I selected 6 of the books which I have in my room and laid them all out. They are all different sizes and have different dimensions which is helpful for me to identify which might be more appropriate to my target audience.
I separated each of the publications to have a mote detailed look at the layout and also to see if the sizes would be appropriate for my publication.
Lord of the Rings publication:
This DPS has a very clear grid to it, there are columns which are proportionate and the information is displayed very well with the images to support it. My pages will not have a lot of information on them as my aim is to be succinct and to the point.
Looking at another page of the book where the layout is different it is still very consistent throughout the book. I think that the differing pages will bring some attitude to it and will make the reader engage with it much more.
Penguins Book by Illustrator Pete Mckee
When Evolution came to visit I took away one of the examples of publications they had because I really liked the size of the book. I wanted to look inside it and compare it with a large scale book and apply the content which I will have to it. I don't think that the size of the book hinders the amount of information it can present but I do think it might become a chore for my target audience to look through.
The content of the book lends itself to being very simple with little information as possible which is not something I want to aim for.
Pasta Recipe Book
I was bought this book as a present from The Works which is where I plan to sell my book. I love the size and the feel of the book when I am holding it. The information is obviously much less than would be in my booklet but I do think it could work as I will not have as many full page images within my publication. I think the size of this is a happy medium between too large and too small.
I also wanted to look at the dust jacket which this book has. As it will be used in the kitchen it is very handy that this jacket can protect the book from any damage it might incur.
Noam Chomsky book
I used this book for my essay at Level 4. The layout is that of a traditional book which is just body copy based. Last year we were taught about cannons and how to evenly proportion a page with text boxes. I want to use this concept within my print book but I want to create it in such a way that it looks appealing to my target audience.
Infographica
The layout of this book is primarily image based which will be the same for my book. I wanted to look at specifically how the text is shown when the image is so large. It is clear on this page that the text is either in the top of bottom left/right hand corners. I have to look at my layout to decide which would be best for me.
Leeds College of Art Graphic Design Year Book
The Graphic Design year book is a size which really interests me. I like to produce work which is in a square because I think it adds a really nice finish to the design. I looked through the book and found that the pages were mostly image based but this one has a clear grid in place and each box is equal distance apart. I think that grids are incredibly important and I will be using several throughout this brief.
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