Fairfax offered their newspaper
advertising clients and the wider advertising public the services of their
head creative department. It offered 'a diverse range of creative solutions'.
However it needed a promotional launch. An educational process informing
that Fairfax was more than simply a generator of paper-rags. Fairfax wanted
to be positioned as an agency style creative operation. Offering the same
standards but at a vastly cheaper price.
Of course our budget to deliver this brief was quasi nil.
The name StudioFX (Studio FairfaX) was inspired by the first
and last letters of the company name. As a result I created an attractive
and informative folding wall poster (620x420).
An integral part of the brief, was to make it clear that StudioFX was unmistakably
a Fairfax initiative. The "FX" could not be mistaken for the usually
accepted abbreviation of the word "Effects". Therefore when its
first centre outward fold was opened, you would read the full word FAIRFAX.
Its associated sub head 'Creative Publications' was further confirmation
that "FX" was not related to video special effects.
Internally, I furthered the educational undertone of the poster by outlining
statistics and advertising tags to emphasis this was about offering an Advertising
Agency style service, not a Newspaper one.
The
cover folded out clearly reads FAIRFAX, having read FX when folded. See
above visual.
Internally,
tools used within the art studio and photographic room, including a coffee
stain all add to sell the idea of reliable creative work.