Sunday 19 November 2017

Guide Book - Final outcome / Evaluation

Design for print evaluation

Overall the book fulfils the client’s needs and visually the book represents the content in an appropriate way through the use of layout, alignment, typeface and colours. The minimal layout work swell to aesthetically present the information within the book, ensuring that the writing is seen to be legitimate and trustworthy but also engaging the reader by presenting other elements in more experimental ways. The perfect binding was proven to be the most appropriate binding method visually and practically. The method allowed for the spine to be squared and also for two different thicknesses of stocks to be used, positively adding to the user interaction within the book. The choice to use right alignment of text for the majority of the book was subtly representative of the content within, working positively to make the final book a little different to other existing products. The design decision of not including a blurb on the back of the book worked positively to highlight that the book is more of a visual representation of the decriminalisation of the LGBTQ+ community rather than a descriptive one.
If made in industry, the foiling on the front cover would have worked without any problems in regards to the toner reacting to the heat. Industry standard production of the book would also improve the consistency in regards to the printing quality, ensuring that the large blocks of colours have no patches of lightness. To further develop the back section, having the artwork on a page each so that all of them could be ripped out by the user would be good to ensure that all of the pieces are treated equally. In terms of identifying each of the pieces of art, the title and artist’s names could be presented all together at either the beginning or end of the section.















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