PUBLISHING DESIGN - TASK 2 / CONTENT GENERATION

2/4/2023 - 24/4/2023 (Week 1 - Week 4)

Mariam Ayman Mohamed / 0347638
Publishing Design / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media / Taylor's University
Task 2 / Content Generation

LECTURES

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Publishing Design - Exercises

INSTRUCTIONS

Task 2: Content Generation

For this task, we must create 3000 words' worth of content for our book. The article should have a minimum of three chapters, one pull quote per chapter, and one subtext. The information in our book can either be self-written by us or found online. I made the decision to write a piece about Egypt and its rich history.

Summary of my contents

About the Pyramids
About the Egyptian Art
About the Egyptian Fashion

Fig 1 Final content

VISUAL REFERENCES

I used my visual refrences some of real books , and some from pinterest and other pictures from real pictures.

I combined all in one PDF including everything

Fig 2 Visual references from Pinterest

Fig 3 Visual refrence for books from library

Fig 4 Visual refrence for books from library

Fig 5 Visual refrence

#ATTEMPT 1 PROGRESS

Fig 6 screenshot of my progress

Fig 7 screenshot of my progress

Fig 8 screenshot of my progress

I started to work on the photographs and images style on photoshop to create an vintage theme .

So i was thinking to play with ornamentale elements around the pages and text , and also play with the theme to make it yellow which is egypt famous with deserts , camels and pyramids so i wanted to choose same colour scheme.

Yellow , gold and blue

Maybe in the book we can cut the background of the photographs and leave the coloured the images subjects in order to leave white empty sapce for the text , I was thinking to make the papers look like papyrus .

Like this

Fig 9 screenshot of my progress

Then i started to take some pictures as refrences as added below .

Fig 9 screenshot of my progress

Then i worked on the color pallets that i liked

Fig 10 screenshot of my progress

After that , i decided to search more and doodle more to decide which font will perfectly fit my book .

So after long and deep thinking i chose Kensis Pro , I felt its more likely to be as the ancient egyptian font not exactly the same but very close to it .

Fig 11 screenshot of my progress

Then i started to play around thinking how i will design the book so i started by some illustarutions , the style i wanted to be similar with the egyptian flat style .

The illustrations is a flat illustration to remember Egyptian art and style

Fig 12 screenshot of my progress

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Fig 15 screenshot of my progress

But i wasnt satisfied with it honestly so i tried to play with images .

Fig 16 screenshot of my progress

Let me explain what did i do , I used photoshop and added a pattern and a color map to give the image

an engraved appearance

I used gradient map and pattern on photoshop

Fig 17 screenshot of my progress

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Fig 19 screenshot of my progress

Few colors and photos edited to give a pop look, keeping the colors, fonts and vibes of ancient egypt.

Then I started with my layout and i started with Chapter 1

Fig 20 screenshot of my progress

Fig 21 screenshot of my progress

Fig 22 Chapter 1 Final layout

And Suddenly sadly , I fell down and i went to the hospital which made me delayed a little bit

Fig 23 Sadly i was admitted in the hospital

So it was so challenigng for me because till now im not feeling well but still im fighting

My progress so far

Final Task 2 :

Cover : The Ancient Egypt

Fig 24 Visual #1 (Cover)

Fig 25 Visual #2 (Cover)

Fig 26 Visual #2 (Blank page)

Chapter 1:

The Pyramids

Fig 27 Visual #2 (Chap 1 )

What are pyramids of Gize ?

Fig 28 Visual #2 (Chap 1 )

Where is the great pyramids of egypt located

Fig 29 Visual #2 (Chap 1 )

Fig 30 Visual #2 (Chap 1 )

Chapter 2:

Egyptian Art

Fig 31 Visual #4 (Chapter 2)

Fig 32 Visual #4 (Chapter 2)

The variety and styles of Egytpian Art

Fig 33 Visual #4 (Chapter 2)

Overview of the different forms of Egyptian Art

Fig 34 Visual #4 (Chapter 2)

Materials and Tools used in Egyptian Art

Fig 35 Visual #4 (Chapter 2)

Importance of color in Egyptian Art

Fig 36 Visual #4 (Chapter 2)

The Symbolism and meaning of Egyptian Art

Fig 37 Visual #4 (Chapter 2)

Chapter 3:

Egyptian Fashion

Fig 38 Visual #11 (Chapter 3)

Fig 39 Visual #11 (Chapter 3)

Fig 40 Visual #11 (Chapter 3)

Fig 41 Visual #11 (Chapter 3)

Fig 42 Visual #11 (Chapter 3)

Fig 43 Visual #11 (Chapter 3)

Fig 44 Final visuals PDF

Fig 45 Final visuals thumbnail JPEG

FEEDBACK

I didnt take much specific feedbacks about my visuals of work cause i submitted late casue i was so sick and not attending the classes .

My own feedback that i didnt like my work so i decided to improve them and started to wotk on new ideas.

So i started to come up with new ideas , unfortunately i didnt get much of feedbacks cause i was so stressed and also i was about to defer the semester and go back my home country but i had beleive in myself that i can finish the work .

REFLECTIONS

Experience

This task was extremely difficult for me since I was going to postpone the entire semester, pack my bags, and return, but I didn't want to lose everything, so I decided to force myself to work harder.

I worked too much, which made it a hard and unpleasant semester, and I didn't get to see Mr. Vinod enough to get adequate advice, but I did my best.

Findings

I discovered that you can create an engaging book with images, and I believe I'm the only student in the class who didn't illustrate.

I made an effort to illustrate, however my concept was a little odd and I wanted to create something unique.

When I visited the library to get some references, every book on my topic had excellent illustrations and was really engaging, which inspired me to create a book with a different aesthetic.

It can be difficult to design the illustrations for a book.

Keeping a consistent aesthetic throughout all of the images is one of the biggest issues I encounter.

particularly given that I used images rather than illustrations. Since I have a very little understanding of colour, it was difficult for me to find hues that would complement the complete aesthetic.

Additionally, because finding high-quality photos is so crucial, it was quite difficult.

Observation

I noticed that there are actually lots of different approaches to make images. We should always make an effort to think from a unique perspective.

FURTHER READING

Fig 47 Book Design: Everything You Need to Make a Stunning Book

Actually i found this Article it was so nice .

Actually it was so helpful for me as it has very good content as how to create a good book cover , illustrations , interior design and so on .

Fig 48 Book Design: Everything You Need to Make a Stunning Book

Its also stated in 6 steps how to design book cover .

Fig 49 ISBN explanation

Also it talked about the back cover and the barcode.

Let's get all of the less glamorous practicalities out of the way first, starting with the ISBN.

An ISBN is a unique, 13-digit code used to identify a book, usually found just above the barcode at the bottom of the back cover.

The exterior design of a book is one of its most important features so getting it right can feel a little daunting at first. But, now that you’ve got a solid grasp of its various elements — you know what it takes for a cover to truly work.

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PUBLISHING DESIGN - TASK 2 / CONTENT GENERATION

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