Publishing design - Task 3A (Book)
Publishing Design - Task 3A
Week 4 - Week 8
Hong Ze Yee / 0335678
Bachelor of Design in Creative Multimedia
Hong Ze Yee / 0335678
Bachelor of Design in Creative Multimedia
Task 3A - Book
INSTRUCTION
MIB :
Fig 1.1, MIB
TASK 3A - BOOK
After we finished all the 16 visuals, we got to proceed to the next step to come out with three versions of grid systems that might work for the book.
Three grid options :
Fig 1.0, three grid options
Fig 1.1, final decision - grid option 2
After receiving feedback, I would like to change my grid into :
Fig 1.2, final grid option
Type specimen sheet :
Fig 1.1, type specimen sheet with 4 typefaces options
Fig 1.2, final option of typeface
After everything has been finalized, we can start off from half title until the first chapter and then show it to Mr Vinod to make sure we are all on the right track and didn't make any fundamental mistakes.
First attempt :
Fig 1.1, half title to the first chapter with grids
Fig 1.2, half title to the first chapter without grids
After consultation, changes were made after I got the feedback.
Second attempt :
Fig 1.1, half title to chapter 2 with grids
Fig 1.2, half title to chapter 2 without grids
After several attempts :
However, Mr Vinod said the book must be 32 pages excluded the book cover. So I have to add more visuals and play around with the layout.
Fig 1.1, book cover with grids
Fig 1.2, book cover
Fig 1.3, full book design with grids
Fig 1.4, full book design
Final Submission :
After I've got the feedback, changes were made and below is the final submission of the book :
Fig 1.1, book cover with grids
Fig 1.2, book cover
Fig 1.3, full book design with grid
Fig 1.4, full book design
Thumbnail JPEG :
Fig 1.1, book cover thumbnail (JPEG)
Fig 1.2, full book design thumbnail 1 (JPEG)
Fig 1.3, full book design thumbnail 2 (JPEG)
Spread (JPEG) :
Fig 1.1, book cover spread
Fig 1.1, final spread 1
Fig 1.2, final spread 2
Fig 1.3, final spread 3
Fig 1.4, final spread 4
Fig 1.5, final spread 5
Fig 1.6, final spread 6
Fig 1.7, final spread 7
Fig 1.8, final spread 8
Fig 1.9, final spread 9
Fig 1.10, final spread 10
Fig 1.11, final spread 11
Fig 1.12, final spread 12
Fig 1.13, final spread 13
Fig 1.14, final spread 14
Fig 1.15, final spread 15
Fig 1.16, final spread 16
Fig 1.17, final spread 17
FlipHTML 5 :
FEEDBACK
5/05/2021 | Week 6
General feedback :
1. Start to do title, sub-title and text. Make sure there are no paragraph spacing, line length, point size are all correct. Start with chapter 1.
2. Add text and images in F&M 5, complete it by this week.
General feedback :
1. F&M exercise use brighter colour since it has to be contrast with black colour
2. All the spreads must have different details of the image, same details should not be appear again.
12/05/2021 | Week 7
General feedback :
1. E portfolio must be complete by this week make sure everything are completed (feedback, reflection and further reading)
Specific feedback :
1. There are too many white space, bring up the paragraph to make it full
2. The point size of pull quote must be different with the body text size otherwise it will looks like part of the body text.
3. Just enlarge the visuals and don't make it half in the middle.
19/05/2021 | Week 8
General feedback : Independent Learning Week
Specific feedback : Independent Learning Week
26/05/2021 | Week 9
General feedback :
1. The book must be completed by this week because next week has to proceed with e-book
2. test print must be done
3. paper determined and named in imprint
Specific feedback :
1. All the position and the placement of the body text in every chapter must be consistent.
2. make sure the point size is readable
3. There should not be any visuals in the half title page
4. Enlarge the pull quote in chapter 2, so that it looks more balanced
02/06/2021 | Week 10
General feedback :
1. Complete e-portfolio and make sure task 3A has done.
Specific feedback :
1. Book must have 32 pages, add visuals into chapter 1
2. The cover is boring, try to use another visual that include the colour scheme you have (red and blue)
3. The title on book cover must big and bold
09/06/2021 | Week 11
General feedback :
Task 3(A) : As for your e portfolio for TASK 3(A), please look at what Jing Wen's. The task is called Task 3(A). you need to ensure your book has 32 pages (not including cover). You need to make sure that there is an outline around your page (JPEG).
Specific feedback :
Task 3(B) : Option two is good. Layout is great. Later watch the recorded session to hear my feedback to some of the students. It will applicable to you with regard to the navigation : strong typo identity and colour identity in the brand guide. I can see you have learned a lot from your Book Design experience.
REFLECTION
Experience :
This is my first time designing a book and I thought it will be fun. But, when comes to designing the layout, there are a lot of things should be considered such as the placement of the illustration can be place at different position to lead the viewer's eye to the paragraph, the length of each paragraph also should be considered because some are long and some are short and I need to try different layouts and illustration to make them look nice and introduce more surprise in each spreads.
Observation :
At the very beginning, perhaps because I am not familiar with book layout or having not enough references , I found myself a bit challenging to come out with good layout. There are a lot of white space and some visuals can be place at better position. I should do more study and look more people's work to come out with more creative ideas of layout. After several attempts, I finally can create different layout at least correctly. After that, I try to play around with the visuals and color, trying to make it looks interesting in each spreads. At the end, the book looks good and I am happy with it especially on page 9-12.
Finding :
I am glad that I've learned a lot of publishing design even I've struggle a lot in some stages but its worth. After put everything together and put it in the ebook, it looks good and I am very happy that I can create a book with my own drawing. After I've got this experience of creating a book, I believe that this will be very helpful for my future if I'm going to design a book or print a book.
FURTHER READING
This book discover form and space, color fundamental, choosing and using type, the world of image and putting it all together. Negative space is magical, don't just fill it up. Negative space(white space) is just as much shape that you have to deal with in a composition as positive shapes, whether pictures or type. When you don't deal with it, white space feels dead and disconnect from the visual material it surrounds.
Treat the type as image. Type is visual material made up of line of lines and dots and shapes and textures that needs to relate compositionally to everything else included in the design, no matter how different they seems to be. Typography can be expressive, can be manipulated for inventive interconnection of structural elements within language and can be resonate with its subcultural audience and reference this or that pop-cultural zeitgeist. It must still transmit information.
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