OUGD505: Studio Brief 1 - Production: ScreenPrint

OUGD505: Studio Brief 1/ Licence to print money   

Production: ScreenPrint

For further contextually with the ecology of the building I chose to print on GF Smith Malmarque Marble White stock as although the brutalist design movement is renowned for its use of concrete the bank house building which inspired my design direction is covered in marble therefore this stock is appropriate to reference to the form of the building informing this design decision whilst providing further aesthetic benefits to the final resolution. 

The final design was a 4 colour separation which is the most ambitious screen print project I have undertaken thus far within the college using blue gold and grey for the imagery and spot varnish for the lines on the front design. It was difficult to align all of these different elements perfectly however managed to produce one of each design (front and back) that was produced to a high quality standard. I put metallic powder in my gold ink to give it more shine, the down side to this was it thickened up the paint and blocked the screen however still managed to get two good prints before the screen completely blocked. 

With a range of finished prints I analysed the quality of them and selected the most precise prints of each design to cut out and present within the exhibition. The result of these prints worked well on the stock and the contrasting blue and gold colours complemented each other nicely with good contextual authority. From this I carefully cut the transparent windows for the kiss cut acetate to be placed behind, I used spray mound to carefully bond the printed design to the laser cut plastic creating the final resolution. 

Happy with the outcome of the screen printed designs I then considered its arrangement within the exhibition, with strict measurements to adhere too of 21x26cm landscape I considered the banknotes placement within this available space. Taking informed inspiration from the renowned use of concrete within the brutalist movement textured grey stock was chosen for the mount. The use of two different greys helps explicitly highlight the transparent windows within the design which will engage the exhibition audience. Overall the design is bold and sits strongly within the mount to present my engaging representation on the future of the banknote.