The Final B

After designing the final sketch of my credit card B, it was time to bring it to life three-dimensionally! I made some changes along the way, such as the inclusion of the top part of the credit card rather than leaving it out completely. This means that the cut out B was surrounded with the rest of the credit card, and I left a gap around the edges of the Bodoni 'B' typeface.

Materials wise, I was lucky to find the perfect A1 sized mount board from Silkes to use as a base for the credit card, and the silver and gold parts of the credit card was made using metallic paper. For the coding part of the credit card, I replicated the exact layout of the bank number, account holder's name and so on, using 'B' typefaces that were cut out of MDF wood and spray painted silver. The colours from the Anglo Irish Bank logo were created using coloured paper and acyrlic paint.

It was a very long process to try and get every detail of the credit card correctly, but I am very pleased with the result! I'm glad that I decided to include more of the credit card around the middle 'B', since it definitely helps communicate the idea better.

Work-In-Process:

The Finished Piece: