Proposed Range of Products & Why
Because my theme is the internet, I am thinking of creating a range of products that are relevant to technology and the internet - such as mouse mats, printing on to USBs etc, as well as a range of products that would have been used more before the internet, such as a letter writing set, to get a mix of before and after the internet. I am both celebrating the internet, and considering life before it, which is a bit like the content of the Bradford Media Museum Life Online exhibition, which is where I would propose that these products would be sold.
This brief is about considering product, range and distribution, and I am proposing to create around 30 products with the same designs theme running throughout.
Digitally Printed
Poster Prints - Merchandise
Wrapping Paper & Gift bags - Before the Facebook Happy Birthday
Letter writing sets - Before the instant messaging
Stickers - Merchandise
Postcards - Before the email
Notebooks - Before the blog
Storage boxes - Before the hard drive
Photo albums - Before Facebook
Address book - Before the phone
Magazine file - Before the blog
Pen Pots - Before the keyboard
Exercise books - Before the blog
Folders - Before the hard drive
Ringbinders - Before the hard drive
Bookmarks - Before the kindle
Playing cards - Before the xbox
To do list notepad - Before the app
Mini set of drawers - Before the hard drive
Desk tidy - Before the hard drive
Screen Printed
T-shirts - Merchandise
Tote Bags - Merchandise
& Foil / other print finishes
Laser Cut / Handcrafted
Greetings cards - Before the Facebook Happy Birthday
Tags - Before the Facebook Happy Birthday
External Printing
Mouse mat - Asda Photo print £5 - Computer stationery
Pens / Pencils - Merchandise
Pencil case - Asda Photo Print £5 - Before the keyboard
Stamp to stamp objects?
Magnets - Snapfish £3 - Merchandise
Answering considerations:
These products would be sold in museum gift shops, stationery shops, independent gift shops, places like this where people go to buy little presents. For the prices, I will look at what other companies like Paperchase would charge and propose similar amounts.
I would propose how I would print these products if I was printing a large quantity of them, but for my project, I will use some external printing companies to print some items, but mainly print most of them in digital print and make them up myself.
Products to cover:
I have bought a variety of different sized notebooks from Wilkinson's to cover, as well as a magazine folder, lever arch file and pencil set. There are still a few more items that I need to look for as I want to cover them with my own designs.
