Swing tag design experimentation

Next I began to consider different options for creating my own swing tag. Initially I went along with the environmentally friendly line of thought.

For my first idea I used an image of a tree, as found on Google images. This tree was then edited using illustrator effects to create a distorted surface area which was intended to reflect the coarse surface texture.

This would be printed onto a thick (200 gms) paper-card. The size was slightly larger than the average swing tag; however this was simply because of the information for inclusion on the back. The safety pin method of fastening was considered and a correspondingly-coloured green ribbon would be used and the corners would be curled to create the illusion of leafy foliage.

The next swing tag which was produced was based on the idea of the female dandy, and revolved around the fabric type ‘hessian’. It would use a rough fabric swatch of hessian and then the misguided would be stitched into this (if possible), if would be necessary to see if this is a viable idea before moving on. The string used would be medium thickness and black in correspondence with the misguided logo.

Another idea for a swing tag was inspired by research into netted tote bags, graphic imagery, and the acid candy trend. This swing tag was hexagon-shaped, and striped. The hole was not circular shaped but was star shaped – again, this is a quirky element that adds that extra special little touch.

A circular swing tag was creative using the same concept, yet this time adhering to the spot trend. These would have to be trend specific as they are very detailed and not really generic.
I then experimented with netting, acquiring a netted fabric sample from the internet and using a colour 6 trace on illustrator. A grass swing tag was also experimented with, creating an environmentally friendly statement, again this would not really work as a generic swing tag, yet the pink worked well with this.

What next?

Next I must start to implement the same techniques into experimenting with the bag for life.