possible fonts

possible packaging options?

i really like the stylish simplicity of the way this book is packaged and want to emulate it for my own book. I think having a 'case' aswell as a nice sleeve would add a better dimension to it.

chapter

scaling my research i have found what my chapters will be

-Biological (what makes up a designer-witty take on a designers biology)
-Individual (different types of people-fashion,product etc-different design disciplines)
-Sociocultural (interaction of social and cultural elements-how designers interact, where etc)
-environmental (highlight the urban environment waste etc)

These images will use restrictons on paper and ink as suggested by teresa-this is inkeeping with my original plight for the environment but at the same time emphasises a continuous narrative and illustrative interest. The actual images will be very simplistic but effective. Each chapter will be slightly tongue in cheek-witty with its comments with a more seious undertone about our depleting environment-resources etc thus using the images, research i have produced and collated already.

reference point-andy riley type narrative

better direction

I have been doing more work on simplifying illustrations etc and am concerned about the images not being coherent and so i have decided to change my idea a little. It still is in keeping with the eco-friendly vibe but a more sophisticated take on the whole topic. I am now looking at graphic design as an eco system. The outcome will still be illustrative but in a more witty/observational way. i have seen some beautiful examples of simplistic beautifully made books that have great impact. I think that by taking an observational view on graphics as an eco system itself i will be able to produce much better-more flowing and purposeful images. They will be made up of the different parts to an eco system-the organisms (designers) The issues they face-inspiration,ideas,practise etc and their environment-the city. The images i have already made will not go to waste either as i want a 'hidden' message within these images about the original issues. Stylistic zone will be simplistic-stark understated colours etc...

Disaster

well after a hellish session presenting ideas again and losing my temper with Geoff, i am still going ahead with my idea. I was not able to express the full extent of my idea due to nerves-as everyone knows by now im an awful public speaker.
So to clarify:

-Yes its a book but its not in anyway aspiring to solve the worlds environmental problems through its pages but to VISUALISE THE WORRYING EVENTS.

- I was hoping to make one-beautiful version which embodies all the issues (as i explained prevously) it was not neccessarily for a specific audience but more a piece on GRAPHICS AS A NARRATIVE ON ITS ENVIRONMENT.

-Another reason for the formatt is to demonstrate 'our' (young people/students) limited attention span to important issues. In the same way you pay attention to a story when you're reading it, and forget it once you've closed the book.

-YES its a big topic but why should that be a problem?

Interactive elements

I stated in my original write up of the brief that there would be interactive elements to this book- i havent abandoned this idea but im still collecting images, folding techniques etc. I have narrowed the pop ups down to three sub topics within the three chapters, the ones i think have the most visual impact. They will be deforestation, over illumination and global warming.
There are some amazingly intricate pop-ups i have found in my research which look difficult to emulate but i am keen to achieve a high level of 'paper craft.' Other interactive elements will come from the rest of the media used-textures etc to engage the reader with the visual.

I want the pop ups to be something different to what is expected-e.g deforestation wont be beautiful intricate trees to signify what we're losing but tree stumps-desolation, stark and effective.

Binding etc

I want the actual binding of the book to be quite organic in keeping with the theme-i also want the book to be inside some kind of packaging that gives it more presence. I like the binding of the book above and the way its soft cover is placed inside a hardback shell. The top image shows coptic binding which looks really attractive and organic. I like the packaging of the matches as it has a great feel to it and the image below again looks very earthy and indicates a stylistic zone i want to incorporate.