17 Beauty Blog

17 have  a 'Beauty Blog' up and running which is concerned with their cosmetic range and keep followers up to date on the latest products and release dates. This is an effective sales idea as it allows people to gain knowledge of when they can actually purchase 17 products in-store. However, I think they could run a blog which allows them to have active followers and then reward these followers by giving them some sort of promotion.

Barry M

The majority of BarryM's design use a little colour but utilize the type and logo. I want type to be a key focal point within my design.

Maybelline

Maybelline's product range uses more colour on the actual packaging design rather than allowing the make-up to bring the colour.

Maybelline have infused their make up range with fashion in order to give their audience a daily fashion suggestion of how to wear their make up with the latest fashion. This is an ideal route to take as most girls who are interested in make up will also be concerned about the latest fashion trends; something to consider when trying to engage 17 users with the products.

Me, Me, Me

Again, this range predominantly uses black as the base colour and allows the product to bring the colour where possible. I like the use of type across these products and the subtle pattern used creates a girly feel about the products which I think young girls would feel they can relate to.

Collection 2000

The actual design of the collection 2000 makeup range is not designed using colour as the colour comes from the product itself. This is a nice idea but I think the type could be better designed.

17 Makeup Range

I have been looking at the 17 make-up range; how it the product's packaging is designed, the colours used, how the make-up range is advertised and how the brand generally come across. If i'm honest I do not think the current designs and colour schemes would appeal to their target audience of young girls; the majority of the packaging is black with white type which is quite dull and unappealing. I think the products need to come across more vibrant and fun but retain the sense that they are still of a quality to which young girls will aspire to want to use. I am, therefore, going to look further into how other brands market their products to the same target audience to see if I could then infuse some of these ideals into my designs for 17.

Website Research

Researching website to gain ideas for the construction of my own website in Dreamweaver....

All of these websites have rather simple layout, however, I think these are most effective. The simple layout means that the focus becomes the work rather than a fancy website design and as it is the my work which I want to be the focal point of my design, then I feel this is an apt design.