Design Production: Design for Print Crit

Questions:

What would be the best bindings to make a short book seem worthy of keeping? Why?

• tape binding
• stitched
• unibind
• stapled

Should I use a thicker stock for the cover or tracing paper to make it look professional and worth keeping?

Do the different topics and info included give a new person to print enough information or should it be more detailed or broken down?

Would it be more beneficial for the audience to have examples in a separate format alongside it to get a better understanding?

The format is at the moment simple would it function better if it was more interactive?

Group 1:

Strengths

• tracing paper is a strong idea - unique and interactive
• strong visual research
• topic analysis good - clear understanding (maybe refine this before making book)

Areas of Improvement

• need more visuals
• need to be clearer about focus one book, series, print techniques, binding? etc.
• good strong initial ideas but refinement is necessary

Considerations

• is it one book or more of a series?
• have you thought about colour yet?
• think about stock to print on other than trace?
• personal preferred bind - stitching (more durable)
• examples in a separate format is more appropriate as not to much info in book then
• tracing paper is not appropriate for cover as it is not durable a thicker stock is much more appropriate 
• looking into interactive elements is a consideration but would this tie into design of book?

Group 2:

Strengths

• having examples in separate format makes it more accessible and easier than going through a big book

Areas of Improvement

• tracing paper/thick stock best decided through trial and error see what works best

Considerations

• content and design a bigger factor to why you would keep a book instead of binding
• the simple format and interactivity can work together and the tracing paper is a good way of being interactive

PLAN

Research in to:

• binding
• audience who how why
• costing
• halftone/monotone etc
• stock samples
• packaging - belly band, box, slide window, sleeve
• colour scheme