Spring 2011
The final project in our current graphic design class was to make a book about a designer of our choice; mine was the brilliant Neville Brody.
Everything about the book had to be created by the student. 4 things we had to do:
- Book content
- Layout/design
- Book making
- Enclosure
With a few scanned images from The Language of Neville Brody, I was set but it was no easy task nor was it going to take a few hours. It was my first time making a book (accordion style) and I have to say that a few tries (printing, craft and not to forget proofread!) are necessary or even vital, mistakes are a must. Don't expect to get everything right with the first print outs. The design was a struggle: although I love how typography looks I'm not an expert at it and unfortunately Brody is and he uses it A LOT. I had to keep looking at his work to get more inspiration. I don't love everything he does but some of his work are amazing. I tried to show variety within the spreads, a mix of colors but keep it to my liking. I mean let's face it: what's the point of taking all that time to make a book if you're going to hate it, even if it is perfect? In the end, I had fun. You'd be surprised how typography is easily made: make this letter bigger, make this one blue, move these two letters up and rotate them, cut this other one in two...the options are endless! So here's a few pictures of my final book.
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