Final

Feedback: create more depth with darker foliage on the second layer. Add critters, bugs etc. around the box to give it more colour and interest. Think about mechanisms eg. wings moving. Good to encourage kids with a call to action 

Rationale: I chose Fern Gully or it's conservationist message as I wanted to make a doll that both inspired children to play outside and encouraged them to take care of the environment. The shape design was a re-work from the previous iteration which fit fit into the Fern Gully world but was a bit boring and generic. I really enjoyed making her little tummy and bigger thighs, gave her a much more interesting shape. I deliberately made her hair solid to move away from the fashion and hair styling dolls that currently run the market. Her wings are shapable and really fun to play with, I remember having toys with wings that wouldn't move and they were always a bit boring. I took inspiration from the My Little Pony characters for the shape of her face in profile to get that really cute look, adding in features to make her bat-like but not too batty. Were I to do her again I would have given her a lighter skin tone so her features popped more, her eyebrows are a bit hidden this way. 
For the packaging I wanted it to be a reveal like you were peering through the forest to find her. I also really wanted to encourage reuse to the packaging itself so I made it into a dispenser which functions to use as a temporary bird feeder. Once I actually printed out the packaging and set it up I realised how much it needs some more colour and variation on the front.  

*Thank you Tanya and Garry!! I really enjoyed this module. This was like a crash course in everything, I learnt so much over the past few weeks and feel heaps more confident exploring different disciplines and playing around with the equipment available to us. I'm really glad I've taken this paper before first semester and have more options to explore for my honours project. 







The background image of the forest I sourced from the movie itself

Working out the measurements of the packaging probably took me longer than anything else! That's definitely something I'd have to brush up on for future reference




The put the same background image here to give it context and more visual interest







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