Publishing Design - Final Compilation and Reflection

01/09/23 - 01/12/23 / Week 1 - Week 14
Azriq Anwar Bin Saprudin / 0353272
Publishing Design / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media
Final Compilation and Reflection

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LINKS

Task 1: Exercises
Task 2: Content Generation
Task 3A: Book
Task 3B: E-book

INSTRUCTIONS

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FINAL SUBMISSION

Task 1: Exercises

Exercise 1: Text Formatting

Fig 1.1 Text Formatting

Exercise 2: Mock-up Making

Fig 1.2 Size exploration

Fig 1.3 Final chosen size - 194mm x 255mm

Fig 1.3 Final book mock-up

Fig 1.4 Interior Final book mock-up

Fig 1.5 Staple binding

Exercise 3: Signature Folding Systems

Fig 1.6 Signature Folding System (Open)

Fig 1.7 Signature Folding System (Binded)

Exercise 4: Van de Graaf

1.8 Van de Graaf

Fig 1.9 Zine layout print

Fig 1.10 Zine Printing (Binded)

Fig 1.11 Zine Printing (Open 1)

Fig 1.12 Zine Printing (Open 2)

Exercise 5: Determining Grids

Fig 1.10 Determining Grids

Task 2: Content Generation

Fig 2.1 Content Generation for book

Fig 2.2 Visual 1

Fig 2.3 Visual 2

Fig 2.4 Visual 3

Fig 2.5 Visual 4

Fig 2.6 Visual 5

Fig 2.7 Visual 6

Fig 2.8 Visual 7

Fig 2.9 Visual 8

Fig 2.10 Visual 9

Fig 2.11 Visual 10

Fig 2.12 Visual 11

Fig 2.13 Visual 12-16

Fig 2.14 Visuals PDF

Fig 2.15 Visual Thumbnail PDF

Fig 2.16 Visuals Thumbnail 1 JPG

Fig 2.17 Visuals Thumbnail 2 JPG

Task 3A: Book

Fig 3.1 Final Book Thumbnail 1

Fig 3.2 Final Book Thumbnail 2

Fig 3.3 Final Book Thumbnail 3

Fig 3.4 Final Book Thumbnail PDF

Fig 3.5 Final Book Spreads PDF

Fig 3.6 Final Book Cover (Front)

Fig 3.7 Final Book Cover (Back)

Fig 3.8 Half Title

Fig 3.9 Full Title

Fig 3.10 Contents and imprints

Fig 3.11 Chapter 1 spread 1

Fig 3.12 Chapter 1 spread 2

Fig 3.13 Chapter 2 spread 1

Fig 3.14 Chapter 2 spread 2

Fig 3.15 Chapter 2 spread 3

Fig 3.16 Chapter 3 spread 1

Fig 3.17 Chapter 3 spread 2

Fig 3.18 Chapter 3 spread 3

Fig 3.19 Chapter 3/Interlude spread 4

Fig 3.20 Chapter 4 spread 1

Fig 3.21 Chapter 4 spread 2

Fig 3.22 Chapter 4 spread 3

Fig 3.23 Chapter 5/Interlude spread 4

Fig 3.24 References spread 1

Fig 3.25 Somewhere In The Lost And Found, Book Presentation

Fig 3.26 Somewhere In The Lost And Found, Book Presentation

Fig 3.27 Somewhere In The Lost And Found, Book Presentation

Fig 3.28 Somewhere In The Lost And Found, Book Presentation

Fig 3.29 Somewhere In The Lost And Found, Book Presentation

Fig 3.30 Somewhere In The Lost And Found, Book Presentation

Flip E-Book:
https://online.fliphtml5.com/cwpnl/jrxj/

Task 3B: E-Book

Fig 4.1 E-book Thumbnail PDF

Fig 2.2 E-book thumbnail JPG 1

Fig 2.3 E-book thumbnail JPG 2

Fig 2.4 E-book thumbnail JPG 3

Fig 2.5 E-book thumbnail JPG 4

Fig 2.6 E-book thumbnail JPG 5

Fig 2.7 E-book PDF

Fig 2.8 Cover 

Fig 2.9 Table of contents

Fig 2.10 The Brand 1

Fig 2.11 The Brand 2

Fig 2.12 The Brand 3

Fig 2.13 The Brand 4

Fig 2.14 The Brand 5

Fig 2.15 The Brand 6

Fig 2.16 The Brand 7

Fig 2.17 Logo System 1

Fig 2.18 Logo System 2

Fig 2.19 Logo System 3

Fig 2.20 Logo System 4

Fig 2.21 Logo System 5

Fig 2.22 Logo System 6

Fig 2.23 Logo System 7

Fig 2.24 Logo System 8

Fig 2.25 Logo System 9

Fig 2.26 Logo System 10

Fig 2.27 Logo System 11

Fig 2.28 Logo System 12

Fig 2.29 Application 1

Fig 2.30 Application 2

Fig 2.31 Application 3

Fig 2.32 Application 4

Fig 2.33 Application 5

Fig 2.34 Application 6

Fig 2.35 Application 7

Fig 2.36 Application 8

Fig 2.37 Application 9

Fig 2.38 Application 10

Fig 2.39 Application 11

Fig 2.40 Application 12

Fig 2.41 Application 13

Fig 2.42 End 1

Fig 2.43 End 2

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REFLECTION

Experience

Overall, I enjoyed doing work in this module very much. First of all, because I had the opportunity to write about a topic that has been floating in my mind for a long time. The visuals that I worked on for felt interconnected with each other which tells a story when viewed carefully. This module was a great leap of understanding the ways of making a book. I very enjoyed the book making, the trial and errors. But when it comes to printing, it was satisfying to get everything you did printed into its final form. Trying out the different layouts as I wanted to do modular layouts was fun. Like puzzle pieces, you need to arrange it in a correct possible for it to work. This module helped me practice on designing a brand identity. A brand identity of a brand that I had created myself. The module made me figure out what works best for a brand in a particular way depending on its brand. 

Observations

Throughout this module, I looked and seen so many book layouts for references. I had a hard time on choosing the preferable layout and font but it worked out in the end. While doing the visuals, listening to a certain type of music helps with the process. So, I spent a few weeks just listening to a set of songs from the band, Radiohead. It helped me achieve the aesthetic of the overall look I was going for. All the trial and errors was fun, trying to figure out the right way to do modular layouts. Understanding the comments Mr. Vinod gave me helped very much in the process. Because I wanted to fit the aesthetic of the illustrations with the layouts. Gist of the book was about displacement so I wanted to emphasis that further in the grid layouts. I saw that everything plays a role on making a brand. And I saw how important visual elements were when forming a brand identity. From white spaces to visual appeal.

Findings
Gaining what I've learned from this module, it broaden my knowledge on publishing in general. I found that in the process of making visuals, there's a need of consistency especially designing a book. Also, doing this task expended my work rate and didn't burn out as much as I did before. I find that if one piece of chunk of texts wasn't aligned, I had to rearrange everything from the start. It was quite frustrating but when figuring out which texts goes where, it was satisfying. I found that the combination of design elements makes an important role in publishing design. When doing the interactive part, I found that it was very important for the user to have easy accessibility.