Publishing Design | final Compilation & Reflection

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Mohamed Hammam Chebel (0342483) BDE's. Creative Media (Hons) 
Publishing Design 
Final Compilation and Reflection 

Task 01 - Exercises
Task 02 - Content Generation
Task 3A - Book
Task 3B - E-book

Task 01 - Exercises

Content Generation 

Fig 1.1 Content Generation 

Book Mock-up

Fig 1.2 Book Mock-up

Fig 1.3 Middle of Book Mock-up 

Fig 1.4 Book mock-up GIF

Van De Graff 

Fig 1.5 Van De Graff Exercise on paper

Fig 1.6 Van De Graff Exercise in InDesign 

Fig 1.7 Van De Graff Exercise, Filled with text

Fig 1.8 Van De Graff Exercise, Filled with text, Grids, and lines on

Signature Folding System 

Fig 1.9 Signature Folding process

Fig 1.10 Signature After cutting

Fig 1.11 Middle of signature, stapled 

Fig 1.12 Final Signature

Grid system exercise

Fig 1.13 Grid system exercise

 

Fig 1.14 Grid system exercise / Guides only

Form and Movement Exercises

Fig 1.15
1st Attempt BW

Fig 1.16
1st Attempt BW 

Fig 1.17
2nd Attempt BW 

Fig 1.18
2nd Attempt BW 

Fig 1.19
F&M Final Colored

After I got enough feedback from Mr. Vinod, I decided to go with this final layout, we were asked to add a single color to the layout, then add pictures and colors together.

Fig 1.20
F&M Final Colored

Fig 1.21
F&M Final Colored with pictures

Fig 1.22
F&M Final Colored with pictures

Fig 1.23
F&M Final Colored with pictures, Animated GIF

Task 02 - Content generation 

Fig 2.1 Content generation

Final Book Illustrations/Visuals

Fig 2.2 Artwork 1

Fig 2.3 Artwork 2

Fig 2.4 Artwork 3

Fig 2.5 Artwork 4

Fig 2.6 Artwork 5

Fig 2.7 Artwork 6

Abstract Farsi lettering 

Fig 2.8 Artwork 7

Abstract, Al-Thuluth script.

Fig 2.9 Artwork 8

Abstract, Al-Thuluth script.

Fig 2.10 Artwork 9

Abstract Farsi lettering 

Fig 2.11 Artwork 10

Verses of the Quran using Al-Maghrebi script

Fig 2.12 Artwork 11

Abstract Farsi lettering 

Fig 2.12 Artwork 12

Al-Thuluth script

Fig 2.13 Artwork 13

Abstract, Al-Thuluth script (Random letters and combinations)

Fig 2.14 Artwork 14

Abstract Farsi lettering - derived from artwork 01 

Fig 2.15 Artwork 15

This artwork means "life"

Fig 2.16 Artwork 16

Abstract Farsi lettering 

Fig 2.17 Artworks in thumbnail layout

Fig 2.18 Book cover Illustration 

Task 3A - Book

Fig  3.1

 First page 

Fig  3.2

Final Book design Spread 1

Fig  3.3

Final Book design Spread 2

Fig    3.4

Final Book design Spread 3

Fig    3.5

Final Book design Spread 4

Fig  3.6

Final Book design Spread 5

Fig  3.7

Final Book design Spread 6

Fig  3.8

Final Book design Spread 7

Fig  3.9

Final Book design Spread 8

Fig 3.10

Final Book design Spread 9

Fig  3.11

Final Book design Spread 10

Fig  3.12

Final Book design Spread 11

Fig  3.13

Final Book design Spread 12

Fig  3.14

Final Book design Spread 13

Fig  3.15

Final Book design Spread 14

Fig 3.16

Book, with cover PDF

Fig 3.17

Book in thumbnail layout

Fig 3.18 Book, thumbnails JPEG.

Fig 3.19

Book, thumbnails JPEG

Fig 3.18

HTML Flipbook

Task 3B - E-book

Fig 4.1 Brand Guideline 

E-Book

 

Fig 4.2 Brand Guideline 

E-Book - Published Online

Reflections 

Observation 

In this semester I noticed that I learned a lot of skills and gained new knowledge, I had the chance to work more on my own without 100% assistance from Mr. Vinod as in the previous semesters, he intentionally keeps us working on our own to teach us how to work under pressure and how to evaluate our designs.

Experience 

Despite the pressure and the amount of work I had to complete this semester, I had a glimpse of the experience when working in real life with real clients, I felt the pressure of the deadlines, I had too many projects to complete, I learned the value of time and time management.

Thanks to this module I discovered the art of book design, I liked the process of bookmaking from scratch.

Findings 

Going through the semester I found that Graphic design is the foundation of any other design field, as Mr. Vinod always says, a good UI/UX designer must be a brilliant Graphic designer.

  

After learning proper graphic design principles and skills it will be easy exploring other design fields.

I also found that real-life clients' feedback can be harsh and honest, real-life deadlines are tighter. As every semester I learn new things, in this semester I learned book design and text formatting techniques and skills for the first time, this module is teaching us the basics so we can further explore this domain. 

I would like to thank Mr. Vinod for his guidance, and his precious feedback and hints. Also I thank him for motivating us through this rough semester, for supporting us, for giving us advice about working in real-life situations.