Insecta Iridesse 印刷営業用カタログ by Plus Collaboratives

Insecta Iridesse 印刷営業用カタログ by Plus Collaboratives is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 銀賞 in 広告・マーケティング・コミュニケーションデザイン Competition Category.

銀広告· 2022

Insecta Iridesse 印刷営業用カタログ

by Plus Collaboratives

A' Design Award 銀賞 Winner in 広告 Category

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The Design

About Insecta Iridesse 印刷営業用カタログ

Insecta Iridesseは、メタリック印刷効果を紹介するために制作された印刷営業用カタログです。本カタログは、一般的なカラースウォッチに代えて、架空の探検家の記録帳という形式を採用し、想像上の希少昆虫種を克明に記録しています。ブレスレット、ネックレス、ヘアピース、イヤリング、ブローチなど、宝石のような30点のジュエリー作品は、そのほとんどが紙で作られ、特殊なゴールド、シルバー、ホワイトのインキで印刷されています。フォリオには、折り畳まれた地図、チケット、新聞の切り抜き、証明書などが、コート紙および非コート紙に印刷されて収められています。鑑賞者は、一つひとつの印刷効果を間近でじっくりと確かめるよう誘われます。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀賞

Insecta Iridesse 印刷営業用カタログは、見事で印象的なハイエンドのデザインに授与される、非常に権威ある評価である A' Design Award 銀賞の受賞作品です。銀賞の受賞作品は、きわめて輝かしく創造性に富んだ作品であり、デザイナーの傑出した専門知識、才能、洞察力を示しています。Insecta Iridesse 印刷営業用カタログは、素晴らしい代表作であり、驚くほどプロフェッショナルで、深く革新的であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 銀賞を受賞したデザインは、非常に注目すべき称賛される発明であり、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術の境界に寄与し、それを前進させます。Insecta Iridesse 印刷営業用カタログは、多くの人に羨まれる創造物であり、欲求を呼び覚まし、前向きな感情をもたらし、驚きと感嘆を灯します。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The project disrupted the way colours and printing methods are traditionally presented by the print industry by showcasing the metallic print effects in the form of 3D iridescent gem-like jewellery pieces that look like rare insect species, and made almost entirely of paper printed with the new ink. The colour swatch was then completely reimagined into a fictional explorer’s journal documenting the findings of these gem-like insects, showcasing the different print effects like never before.
Dimensions & Packaging: The book measures 285mm x 205mm x 30mm when closed. The book folio opens to include folded maps, bus tickets, weather cards, fictional newspaper clippings, re-created money, field journals, photographs and certificates. The thirty jewellery pieces include bracelets, necklaces, hairpieces, earrings, brooches, and ranges from 80mm x 100mm to the largest at 500mm x 20mm.
Tags: Print, Paper Jewellery, Graphic design, Catalogue design, Explorer guide, Bugs
Production Technology: The project showcased the Fujifilm Iridesse Production Press capability in 6-colour printing with speciality ink colours of gold, silver, and white in a single pass. The print sales catalogue used a wide range of coated and uncoated paper stock of varying weights, which demonstrated the capabilities of the printer and showcased the printing effects. The print effects were realised by isolating the artworks into CMYK and speciality ink layers to achieve optimum print effects.
Design Challenge: Given that the printing market is saturated and established, we needed to position Fujifilm printers as more than selling ink. It was crucial to develop a design solution to address considerations of the traditional print industry while pushing the envelope to reimagine print opportunities to target new end consumers which included the creative industries. The project became a collateral that the traditional printers could reference and began to imagine possibilities with their new age clients.
Research: Industry and consumer research, prototyping and technical understanding was conducted to understand the purchase journey and considerations of industry stakeholders and their end consumers as well as print capabilities. The was done through observational study and interviews. We were able to identify opportunities to disrupt the existing methods with increased effectiveness. This resulted in increase and sales enquiry and generated sales revenue of over $2 million.
Inspiration: This intricate approach was inspired by the industry habit of inspecting print quality through a loupe, like a jeweller inspecting gems. The catalogue, which resembled an explorer narrating his discovery of the imaginary bugs, served as an impetus for customers to flip the catalogue and inspect the quality and technicalities of the print effects. The narrative of the catalogue enables us to showcase the possibilities of the machine capabilities and print effects on different paper type.
Project Duration: The project started in July 2019 and concluded in April 2021 with a disruption in 2020 due to Covid-19 restrictions and the lack of access to machine capabilities. The project was done for Fujifilm Singapore and was partially showcased at a print convention held in Marina Bay Sands Singapore, attended by print industry stakeholders.
Operation Flow: The reimagined catalogue consists of 2 parts: the 3D jewellery creates intrigue and encourages print industry viewers to come up close to inspect using their loupe. The fictional explorer’s folio, which consists of various collaterals printed by the machine on different mediums, invites viewers to investigate and discover print outcomes. This also acts as samples for print industry stakeholders to market the services to their own consumers.
Team Members: PLUS Collaboratives
Image Credits: Image #1: PLUS Collaboratives, Insecta Iridesse, 2019-2021.
Image #2: PLUS Collaboratives, Insecta Iridesse, 2019-2021.
Image #3: PLUS Collaboratives, Insecta Iridesse, 2019-2021.
Image #4: PLUS Collaboratives, Insecta Iridesse, 2019-2021.