Reading Responses
Based off of the readings, I think that I would like to explore a few different grid systems. One of the options is a modular grid system. Overall, this system would allow for a lot of flexibility with the placement of the elements. I am leaning more towards a grid that has three columns and a currently undetermined number of rows. The text and images will be able to span the columns in different ways, however I would like to keep the text of each essay in the same area of the page to create a sense of continuity in the piece. I am currently debating if I want to repeat the images that are mentioned in each essay, or if I just want to reference the images in the essays.
Exhibition Catalogue Examples
These are some examples that I chose based on their grid system or their image and text treatments
Final Book
For my final book, I decided to change the typefaces that I was using. I originally chose to use Times because it was really legible and was a serifed typeface. I decided to use two different typefaces instead of just the one. For all of my titles, I decided to use Modern No. 20 because it had some of the playfulness that The Wonderful Wizard of Oz needed in a title. I then decided to change the body typeface to Baskerville so that there was a nice paring of the typefaces in terms of the weight of the text itself. Both of these typefaces have their own quirks to them which also added to the overall feel of the story. I also really like that Baskerville lightened up the body text so that it didn't seem so daunting since the dimension of the book is rather large.
The images that I decided to go with are purely graphic. I liked that these images had that childlike feel that the storyline needed, yet they didn't seem to cartoon-like. This made it feel much more mature, yet still playful. The only thing I wish I was able to do is to emboss the cover so that the actual title of the book was on there, but I really like how the cover represented the yellow brick road.
The images that I decided to go with are purely graphic. I liked that these images had that childlike feel that the storyline needed, yet they didn't seem to cartoon-like. This made it feel much more mature, yet still playful. The only thing I wish I was able to do is to emboss the cover so that the actual title of the book was on there, but I really like how the cover represented the yellow brick road.
Project 1 Critique
Overall, I think that the thing I wanted to work on most in my piece is just making everything look unified. Right now I have all of the text laid out in the spreads, but I want to create a better flow and use of hierarchy that brings the whole book together. One of the things that I am going to play around with is the placement and size of my page number. I also want to work with the headers and make them more distinct.
One of the things that I have been struggling with is how to add in images. I mentioned during the critique that I didn't want the images to have a childish feel to them, but rather a more mature aspect. However, considering the content of the book, I think having those more cartoon like illustrations used sparingly may help to unify the book. Ideally, I would like the illustrations to be on the chapter pages, but I may incorporate them into the header or footer. I do want the title page to be more illustrative as a way to tie it all together with some of those graphic images spilling over into the table of contents area as well.
One of the things that I have been struggling with is how to add in images. I mentioned during the critique that I didn't want the images to have a childish feel to them, but rather a more mature aspect. However, considering the content of the book, I think having those more cartoon like illustrations used sparingly may help to unify the book. Ideally, I would like the illustrations to be on the chapter pages, but I may incorporate them into the header or footer. I do want the title page to be more illustrative as a way to tie it all together with some of those graphic images spilling over into the table of contents area as well.
Binding
For this project I have decided to make a hard cover bound book with a spine. I am going to put the pages into ligatures and see them together with a Coptic stitch binding. However I won't be sewing on the cover like you would with a traditional Coptic stitch book. Instead I will be glueing on the cover.
Preliminary Design Layout
This preliminary design shows some typographical treatment that I want to make to the pages. The red squares are going to be the ruby slippers that Dorothy is wearing. I'm not sure that I am convinced to put the page number where it is, but I haven't found that sweet spot yet.
Influence of the Readings
I am choosing a grid system that is based off of Honnecourt's method of making a grid. However, I am changing some of the dimensions of the margins to take up a little more of the page. After much consideration, I have decided to go with a book that is six inches wide and nine inches tall. I think that this size will better suit the text by allowing more content on each page without making the book overly large. For the typeface, I am wanting to do a serifed typeface for all of the different stylistic treatments that they have. I either want to do a typeface that was used the same time the book was originally printed or one that picks up on some of the other worldly aspects of the story line.
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