Manchester book fair final

Having reprinted the final book and folding it up, I can definately agree with the feedback for the original print that the layout didn't really work.

I was worried that this would look unfinished or too spaced out, but I don't think it does - its definately a lot more readable now.

Manchester book fair - Re-print

After the last crits a while ago, it became clear that issue of readability was a problem...and although I had previously said it worked better as an image when the words were pushed together...I did agree that if people couldn't read it, it became pretty pointless!

It was also said how much better it worked on the A2, sugar paper print - The matte texture of the paper actually made it read better.
I wanted to print on this for the book fair anyway - but because of bad time management I couldn't get booked in at print so had to take the A3 laser printed versions.

For module hand in, I have re-printed the 'book' and I am much happier with the end result.
Unfortunately the second side has actually been printed the wrong way up - so it doesn't fold the way I originally intended but I didn't have enough money to re-print it in the time slot I had.

Just need to fold it and add the belly band now...

Belly band

I intend to print these on the same stock as the 'book', but as the mock ups of the book show - it won't be fully red, just the words will be in red to show contrast between the two.

Make the most of a bad thing

The main problem with printing on the laser printer was the fact that the ink cracked when I folded it...so I had quite crisp pages...with a cracked line down the middle etc.

After thinking some more and taking into account the nature of the quotes, I thought 'why not make it look like it should be like that' - this could have been a massive failure, but it was worth a try.

So I folded, crumbled and screwed up the paper and actually...I think it works quite well!
Seen as the quotes are somewhat narrating the break up...which can be a 'distressing' time, now the piece looks distressed instead of having perfect printing for a not so perfect sentence.

I'm actually happy with it - so I'm happy to show my face at the book fair!

Printing problems...

Having come to the conclusion that I was going to have to print my book fair work on the laser printers, I was happiest with the one of newsprint...which the first time round, printed fine.
However, when it came to doing the finals...it, evidentally, didn't want to go fine.

1. I fed the paper back through the wrong way, so it overprinted.

2. I wouldn't feed the paper properly - thankfully Mike was stood with me when this happened so it got sorted straight away...but when we tried again, it just wasn't happened. We think its because the newsprint must have been to wet still and it just wasn't going to print right on the reverse side.

So, alas...I have to do it on the basic paper you get in the printers.

Postcard...

As mentioned in a previous post, I wanted to have a 'thankyou' postcard to give with the book that will be sold.
It looks like the book but the change of colour differentiates the two.

Its pretty simple but I like the gesture.

This is the colour and layout I have chosen to go with...at the moment, I might ask some opinions first though!