Final Pages

The images were first completed and then brought together with the narrative in Adobe Photoshop. Unfortunately the timescales were tight in regards to completing the prototype of the book and sending it away to print. The intention is to use Adobe In-Design when it comes to designing the final and complete series of books titled ‘Autism: It’s The Little Things’. Each page contains an image and some text. The idea was to try and let the image tell the story rather than the text . The overall page layouts are very simple. The text is Kristen ITC. This particular font was chosen because it suited the scribbly, sketchy illustrations. The rounded lettering also tied in with the roundy faces the characters have. The typeface and the illustrations went together hand in hand. However the page layout is very basic. There seems to be too much of a white background. This allows for the colourful illustrations to stand out but it still looks very plain. It is fortunate that the completed prototype allowed for these mistakes to be made. There is an opportunity to explore typography. The final outcome will be the complete book with illustration and narrative and creative typography. The typography and the background need to change for the final books. They are far too plain. There is nothing exciting about them. The illustrations stand out and are very expressive and animated. The type face should match. This is something that will be taken into consideration for the final series of books.  

‘Book One: An Introduction’ was printed by Jessops. Jessops was chosen because the delivery timescales were quicker than that of Blurb and as mentioned previously, time was flying by quickly. Jessops have a series of photo book (cewe books) sizes available. The one chosen to be the final prototype for this project was the large cewe book that measured 21cm x 28cm. This was felt to be a decent sized book. It was not too small of too big. The hard cover was chosen. This gives the book a more professional feel and a strong finish. The overall prototype looks like a finished book but there is room for improvement. The typography, backgrounds and page layouts are something that needs to be addressed.