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Figure 1 |
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Figure 2 |
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Figure 3 |
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Figure 4 |
Within figure
1 I experimented with the positioning of the text that, making the text central
with the type of bind I want to do (perfect bound) may make it difficult to
read. The placement of this text also does not particularly work with the grid
system I have chosen to use within the book. Figure two shows a new alignment
of the main title text, I have fitted it to the third full module of the grid, this
is something that will be moved along with each of the main titles to represent
the transition within the audiences own personal journey and the development of
their own cultural development in Sapa moving forwards. I have also added the Vietnamese
language for experience, which further supports the link towards the Vietnamese
culture the book is enriching your experience of.
Figure 3 and
4 show a development in the type used within the actual content of the book
itself. The text between the suggestions on the relevant content and the actual
instructional content needs to be differentiated visually, the content needs to
be subjective, by making the content that isn’t bold it gives the audience the
chance to see it clearly but also choose what they do with that information. Therefore,
by making the type bold and not only capped it gives this visual separation from
the other context but also remains in the same typeface, holding onto its
consistency.
In order to
include an element of the audience making the book about their own experience rather
than the content that is just available already, I have included small markers
over the page which indicate where the audiences own polaroid photos can be
placed. This is something I want to run throughout the book as it gives me the
allowance to be able to indicate the type of interaction the people have with
the book while retaining the design style that I will be creating. These
placeholders will always cover some of the content, thus playing on the idea of
them making the book their own as they move through.
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Figure 5 |
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Figure 6 |
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Figure 7 |
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Figure 8 |
Within figure
5 and I explored a composition for the full double page image spread. Figure 5
works better here, as it creates more of a bold and obvious impact, to the
audience it will make them want to throw themselves into their journey and
achieve what the type is saying. To make this also more achievable within
figure 7 I added the co-ordinates of where the photo had been taken, this is
something that I think adds an element of intrigue and gives the audience the
ability to explore and find the location themselves.
After speaking
with Dom, we decided that the idea of content being covered and the book
developing into an aid for the persons own personal journey should be more
evident throughout the design. Therefore, the images should be more covered and
manipulated in other ways rather than just the addition of text over the top, I
began by creating an overlay and lowering the opacity of the image to make it
almost not visible. This would leave the audience to go and find the scene
themselves to experience the beauty first hand, which would be achievable by
following to co-ordinates. I then experimented with the addition of sections of
the image overlaid over the original background image and rotate in such a way
that the image becomes not recognisable, I ensured that each block was a
contrasting colour to that of the background, creating an uncomfortable visual,
which still manages the capture the beauty of the nature in the image. My final
experimentation I removed the blocks of the image all together only allowing
the audience to see the basics of the image from the background and the
co-ordinates, making them want to explore the place themselves. Although my
final exploration works best with the concept of removing the content and
allowing the audience to find the locations themselves, although I don’t think
it coincides with the rest of the visual literacy evident in the book. As the
book is so minimal and simplistic throughout these double page images where originally
placed here to allow an injection of colour and vibrancy to showcase the beauty
of the location. Baring this consideration in mind I will be further developing
the second exploration in the book as the colour is full in vibrancy and the
blocks of manipulation allow for a sense of difference which in keeps with the
intriguing visuals to encourage the audience to go visit this location.
Further Development:
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Before |
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After |
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After |
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After |
Image Format:
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Figure 9 |
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Figure 10 |
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Figure 11 |
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Figure 12 |
Figure 9
-12 are explorations of image format to use throughout the design of my book. So
far in my book design I have used 3 formats of image, the square, full bleed
and polaroid image. Although in feedback from my crits it was highlighted that
this should be simplified to keep a more consistent design style throughout the
book. Within figure 9 I explored the way that a full bleed image could be used,
although through doing this it would take away the dividing nature of the
double page spreads and lessen the impact of the images chosen within said
spread, as mentioned in the previous exploration. Through making the image full
bleed on just one side it also takes away from the interactive nature of the
book, as the content is almost impossible to escape from the page. Therefore, I
do not agree that only polaroid and full bleed should be used alone. Figure 11
shows how the image would appear when in polaroid format, which ties in with
the entire aesthetic of the book as of yet, as the page is singled out within
this screen shot. Although when taking into consideration the rest of the
images in the book with this format it the publication itself becomes more of a
collection of someone’s holiday images than anything else, which then eliminates
the element of traditional guides that I wanted to include, and may also make
the audience feel as if they could not interact with the book on the level they
could if it was a travel journal style (this visual link can be seen in figure
12). In order to keep the style of publication and to appeal to the audience I will
be keeping the three styles of image, as justified, which will leave a contrast
of images throughout the book. Although I will not be ignoring the feedback I have
been given and will be making a sequence out of the style of images evident in
the book to keep consistency to the design and tie it together more as a
complete publication, e.g. polaroid, square, full image, polaroid etc.
A later
consideration of the design also highlighted to me that if I were to keep the
design purely polaroid based it would become a complete polaroid scrap book,
with the addition of the interactive elements from the user themselves. This could
make the book seem as if it was made as part of the polaroid company as a
client, the corporate side of things is something I wanted to move away from,
further supporting my design decisions.
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Test 1 |
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Test 1 |
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Chosen |
The final
pages of the book took a different type of consideration as majority of the
page is text based, with three small illustrations. Within my first test I crated
a typographic treatment for the page that allowed for white space, to coincide
with the rest of the book. This treatment allowed for enough space to include
all of the content whilst keeping the illustrations a key aspect of the spread,
it also allows for the instructions of what to say and do to be clear. Numbers were
added to the sequence to make it clearer, acting almost as a key. Although this
design works I feel as if it appears on the page as too top heavy, making the
white space not seem purposeful/intentional. Within my second exploration I aligned
the content to the grid in a more equal way, the numbers on the right-hand side
of the spread have remained to tell the audience the order they should do the
act of drinking rice wine with the locals, although the numbers are no longer
needed with the addition of spacing. The information on the right-hand side of
the spread has been placed on the lower half of the page to even out the
weighting from the heavy lines evident in the upper half and the smaller type
evident in this paragraph. Overall I will be further developing the app with
the second exploration in mind, as it is more even and a better representation
of the book itself through the way it wraps to the grid used.
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