Publishing Design | Task 3 B / E-book

 

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Mohamed Hammam Chebel (0342483) BDE's. Creative Media (Hons) 
Publishing Design 
Task 3B/ E-book

Instructions

Determining grids

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Determining the grids

I chose the 6*10 grid layout as I found it suits my layout. 

Type specimen sheet 

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Type specimen sheet 

- Heading: Futura Bold, Body text: Futura book.

- Heading: Restora light, Body text: open sans regular.

- Heading: Futura Bold, Body text: open sans light.

After trying these three variations, I found that the last one is more suitable for an interactive pdf to be reviewed on screens, as it has the same feel as the fonts used in apps and websites, easy to read and clean. 

Brand Guide Progress 

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The first attempt, before feedback 

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The second attempt, After feedback

The brand guideline is still in progress due to some limitations I faced (refer to experience).

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Brand Guideline for Darrma 

The third attempt (Interactive PDF) - after feedback Week 13

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Brand Guideline for Darrma 

Working on buttons - Table of contents

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Brand Guideline for Darrma 

The third attempt (Interactive PDF) - after feedback Week 14

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Brand guideline for Darrma - Published online

Feedback 

Week 11 

- Bring the word young down (widow)

- navigation typeface is decorative, not readable 

- make a statement in the beginning after the cover page (a value statement).

- insert an image after the value statement 

- insert an imprint statement, copyright

- fix line length and rivers.

- make the image bigger, it is not readable (Clear space).

Week 12

I didn't attend class because I faced internet issues.

Week 13

- letter-spacing is not enough. 

- leading is not enough. 

- get rid of the glow behind the log darrma.

-Try to complete your work by the next class.
- Make it more interactive.

Reflection 

Observation 

Thanks to this final project, I learned that a pdf can be interactive and functions as an app, users can navigate easily without having to scroll or jump to pages. I watched several lectures online so I could get a better understanding of how to use the software to achieve good interactivity in the pdf.

Experience

In weeks 12 and 13, I faced major issues with my internet, this caused a delay in progress and submissions.

  

Findings 

I found that interactive pdf with buttons is way more fun to read, nowadays people are used to mobile applications and clicking buttons, a long pdf can be boring to read. An interactive pdf is fun and easy to navigate through, also the interactive pdf text size is bigger than an ordinary pdf so it is easier to read.

Further Reading