This is the final mock up for this brief, form the planning schedule this should be finished for the final brief as this was intended to be the final publication but due to issues highlight here this is not the case. All the parts of the book have been completed in the correct time scale but due to mistake and issues this book will form another mock up but will be shown at the final srti so the peers can grasp an idea of the final book layout/design/style as well as this will allow any final changes highlight in the crit to be added to the final book.
WAS SUPPOSE TO BE FINAL BOOK BUT HAD ISSUES
ISSUES
-the binding was done too far back this meant hat the book has to have additional functional stitches added to allow it to close and open easier as well as to give some support to the book. do the binding closer to the fold/crease, also make the binding tighter to avoid this.
-also the pages where folded by hand using a ruler, this mean that even thought all the pages where equal length when lined up the creases are not in the sam place or straight, this effect the end of the book as all the pages where different length which gave off a messy unprofessional finish which does fit with the idea of the book but wouldn't interest the target audience. use the folding machine in digital print to avoid this
-Also when putting this book together the bookrum was cut too short, this mean that when folded at the corners it left a space, this looks unprofessional as its an incorrectly covered book therefore doesn't fit with the aims of this brief. make sure the bookrum is 3mm longer at the corners and a rules thickness around.
- the glitter inside the book wouldn't stay inside or attach the page or cover, this meant the audience got covered in glitter when the open the book, this cold be good or bad as it can be used as a good point as people leave festival covered in glitter so it expresses the experience and reflect the aim very well but also the audience might find it very annoying. The glitter inside the book need feedback, should hair spray or spray mount be used or tested to allow it to stay inside the book. Ask in crit
all this issues will be avoided with the next production of the book, learn form the mistakes of this final mock up to inform the final outcomes
CRIT FEEDBACK-
FINAL FINAL MOCK UP ISSUES
after completing the last mock up for the crit, the next step was to complete the final book itself, for this all the step needed to be done again, this is what happened with this production of this mock up -
pages printed
then cut (issues)
then alined
then folded (issues)
cover screen printed
book rum applied to grayboard (issues)
holes (not done as too many issues with other stages)
binding (not done as too many issues with other stages)
cut (issues)
all the book in this brief have been cut by hand this is due to past mistakes when pages have been cut down far too small due to the use of a cut machine, therefore cutting by hand it the prefer technique for this book to allow the most accurately cut out and equal page size. This worked fine for most of the pages for this book except 1, the one below which was cut slightly smaller than the other as i slipped whilst cutting. As this page has been cut to small it will need to be re printed for the final book.
Also as this pages were left on the table when being cut one of the pages accidentally got a mark on it, as this page happened to be the white inside pages it will need to be re-printed. This pages need to imitate a formal book page therefore cannot have any mistakes as it will make the whole book seem informal/too casual to sell. reprint this page and keep the pages in a plastic wallet so they don't get damaged again
folded (issues)
When this book was created it was designed to fold at 2.5cm, this is where the crease on the cover is situated but if the fold on the pages is here it means that the pages have to be straight lined up against the the binding edge which wasn't design like this due to feedback and research that states it looked more pleasing with a 3mm gap, also folding can be seen from inside the book which makes it harder to open/read. The cover will need to be changed so the binding crease takes up 2.8cm -3.3 cm so the fold in the pages are hidden, the cover is being changed as seen below there was issues with this anyway, its cheaper to redo the cover than re-print the whole book, as well as all the pages would need to be redesigned as there are set with a margin of 2.5. Overall its more productive to redo the cover than the pages overall for this brief. Change the crease on the cover to 2.8cm -3.3 cm
book rum applied to grayboard (issues)
When starting the final book the cover was done on the final bit of buckram available at the time, this as a smaller section that wanted but would work if pulled tightly. This caused issues when being produced as whilst trying to pull the cover tight over the grayboard it causes the production to be more messy, this got glue accidentally on the cover for both sizes. The nature of the bookcloth os that if glue gets on it leaves marks, therefore the cover couldn't be used for this brief as it would cheap/messy produced which wouldn't fit with the distribution channel style or apple to the target audience. For the final book the area when cutting and applying the glue will need to be very clean and more bookrum will extra space will need to be bought for the final cover so that it doesn't have to be pulled/to make application easier.
THE FINAL FINAL FINAL BOOK will be done again with all the changes in mind, the same majority of printed pages will be used to reduce cost but the pages that need changing will be redone. The cover will be redone on both colours of bookrum as the feedback from the crit preferred the duller colour as they felt it worked better with the colouring of the images. There will be screenprints redone on both materials again and the best version will be picked. The crease on the covers will be changes os the current pages can be used. Glitter will be attached using hair spray. biding will be done closer to the fold. Bookrum cover will be bigger and the application will be done with more time and effort so its perfect for the final cover.
FINAL SIZING CHANGE`
since the feedback mock up created has issues with the folding crease on the pages not matching up with the one on the cover the crease will need to be moved to work with the pages due to final retrains. The pages are cut out so there 2.5cm margin on the left size for binding and then the images are full accurate size 6x4 imagery. To assure the cover fits and work with this size the cover a paper test has been preformed, this is so the size and crease can be altered to fit with the size of the papers easily. This will assure the final book cover is fit for the page size and folding.
first test -
18.5cm x 11.5cm, 2.5cm margin
This test doesn't allow for the same gap around the pages, there is more room at the sides that is at the top/bottom, therefore this size will need to be altered.
19cm x11.5cm, 2.5cm margin
this test has an equal bored around the paper but the folds only match up when the paper is placed at the edge of the cover, this need to be give more room.
19cm x11.5cm, 3cm margin
This is the correct board around the book but also has 5mm so the pages start slightly later than the cover which is effective to give the book a more professional feel.
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| final book cover with the size change compared to the pages |
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