My Book
I created my book using InDesign (shown below, unsure how to rotate images, oops) which was a stressful process for me, despite attending workshops i still needed some assistance! after selecting my final images i made the pages and basic set up of my pages, inserting the images and playing around with the layout. after much deliberation with Nick and Jim i changed the layout of the book drastically to only having one images per page, all my images are so strong and have such individual subject matter that they are better viewed on their own, also helping to thicken out my book as only 13 images were to be used. Once the layout was finished i had issues uploading the book and had some technical support, resulting in me uploading in manually to blurb, a very long and stressful day.
Name of the book - unanimous vote - HARTLAND!!!!!!!!!!! simple.
Book details: 10x8 , Hartland, 28 pages, black dust cover, black linen hard cover, matte lustre paper
Name of the book - unanimous vote - HARTLAND!!!!!!!!!!! simple.
Book details: 10x8 , Hartland, 28 pages, black dust cover, black linen hard cover, matte lustre paper
ISSUE!!!!
My book arrived in good time but with a massive defect. on two of the pages the images have a yellow tinge with the white border paper also having yellow ink patches, after putting in so much effort to create the book and spending a pretty penny i was really gutted when i saw the defect. i have been in contact with Blurb who are going to send a replacement book free of charge, which won't arrive until after the deadline, i will have to hand in this book as an 'example/dummy' until the new one arrives.
despite the issue, overall i loved the book and felt so proud!! the dust jacket was tacky and shiny a major dislike but the book without it looks clean cut and smart, when the new book arrive as long as it is in good nick i am looking into having the actual hard cover embossed with the 'Hartland' title as this was not an option that Blurb books offer. My plan originally last semester of a handmade book was so different to how this project had actually resolved itself, a prime example of how ideas and plans change through the course of a creative process, as your ideas develop and change so does the outcome. The book's hard cover supports the static, cold and solid imagery, an interesting book to flick through giving an insight into where i live and the bigger picture that surrounds the images. Also now i have experience of making a photo book, i want to make more!! also future books would have more complex layouts etc due to my rise in confidence, i know i can do it now.
despite the issue, overall i loved the book and felt so proud!! the dust jacket was tacky and shiny a major dislike but the book without it looks clean cut and smart, when the new book arrive as long as it is in good nick i am looking into having the actual hard cover embossed with the 'Hartland' title as this was not an option that Blurb books offer. My plan originally last semester of a handmade book was so different to how this project had actually resolved itself, a prime example of how ideas and plans change through the course of a creative process, as your ideas develop and change so does the outcome. The book's hard cover supports the static, cold and solid imagery, an interesting book to flick through giving an insight into where i live and the bigger picture that surrounds the images. Also now i have experience of making a photo book, i want to make more!! also future books would have more complex layouts etc due to my rise in confidence, i know i can do it now.