OUGD404 Brief 2 - Module Evaluation

Module Evaluation

I feel this module was very important to my development as a student and
a designer. I learnt things that I did not know before being on this course
and it is helped me thoroughly in my design practice both at university and
at home.

Out of the 2 briefs Brief 2 was my favourite I learnt so much about books
and publication and I could see myself possibly doing this in the future
I enjoyed learning new and different binds and having the option to chose my
content for a book alongside experimenting with different print media and
stock. I would defiantly do this brief again if given the chance.

If i could change anything on my final outcome for brief too it would be the
insert page I want this to be bound in the book and its not and I think this
lets it down. I would defiantly re-do this if given the chance in the future.

The workload of this module was reasonable I am starting to get used to
the workload and this is relevantly smaller then most other modules such
as Studio Practice. So far brief 2 is my favourite of all the briefs given in
the year.

Have I fulfilled my potential? Yes I think I have I've really tried my hardest
on this and I think this is because I have enjoyed doing it so much.

Overall I enjoyed this module and have put my upmost effort into it and
I am very proud of the outcome.

OUGD404 Brief 2 - Final Crit Feedback

The three questions I asked:
1. Do you think the bind&Stock are appropriate to my context of the book?
2. Would you prefer the slip in sheet bound into the book or as is?
3. The purpose is to entertain and be humorous do you think it does this?

Majority of the responses where what I hoped for specifically on question 1
and 3, there was no negative response for me to consider. Although question 2
people thought that the slip in was a bad idea and I agree I feel it should be bound
into the book the reason for the slip in was because I forget to include it in my print
by this point my book was bound and it was too late to do it again. If i was to re-do
the book I would place my introduction into the book to be bound.

OUGD404 Brief 2 - Design Boards

OUGD404 Brief 2 - My book

OUGD404 Brief 2 - Slip in

To explain the content in my book I have created an insert,
once i had chosen my text the rest was all typesetting...

This is the original piece of text I started with the rag isn't too
bad but could be improved.

I then played around to try get my rag in order unfortunately I then
managed to acquire and lone word. (Widow)

I tried changing the tracking to see if this would improve the rag
and remove the widow I also added and extra word to my type.

I also tried removing text but i think i prefer the above.

I am going to print this on the screen prints I did, I will use the
digital printer as some of the stock is a low gsm which is good
enough to print on. The type at the side of the page is a guide
as to wear the printed text is on my prints I will do a few
test runs to see the success of this. The vignelli canon will not
be printed on to my document.

OUGD404 Brief 2 - The bind

Once my cover was dry I started to put together my book, this was
the most difficult part aside from the content.

I started by aligning all the segments (uncut) in order, I then measured
1 inch away from the edge of the book I then marked 2 more inches
then again on the other side. to create a consistency through the book
I used a ruler and marked out the current markings on all segments.

I then created holes for the thread in the marked sections. For my front and
back cover I measured 1cm in and marked the same amount of holes
to be punched through. To stitch my book rather then explaining it would
be better if you could see as it is quite a complex stitch when watching the
tutorial it looked easy but when it came to it.. it took almost 3/4 of a day
to stitch due to tangles and going wrong (I managed to sew a segment upside
down this presented its own challenges!)

I am thoroughly impressed with my outcome, at first I thought my project
may have been way too ambitious but overall I feel it is successful.
I feel I could make certain improvements if i were to make it again. I have really
enjoyed this brief definitely one of the best of the course so far It has been
an experience to learn about book layout and editorial alongside process'
and techniques I would definitely consider making my own publications in
the future again.

OUGD404 Brief 2 - Screen Printing (Front cover)

Today I have screen printed the front cover for my book, the reason
I chose to screen print my cover was because of the stock choices I wished
to use  - as my stock is extremely thick it is unable to be digitally printed,
this made me think to screen printing I really enjoy the process and its
a joy to see it come out although my positive was very simple I am proud of
the outcomes.

OUGD404 Brief 2 - Binding Experiment

With my test prints I experimented with my chosen bind I individually
sewed each signature (pamphlet stitch) to bind the book together
I have used a pva glue, this dryed clear so still gives a clear view of the
open spine.

I chose to use red thread as I felt it was similar to the colour consistency of
the original book cover.

From experimenting with a coptic bind I felt although this was one method
the book did not open as flat as first thought I will change this bind
slightly instead of applying glue instead i will physically stitch the segments
together.

OUGD404 - Brief 2, Printing

To get started I started experimenting with how my book
would look printed by doing this i have noticed what is wrong
with my book such as centering alignments that are not intentional
etc also a number of unintentional spelling mistakes alongside
printing for the wrong binding method. I have found a tutorial
on coptic binding I plan to experiment doing this as I may chose
this as my final binding method so far I have tried binding by sewing
and also gluing together to get an exposed bind the first method
did not open as flat as expected this was because of the bind method.

OUGD404 - Brief 2 - Stock Choices

Front/Book Cover

I have ordered a variation of stock from G F Smith to experiment
with, I would like to screen print my cover to express my skills further,
I want the cover to look as much like the original cover as possible so
people initially think this is another edition of the vignelli canon. I intend
to explore layering with the stock I have chosen as polycoat is clear. I could
possibly print on this and place orange/red card below.

Content Pages

For my content pages I have experimented with cheap stock
to keep the cost down alongside keeping the context of my
new book design for the canon.
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I have used stock such as layout paper, bulky newsprint, sugar
paper and so forth when trying with normal newsprint the printer
would jam because of the low gsm this meant i needed slightly
thicker stock. All the stock I have used costs under 5p for a sheet
of SRA2 so is cost effective as I will need to print 96+ pages.