Publishing Design // Task 4
06/09/21 - 16/11/21 (Week 1 - Week 13)
Caitlyn Aurelia Tjandra (0339381)/BDCM
Publishing Design
Task 4 - Eportfolio & Reflection
Instruction
Instruction
Submission
Task 1 : 24/08/21 - 21/09/21 (Week 1 - Week 5 )
Mockup-making (Week 2) :
Determining Sizes
Size choices :
- 170 x 245 mm
- 175 x 233 mm
- 153 x 225 mm
- 160 x 222 mm
- 148 x 210 mm
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| Fig 1.0 Trying out the different sizes Final Size After consideration and trying out the size on my palm. The size 160 x 222 mm was the perfect size for my book.
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Signature Folding System (Week 2) :
Mr. Vinods gives lecture on a folding system in which from A1 to be folded into a small A6 paper. Then we numbered all the pages in order to see the placement of the page.
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| fig 2.1 Paper folded folded |
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| Fig 2.2 Paper folded opened |
| Fig 2.3 Paper Fold Video |
Determining Grid System (Week 3) :
This exercise requires us to find 3 page spread from any publishing sources to determine thier margins and grids used in the book to achieve such layout.
Fig 2.4 Case study grid
Fig 2.5 determine page margin
Fig 2.6 Baseline grid
Fig 2.7 Text flow with grid (12/09/21)
Fig 2.8 Text flow without grid.
Form and Movement (Week 4 - 5) :
BnW (Week4)
For this exercise Mr Vinod showed us tutorial in class regarding form and movement in which we were to create a flowable layout.
Fig 2.9 First Attempts
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| Fig 3.0 Form 1 Gif Fig 3.1 Second Attempts
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Task 2 : 06/09/21 - 05/10/21 (Week 3 - Week 7)
Content ( Week 3 )
This exercise we were told to create our own book from scratch ( own writings, sizes, margin, grid , layout, font, visuals etc)
| Fig 3.9 Final Content |
Illustration (week 4)
This was the Illustration for my book. My illustration comprise three color pallette of blue, orange and beige.
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Fig 4.0 Small Illustration (Optional)
 Fig 4.3 1 page illustration  Fig 4.4 2 page illustration  Fig 4.5 1 page illustration  Fig 4.6 2 page illustration
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Task 3A : 06/09/21 - 26/10/21 (Week 6 - Week 10 )
Final Layout ( Week 7)
Fig 5.9 Final Book Layout
Fig 6.0 Final Book Layout
Fig 6.1 Final Book Layout PDF
Final Cover (Week 13)
Fig 6.2 Final Outcome Book Cover
Fig 6.3 Final Book Cover PDF
Final Book (Week 13)
 Fig 6.5 Final Front Cover |
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| Fig 6.6 Half Title |
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| Fig 6.7 Full Title spread |
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| Fig 6.8 Content and Publication Spread |
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| Fig 6.9 Spread 1 & 2 |
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| Fig 7.0 Spread 3 & 4 |
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| Fig 7.1 Spread 5 & 6 |
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| Fig 7.2 Spread 7 & 8 |
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| Fig 7.3 Spread 9 & 10 |
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| Fig 7.4 Spread 11 & 12 |
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| Fig 7.5 Spread 13 & 14 |
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| Fig 8.0 Spread 15 & 16 |
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| Fig 7.6 Spread 17 & 18 |
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| Fig 7.7 Spread 19 & 20 |
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| Fig 7.8 Spread 21 & 22 |
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| Fig 7.9 Spread 23 & 24 |
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| Fig 8.0 Spread 25 & 26 |
Fig 8.1 Spread 27 & 28
Final Printed Book (Week 13)
This is the final printed product , there was other version with different book cover which could be seen in Task 3A post. This was the final chosen cover based on last feedback.
Fig 8.2 Final Printed book front cover
Fig 8.4 Final Printed book content
Fig 8.5 Final Printed book content
Fig 8.6 Final Printed book content
Task 3B : 06/09/21 - 16/11/21 (Week 9 - Week 13)
Final Outcome ( Week 13 )
Fig 8.7 Final Layout Thumbnail 1
Fig 8.8 Final Layout Thumbnail 2
Fig 8.9 Final Layout Thumbnail 3
Fig 9.0 Final Layout Thumbnail 4
Fig 9.1 Final Layout Thumbnail 5
Fig 9.2 Final Outcome Interactive PDF
Reflection
Experience
The most difficult module for me this semester was publication design and BCI. With a lot of work to complete and a limited amount of time, it was rather frantic. I believe that my lack of knowledge and experience during the first month had a significant influence because I was still attempting to adapt with the entire situation. This session focuses heavily on layout, grids, and margins, which was my major flaw, as I discussed in my other typography modules.
Despite this, I could learn further knowledge about formatting from this module, which really improved my understanding of the subject. Initially, I was having difficulty understanding things. Though, I was able to produce more of what I had anticipated. This would not have been possible without Mr Vinod's assistance, who patiently guided me through exercises and projects to strengthen my comprehension and improve my core formatting work.
Observation
This module, as far as I can tell, was the primary module of the semester. Learning this module aided me in my other topics, which required us to write a book. This lesson provided me with a better understanding of the fundamental processes in writing a book. I could apply my critical thinking abilities to different disciplines, from design to components. This will also come in handy later in my graphic design career, when I need to produce a layout or other publications. I see that there are a lot of topics that must be examined in this module. Every decision we made had the potential to affect the eventual conclusion of the book, which was difficult when you made a mistake in the early stages. Therefore, I would suggest to take things slowly but surely in the first step.
Findings
When compiling this all together, I scrolled through my work from start to finish, and I could see all the problems I wanted to change. I feel my current self able to critique my previous work because of the additional information I obtained in this semester that allowed me to develop into something more. I am grateful for the opportunity to write my book from the ground up. From writing to deciding size and visualisation. It was fascinating to have my book printed physically and flip through pages, since I could picture the adjustments I'd made to make my book much more intriguing. This has been a pleasant experience, and I've learnt a lot thanks to Mr Vinod's hard work in this subject. I wanted to meet my lecturers and students in person the following time, and to work on more fascinating projects away from the screen.
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