OUGD504 FINAL PRODUCTION

After reviewing my feedback from the final crit and also taking in account the problems I had with my last mock up, I carefully produced my final publication.

Print:
I began with printing the images on my chosen paper stock. I encountered a small issue with the print not being the highest quality possible. This could have been for one of two reasons, the paper stock was uncoated causing the ink to seep into the paper or that my images hadn't been edited to the correct image size of 300dpi. After a lot of trial an error I discovered it was in fact the image size. Having a low image size effected the quality of the print massively, printing darker tones and also having a slight pixelated effect. I managed to mass edit the photos in a batch to get them all to the correct quality, ready for print. When Printing I added crop marks for the obvious reason to know where to cut. Finally, I checked a box in the print section which stated the images would be effected by 'optimised sampling'. I changed this to 'send all data' making the image print every single detail to its full potential achieving full quality.

Creep:
I managed to the creep of my publication to precisely 7mm. This was especially important on my book because the stock was a grand 140gsm, leaving behind a really obvious creep setting images incredibly off on each page turn. Once again, when printing I simply imputed my measurement into the 'creep' section of the drop down box. This printed each page slightly closer to the spine upon each turn, meaning that when I cut the creep off the pages all the print within would line up perfectly page by page. This worked exactly as I wanted it too and now the print is aligned perfectly with each other on every page.

Materials:
I wanted my book to be made of as little materials as possible. This became a struggle when I was trying to weigh the book down. I ended using a thick 140gsm violet white paper stock which was the perfect weight when complied together. This meant I had stuck with a single material when attempting to get the weight aspect of my book complete. This paper was really resourceful in this region. For the front cover, I used a slightly thinner paper stock so that when the central insert slid through the pages it wouldn't get jammed due to thickness. I chose the colour black to fit in with the rest of the theme, giving it connotations of death and also matching the black and white images within. However, it was still a rather thick stock adding extra weight to the publication. This means I managed to stick to using only one material throughout the production.  

 Binding:
Returning to the point of using as little materials as possible, this has to also be reflected in the binding. Using thread or glue to bind would break the rule of using less materials so I used a butterfly bind to bind the book using nothing but the cover. This is done by having the cover as a whole sheet of stock with a small insert folded in the middle which travels through all of the pages directly through the middle. Then the pages are held together with an insert in through the that tip in cover. This has helped me create the entire book using only one material being the paper stock. This was also really convenient as it gave me a perfect location to place the quote I sourced. It was too jarring to have run through the book or just at the back. Having it hidden the middle doesn't effect the experience with the book at all.

Debossing:
Debossing the cover was based upon the literal reason that gravestones have been physically chiseled into, denting the stone with simple tools. Having sourced type after trial and error I ended up using the closest type available to the average amount of type found at the cemeteries I visited. Embossing the title 'In loving memory of' on the front reflects the design and ethics of the headstones complete the aesthetic resembling stone masonry.