I've been itching to get creative and work on my new projects but sadly my dissertation beckons all of my attention at the moment. So, I thought I'd pop on a final piece for a project I worked on last year. We had to design promotional material for an independent retailer and I chose a local pub in the heart of Norwich. The Birdcage is a gorgeous gem of a place with loads of character and bursting with tasty little beverages. It's quirky and I wanted to echo this in my promo material.
Everyone I know plays and fiddles with beer mats, so I thought I would make beer mats that punters could interact with. Using the basic idea of an optical illusion by means of a thaumatrope I created these designs based on drawings I'd made whilst at the Birdcage ( I may have even indulged in a cupcake and a lovely tipple). When printed and assembled the final piece had ribbon attached to the sides so that the beer mat could be spun to see the illusion.
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| I would match up an object and a cage in contrasting colours so that you could see the cupcake or cow for example when spun. |
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| An example of a Thaumatrope. |
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