to make a tutorial on how to dance to techno. But then I was told to think bigger. So to make a guide for the complete world of techno, from clothes to drugs (which cliché-like just belong to it) and a typical procedure of a raver's weekend. I have helped myself to clichés.

Gift

Here I tried a little with the arrangement and with different color compositions.

05 DECISION

As you can see, I pursued two of three ideas more intensively. The gift wrapping idea and the techno one.

I didn't pursue the idea of instructions for a corona test because it was too „boring“ and mundane for me. I was able to work on the other two ideas with more fun.

HOW TO TECHNO

I developed new characters. In the process, I realized once again how much time you need for illustrations.

Small drawings for the individual steps in the process.

I also tried a layout with the existing drawings to see how it would look when it was finished.

HOW TO WRAP A GIFT

Originally, the idea is based only on the conventional (in Germany) way to wrap a gift.

But maybe it would be much more interesting to introduce a new way of gift wrapping.

A way to wrap a gift without tape. And I decided to present the Japanese gift wrapping technique.

For this I first had to do a little research and test and practice this way myself.

research

testing

sketches

06 FINAL DESICION

In the end, due to lack of time, I decided to implement only one of the two ideas. This decision was almost self-evident, the illustrations for the gift wrapping instructions were already more mature than those for the techno procedure.

So I continued to work on the manual for gift wrapping. (but I didn't put the idea of the techno procedure completely aside).

Now it was time to completely implement the idea, finish illustrating it and put it into a layout.

layout

I tried a few different arrangements but it leaned towards the final layout pretty quickly.

07 BRAND

The poster „japanese gift wrapping technique“ should be sponsored by a brand, this still had to be developed and a logo should be created.

I decided that it should be a stationery store or an artist supply or creative market or something like that.

Name

When coming up with a name, I immediately thought of something very simple.

Something catchy and very appropriate.

• papier

• paper 

• stift

• …

Logodesign

I also wanted to work very simply when developing the logo.

It should become a font logo.

Here are a few sketches:

In the end, I decided on this logo:

08 FINAL POSTER

And here is the final poster:

09 PRESENTATION

I am very grateful for the great short project and am happy with what came out of it.