OUGD404 Design Principles Studio Brief 02- Study Task 2
What is a Book? - Examples of Folds
Thread Sewing: Thread sewn text is recommended for book work where strength durability and a high quality feel are required. Characteristics are a strong bind with good flat qualities.
PUR Bound: Bound using Reactive Hot Melt Adhesive , a binding method for frequent use with increased page pull strength and lay flat. Recommended for books with a large number of pages or when heavy heavy weight text materials are used.
Flexi Binding: Rounded and backed Flexi bound book with a 300gsm board cover. Flexi binding has the characteristics of a traditional case bound book with reduced weight and bulk. The book has 2 x 4pp end papers and a thread sewn book block.
Swiss Binding: Swiss binding offers good lay flat and strength and a design opportunity with a range of colours and materials available for the inner spine.
Case Binding: Rounded and backed case bound book with a cloth cover 2500micron board. The cover has been foil blocked and de bossed and includes head and tail bands and a ribbon marker. The book has a 2 x 4pp end papers and a thread sewn book block.
Otabinding: Otabinding is recommended for books that require increased levels of lay flat for example musical scores. They are very durable as the spine of the book is not broken by the opening of the book, as the cover is glued at the front and rear hinge. Otabound books can also be produced using PUR adhesive.
Perfect Binding: Bound using Hot Melt Adhesive, a binding method recommended for binding documents of limited use where instant binding strength is required.
Case Binding: Square backed case bound book with a gloss laminated printed paper cover over 2500micron board. The book has 2 x 4 end papers and a PUR bound book block.
After looking into different examples of folds, I then went on to create my own. I created about 15 different examples but these were the four that I felt worked best. This was a complicated fold, shown to me by my peer. I think its complexity is what makes it so interesting, as it has many different pages and ways of opening it. I think for a simple thing such as having serval different facts on it would work, however I think for a book that has a specific order it wouldn't work as the pages and folds are to unorganised to read page by page. For a fun little booklet it would be unique, but I think it doesn't work as a book due to practically.
This second booklet is a simplified version of the above. I folded it in together so that it opens out. This version works a lot better because it can still be a functional book, while being interesting as book itself with no content as well. In addition it would be a lot easier to produce as well.
This is a hot dog folded book. This for me was the most functional booklet and I was really intrigued as you can make a six page book out of just one A4 page. I think practically it works well and will be the easiest to print on and produce. However I also feel although it is like a regular book, it still is quirky in itself and is a nice little booklet that people can pick up and take and clearly read. I also then went on to create this hot dog fold again but with A2.
Lastly, I created this booklet. It opens up several ways similar to the first book I made, however I found that it is less complicated than the first as it is easier to open up. I think perhaps this type of booklet could be used for kids and I think it would create a lot more interest for them from the different folds and exploring the book.
As we must create an A4 folded guide to producing the folded publication, I decided that the hot dog fold is most appropriate to this brief. I think all of the other books I have made, are interesting but I the hot dog guide is the must clear to read through. As this book is an instructional booklet, it must be logical and in the right order, therefore the book itself needs to be simple to use for anyone, which the hot dog fold is. Furthermore, the hot dog fold book takes a few simple steps to create and works with any scale, making it the most user friendly.
As for this brief, we must produce and print an A4 black and white publication, I decided I wanted my publication to have an illustrative vibe to the book, therefore I drew out what I wanted my book to look like and which steps to have, but I've asked my friend who is doing Illustration at Leeds College of Art to collaborate with me and draw out the drawings that I produced, but to she'll do it to a much higher standard. I have planned the layout and design, and which stages will go on each page. I have also designed two front covers which I have not yet decided between, but once Sophie (Illustrator) collaborates and draws them out, I'll be able to get a better idea of how each looks to decide. My plan is once they have been drawn, to scan the illustrations in then using InDesign, layout the A4 paper and place all the images on and add my text and headings, making sure that the layout will print and fold into a book correctly. Then fold the A4 in the hot dog fold for the final finished book.
Once the illustrations were completed, I scanned in the images onto photoshop, and used the magic want tool to only get the outlines of the images, and then I placed them and re sized them onto my A4 paper.
I had quite a bit of trouble trying to print the correct layout right. I made four attempts before I got the correct layout, the first had two pages in the wrong place, the second and third was completely wrong and the fourth had two images upside down. Finally however, I got the correct layout and once folded, it came out correctly. I think the choice of font works well as the typewriter style works well with the style of illustrations, and creates an overall simplistic feel. I also however used handwriting which I scanned in, and overall I am very happy with how it has turned out. I've enjoyed collaborating and deciding the design decisions together and having Sophie's input, I think having anyones input is always useful but to have an illustrators input was particularly valuable. In the future I am keen to continue on collaborating and hope to do so more to expand my development.
Final Book:
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