Sticker Sheet Research

When starting my research into existing sticker sheets I firstly looked at several of my old sticker books which had a range of designs. Secondly I used the Google search engine to look for existing stickers form a verity of female music artists. I found that the type of audience the singer wished to attract influenced the designs of the stickers. For example below you can see that the stickers for Taylor Swift use feature pinks, purples and whites and also have written stickers which are all different shapes.  When you compare this to the stickers for Avril Lavigne you can see a clear contrast. Avril Lavigne's stickers include backstage shots and a variety of poses but use grown up colours and simple poses and her outfits are casual.

From looking at the sticker sheets I can see that the majority of the stickers are of the artist themselves sometimes with their name incorporated into the image on the sticker. Comparing the sticker sheets and researching the product in detail is a key part in my research and planning as I need to ensure that I keep to the codes and conventions of existing products and the target audience of the artists. These notes will also influence my designs.

I used my research to put together initial ideas, sketches and detailed designs.

I decided to put together an initial ideas brainstorm as I could refer to this throughout the project. As well as a way of ensuring that all commonly used factors are included in my designs as this brainstorm is a basis for the designs I will create.

I have decided that I will create a verity of different sized stickers mainly sticking to a square shape as i feel this is suitable for my target audience and the photography I wish to create and capture. I have designed to circle sticker in case my target audience feel that there needs to be a change and this can easily be made. I have decided that I will have three different designs. The first design only featuring an image, the secondly an image and 'Vanessa Carlton' and thirdly an image with 'VC incorporated within the sticker. I will now use Photoshop to edit my images and Illustrator to put the different aspects of the designs together.