Design Principles - What is a Book? - Test print and Feedback

Feedback -  Blank pages give a subtle introduction. Been suggested to maybe include a different colour of paper or to place an photograph as an introduction. However, I feel keeping them blank compliments the white margins and grids used throughout the book.

Feedback - suggested that the image on the left takes away the potential impact the photograph on the left page could have. I could minimise the image so there is more white space (similar to the next DPS below).

Feedback - carrying on the image onto the next DPS is an interesting design decision and is effective.

feedback - the fact the middle page has two large images with no margins is very effective and brings together the book in the dead centre.

feedback - The image of the left could be possibly made larger or you could experiment more with the positioning. 

feedback - I was told this page was rather odd and did not fit well with the contrasting pages. I will experiment further with the sizes and positioning of the images to try and resolve the issue.

Design Principles - What is a Book? - First official draft

This is the first draft I have created of the layout (page to page) using Photoshop (soon to be placed into Indesign).

I plan to print it out and see if there will be any improvements I can make or developing. Whether it being the pagination, layout, margins or size of the images and whether they feel relevant enough.

Dimensions: w x 210 mm h x 150 mm

The reason I decided on this size was because of the original sizes of my chosen photographs. For each shot I used my Olympus Digital camera which results in w x 320 mm and h x 240 mm. I did not want to produce a publication where the photographs could potentially be of less quality, therefore by making the dimensions smaller I am capable of making the photos appear even better quality as they won't be stretched.

Grid

This is the final grid I have chosen for the layout of my images and text within my book design. This could change and I am open to developing it until it is as affective as possible. 

Design Principles - What is a Book? - Typography Research

Design Principles - What is a Book? - Border Experiments

0.42 cm

1.18 cm

I prefer a thicker margin to use within the pages. They give high impact and help draw attention to the rich in colour photographs.

Here I felt the black takes away from the image.

The pink is rather distracting and not necessarily relevant to the image.

Design Principles - What is a Book? - Chance Photoshoots

Chance is one of my best friends and I can't image my life without her in it now.
She makes me laugh until I can't breathe and we literally have no filter with each other. Anything can be said and we would never judge each other. She's like the third older sister I never had.

(yellow is my favourite colour)

Using a projector I projected various imagery from my Tumblr blog, with some of my own photography and typography designs.

Edit: Here is a projection of a front cover I designed. 

Illusion projections.

I jumped in for a few of the shots.

(puff puff)

Saturated sunrise.