Rhyanne Cyrene Lowe
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Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media
Publishing Design Task 3A
LECTURES
Week 1: Mr. Vinod went right ahead to introduce us to the module and briefed us on the tasks and exercises we needed to do throughout this semester. We were asked to design a book regarding a topic of our interest.
Week 2: This week, we studied the many forms that different civilizations throughout the world have utilised. We learnt about how the formats have evolved throughout time.
We also discovered that the technology utilised and the publishing process had changed over time. In the beginning, wood and parchment paper were used, but China brought moveable type, which was subsequently perfected.
Week 3: This week we're learning about Type Redux. It is key to select the proper typeface for our book. It's important to make the text more readable, which can be accomplished by selecting text typefaces that are open and well-proportioned.
Considering the type size, line length, and line spacing/leading to ensure that the text flows properly when read is important in this case. These three combinations work together when font size influences line length, which in turn influences line spacing. Text's alignment is also important. There are five various ways to align the text, each of which serves a different function and produces a different look for the text.
Week 4: Mr. Vinod lectured us on the margins of our pages and let us experiment with different layouts of margins and columns.
Creating tension in a layout-
- Big differences
- Small margins or big whitespaces
Determining Grids
case study of the existing layout and determining the grids.
based on your page size, determine margins
determine columns and rows
create baseline grid (gridline interval based on leading)
flow text to gauge colour and negative-positive space. place headline body text, sub-text, and pull quote
Week 5: Mr Vinod lectured us about elements this week. Elements consist of 3 major elements which are the type, image and colour. variation within the layout is important to not be predictable but maintaining the consistency of the book is also key for easy navigation
INSTRUCTIONS
Layout References
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fig 1,0 Waves Magazine
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fig 2.0 Layout Idea Reference
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Layout Attempt 1
Layout Attempt 2
Layout Attempt 3
For the final layout, I combined layout 2 & 3
Title Custom Font
For the title, I decided to combine and edit the 2 words as if they were
melted together so that they would fit the liquidness of the font.
Front Cover options
I knew I wanted to use the full illustration as the front cover so I tried
placing the titles in between panels. After asking feedback from a few peers,
They agreed that option 3 looked best as the title felt like it fitted between
the panels better.
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fig 3.0 Front cover Option 1
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fig 3.1 Front cover Option 2
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fig 3.3 Front cover Option 3 (FINAL)
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Graphical elements
After I was satisfied with the final layout, I added graphical elements to
fill excess space and give the book more style consistency. I added halftones
throughout the book so that it would give off the same comic feel of the front
cover and illustrations, throughout the pages.
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fig 4.0 Graphical Element placement 1
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fig 4.1 Graphical Element placement 2
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Black & White Mockup
The printer shop I went to didn't follow the crop marks provided to cut the
pages of the book so some details close to the margins were gone. They asked
me to pay anyway since they had a policy i had to follow and it was not cheap.
But I took this mockup as a way to feel the book size and paper material in my
hands and I was happy with that. There were subtle alignments issues I did not
catch from the screen which I refined later in Indesign.
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fig 5.0 B&W Mockup
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Corrections to be made:
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fig 5.1 Misalignmenmt correction
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fig 5.2 Tight space correction
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fig 5.3 Widow text correction
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fig 5.4 Widow text correction 2
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Final JPG Spreads
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Fig 6.0 Final Front Cover (JPG)
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Fig 6.1 Final Spread 1 (JPG)
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Fig 6.2 Final Spread 2 (JPG)
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Fig 6.3 Final Spread pg 3 (JPG)
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Fig 6.4 Final Spread 4 (JPG)
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Fig 6.5 Final Spread 5 (JPG)
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Fig 6.6 Final Spread 6 (JPG)
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Fig 6.7 Final Spread 7 (JPG)
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Fig 6.8 Final Spread 8 (JPG)
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Fig 6.9 Final Spread 9 (JPG)
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Fig 7.0 Final Spread 10 (JPG)
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Fig 7.1 Final Spread 11 (JPG)
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Fig 7.2 Final Spread 12 (JPG)
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Fig 7.3 Final Spread 13 (JPG)
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Fig 7.4 Final Spread 14 (JPG)
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Fig 7.5 Final Spread 15 (JPG)
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Fig 7.6 Final Spread 16 (JPG)
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Fig 7.7 Final Spread 17 (JPG)
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Fig 7.8 Final Spread 18 (JPG)
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Fig 7.9 Final Spread 19 (JPG)
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Fig 8.0 Final Back Cover (JPG)
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Final Layout- PDF Pages
Final Layout - Thumbnails with Guidelines
Final Layout - Thumbnails without Guidelines
Final Book Printed
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Fig 9.0 Final Flip Through GIF
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Fig 9.1 Final Photo 1
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Final E-Book
FEEDBACK
Week 5: Mr Vinod advised to play around more with the layout. For the
illustrations, Mr Vinod suggested I could use the panels together and
cropped at some areas instead of individually so that it would look more
united.
Week 7: Mr. Vinod advised to try aligning the book information to something
in the book and reduce the column width to 2 instead of 3 because it looks
to long. He also asked to reduce the content page line break space. Mr.
Vinod advised I double-check on my word breaks because there are issues with
spacing. To fix this, he suggested altering the point size.
For the third attempt layout, Mr.Vinod suggested I could combine the layout
of both and does not recommend I use wrap body text in that way and it
interferes with the reading.
Mr Vinod suggested adding double spreads that include full pages of either
visuals or quotes to break the pattern in the book.
REFLECTION
Week 5: This week we got to utilise what we learned from the exercises in
our layout exercises for task 3. I realised that figuring out a layout can
be difficult at first if you are unsure of what to expect. I found that it's
important to have references for layouts.
Week 6: I realised I need to experiment more on my design and try to not
stick with one visual goal for the final layout. The trial and error process
was difficult and time-consuming but I found that it improves the outcome
with time.
Week 7: This week was a little more progressive in terms of layout.
I've noticed that I tend to stray off from my original ideas a lot when
working on something as interchangeable as a book layout. I have a better
layout in mind now for my layout and progress would go rather smoothly this
time around instead of when I went into it without a proper idea.
Week 8: The book printing was a tedious process because I went to the
available print shops around my home and they had trouble getting the pages
sequence right. The last shop i went to got the sequence right however they
did not follow the crop marks provided to crop the book to size to i was
left going home with rm22 worth of a wonky book. Pretty sure i got scammed
but at least i know better now to ask the price Before printing. This was a
just a mockup anyway as i would find a better shop for the final.
Week 9: This week i got to finally print the final cover of the book. Mummy
design wasn't open for walk-in sessions so I had to find another place to
print. Luckily ArchPrint in Sunway Geo was open. They explained to me how
saddle stitching can be misaligned after printing and I understood. The book
wasn't bound completely straight but it looked fine enough and I was too
broke to pay for a reprint. Holding the final piece in my hands felt surreal
as I've never actually printed a book before.
FURTHER READINGS
https://www.bbpress.co.uk/news/the-ultimate-guide-to-the-different-types-of-paper-for-printing
https://www.steubenpress.com/blog/posts/9-what-type-of-paper-should-you-choose-for-your-book
Choosing the right paper type for your book influences the physicality of your book drastically. How it is held and opened by readers are determined by the thickness and type of paper you use.
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