Boarding Pass & Type

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Redesign a airline boarding pass. by manipulating the graphic and typographic elements. The size of the pass must remain as is and you can use color but limit yourself to black, red or blue.

1 - Creating the file on Illustrator

Step 1 - Create the basic file

I created the file in illustrator by copying the image from the slides. I had to first send it to google keep before I could download it.

Then open the image trace window by going to Window > Image Trace

Step 2 - Trace

Click Trace

Step 3 - Expand

Go to Object > Image Trace > Expand

Step 2 - Repeat the above process for the elements as well.

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Create 3 expressive words. An expressive word is one that manipulates the word’s letterforms to communicate the meaning of the word.

Step 3 - Creating a base in Illustrator. Then coping the shape in Photoshop

I created the basic boarding pass using Step 2.

Then I copied and pasted the shape on to Photoshop.

Photoshop works better with images so it is more useful to lay out the logos using photoshop.

Illustrator

Photoshop

2 - Making Design Decisions

Now I've to decide how to structure the boarding pass and how to lay out the elements.

Users

The following people will use the boarding pass. The information relevant to them is as follows.

Passenger

Flight Number

Boarding Time

Departure Time

Gate

Bags

Airport Staff

Name

Origin

Destination

Flight Number

Barcode

Airport Stores Staff

Barcode

Gate Crew

Flight Number

Name

Barcode

Gate

Seat

Stewards

Gate

Seat

Information Hierarcy

The elements above hold the highest priority. So out of all the elements listed, I'll first prioritise these and then figure out how to lay out the rest.

Grid

I'm using a basic grid to organise the items vertically.

Current Progress as of 2020.09.20