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Caitlin Ong Lynn Dee / 0343801 / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative
Media
Publishing Design
Task 3
LECTURE
INSTRUCTION
Task 3A / Book
Task 3 is a continuation of Task 1 and Task 2. In Task 1 the content for the book was done. I also had to determine the size of the book. I highlighted 16 phases that will be translated into visuals. Task 2 is where I created the 16 visuals for the book.
From here I set up the number of columns and the margin size of book. To help me indicate the correct layout, I only layout the pages from introduction page to Chapter One. However, there was some glaring flaws, according to Mr Vinod, I should stick to one type of column for consistency. The font type of the body text, subtext and headline must stay consistent. Although the pull quote can differ in size, Mr Vinod advised not to be too drastically different.
Further along, I adjusted the layout but this time I completed the layout for all chapters. Mr Vinod also highlighted a few issues, the side margin is too small, it must be 10-15mm in margin. The reason for this is to reduce margin error during printing. He also highlighted that in some pages, how I place my texts is inconsistent. I have also made a mistake on the first page and the last page as covers. I accidentally place the last page with barcodes.
Additionally, Mr Vinod advised me to design the cover in a separate file because the cover design is 2mm bigger than the pages inside. This is to accommodate the cutting of the book. In the final result of the layout of the book, I adjusted the both the column row and margin size further.
With the inside pages done, I started designing the book cover. First draft
I drew the entire family with the parents’ heads as skulls. From there, Mr
Vinod, advised me that the back cover should follow the same alignment as
the inside page. He added that I should experiment the placement of the book
cover illustration. However, no matter how I tried to do different
arrangements, it does not seem to work. I created a new illustration, that
way the design from the back cover to the front cover is seamless. Then
finally I printed the mockup of the book.
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