Sunday, 13 May 2012

EMP - Evaluation

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In this Extended Major Project I have had the chance to apply my spealist area, illustration. This has given me the opportunity to exercise my own specialist skills further and build on my illustration techniques. Whilst working on this project I have been stretched the limits of my practice by being able to manage a complex time plan that allows me to work effectively. Within this self driven project I have then had the opportunity to acquire a more confident attitude to work independantly. Having researched throughout my project it has equipped me with the knowledge to focus on answering my design question, with the most contemporary outcome.

For the duration of this project I have gone on a journey discovering my strengths, weaknesses and new found passion. I have used a blog  as the main way of documenting, I enjoyed using this way of documenting my work as it offered a sense of freedom. I could easily upload research and clarify my design process digitally. 

I have expressed how my work will affect social and ethical issues in today’s society. I have found that my work does not offend or imply a political action, it simply encourages a environmental wealth.
My book was designed to help motivate social activity in young adults. My book communicates a positive message of a two activities that of ‘Walking and Bird watching’. By trying to change an attitude of a younger audience towards a new subject has been challenging but linking my work to the charity RSBP gives my project ethical and cultural -status.

EMP- Creation of the display book

I have made a display book to support my final EMP project. The purpose of this display book is to openly and clearly explain my project. It could be seen as a neater sketchbook, stating research, process and design in one designed document. I have made a designed book which I will be binding my self. I have kept this book to the same style as my EMP 'walk with me book'. I have applied the same colour palette and 'You Are Here' red dot and dashed line throughout as a guide to my system, technique and practice.

Here you can find my final designed document:

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Design_Book_natalie.pdf Download this file

Monday, 7 May 2012

EMP - Inital design for book

I have had a go at designing the first draft of my final book. I have decided on a name for my book 'Walk with Me' I think this name is perfect as I want my audience to be inspired to use my book. I would like my book to accompany my reader on a new path. This name has a kind tone and implys to the reader that they should take part in an activity.  I have made some ideas that I am really keen on carrying on through out the book. Certain things that I have done in this book that would like to refine:

-The inspiring posters

-Illustrating and providing information about walks about the coast

-I would like to carry on with experimenting with different type faces

-Adding a decrotive end paper to the end and the beginning of my book

-Documenting the experimental Hike, as an influencial / motivational story

-Adding birds to my book that relate to my maps

I really like the idea of combining a book of walks and birds together. It brings to elements together, and adds more interest to the book. I want my young audience to appprsate the environment and birds in a fashional designed book.

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After a brief talk with my tutors, it was discussed that my design was not realised yet but my concept is now soild. I should carry-on and refine my idea and visuals.

EMP - Writing my own story

I have had an attempt at writing my own story as I am keep on making illustrations that fit. I haven't found any books that I would like to design illustrations to. So writing my own story I thought was the best option! I have been trying to think up subjects I could base my book on, I have been researching how birds migrate, where and what they do. To be honest I am finding it all a bit hard and I am very aware as at the same time as writing this story I would have to illustrate it.

This is how much I have come up with so far:

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Writing a story for my book, key words to remember in my short story:

Flying, adventure, bird, travel and friendship

 

Winter is a cold time of year, between autumn and spring winter begins. You can expect the shortest days and the longest nights. The tree’s loose all of their leafs and all of the animals thicken their coats to keep warm.

 

Birds fly south to find food, a habitat and a warmer climate in the winter month. A bird can travel long distances for these warmer conditions. We could relate it to when we go on holiday abroad. Very much like birds we are willing to travel long distances to embrace a warmer and more luscious environment.

 

How thrilling it must be to take flight and navigate your wings toward a destination. Taking control of the sky and battle the elements to make your way across vast fields and oceans.

 

Being able to literally take a birds eye view of the world below. Gliding your way across impressive distances, with only the sun and familiar sites to guide you.

One of the animal kingdoms greatest travellers are birds. They are able to explore by air, giving them a faster route across the face of the earth.

 

Now this is a story of a small bird and its adventure across the world. Follow this little bird as it looses its way but by doing so gains so much more than travelling south. Fly with us across the world and experience the little birds adventure meeting new friends and new magical places.

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EMP - Birds Illustrations

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I have been experimenting with drawing a few humorous birds with fine liner then inputting them into Illustrator to edit. I really love the results they are colourful and attractive. I would imagine a children’s storybook would fit well with these images. I have also tried out some hand rendered type. I have used the same colourful palette. I would like to follow the hand rendered type up in my project, experimenting with what more I could do with it!


I want to create a short story book with these illustrations and maybe have a go at writing my own story!

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EMP - Test Mock Up books

Mock up 1- I made this mock up so I could get more a physical feel. I wanted to print to see if liked the layout and look for mistakes! I also wanted to show my tutor to get opinion on the book. I found quite a few mistakes with this mock which I did change. [[posterous-content:pid___0]]

Mock up 1- was my final mock up, I did not put a front cover and the pop-out map in this mock-up as I knew that they were both successful. I have printed out this mock up to make extra sure there were no mistakes. I have only taken a few photos of this mock-up as its practically the same as the 1st mock-up photos except from some typo's.

Apparently I cannot upload more than 1GB on one post, so I won't upload all the photo's. Refer to my Design Process 2 folder to look at the real physical mock-ups!!

EMP - Purposeful Market place at RSPB

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The perfect place for my book to be sold would be for the RSPB, a charity that speaks out for birds and wildlife, tackling the problems that threaten our environment.

My book would be could be sold on their website, along side other influential books that encourage environmental and bird wealth. My books aim is to encourage a younger audience to get interested in walking and bird watching. I have done this by creating a book that covers both aspects but has a designed edge to the book that makes it look more approachable. I think that my book would fit perfectly in this market and would thrive.


I have mocked up a book page to the already existing RSPB website. This web page shows my book being displayed with supporting information with options to purchase and even donate an extra pound! They do not at this time have a section to buy books; I think they are missing out because of this. I think as a charity they could really benefit from books being sold, as an extra form of revenue.

EMP - Text that will be used in final book design

I have extracted text from all of the text that I want to involve in my book. These two books one on birds and the second on walks have influenced me across the Jurassic Coast. I want to collect

I have extracted text from two books, ‘The Ultimate Guide to Birds of the British Isles’ and ‘Walking the East Jurassic Coast’. I will pick out information that I want to include in my book that relates to the illustrations. All of the information that I will collect will have to be shortened and made into shorter paragraphs but still able to display the correct information.

All the information I will be using from the book ‘The Ultimate Guide to Birds of the British Isles’. I will be specifying the information In relation to the birds I have illustrated that will be included in my book:

 

Pheasant: A large game bird with a characteristically long tail. The Pheasant has a sturdy body and short, rounded wings. The colourful male is larger than the molted brown female.

 

Its body is a golden brown with fine black markings, and the tail is chestnut with heavy black bars. Some have a white collar and others have paler brown plumage on the body.

 Voice:   Loud, far-carrying crowing.

 Habitat:  Prefers woodland and hedgerows for breeding, often found in open fields. Many are bred in captivity and released for shooting.

Nesting:  Lays 7-15 eggs, olive in colour, in a shallow ground nest under cover.

Range:   Native to Asia, but introduced throughout Europe.

 

Holly: The Hobby is a small and slender falcon with long, narrow, sickle-shaped wings and a relatively short tail. Its upper parts are slate grey, and its breast, belly and under wings are white, heavily marked with black streaks.

 

Its cheeks and throat are white and it has red plumage on its thighs and under its tail.

Voice:  Rapid, high-pitched ‘kew-kew’.

Habitat:  Prefers trees in farmland and woodland for breeding; heath land and open countryside for feeding.

Nesting:  Lays 2-3 yellow and brown eggs in an abandoned tree nest.

Range:   Winters in Asia and Africa, visits most of temperate Europe during the summer, more common in central and southern parts of Britain.

 

Buzzard: The Hobby is a small and slender falcon with long, narrow, sickle- shaped wings and a relatively short tail. Its upper parts are slate grey, and its breast; belly and under wings are white, heavily marked with black streaks.

 

Its cheeks and throat are white and it has red plumage on its thighs and under its tail.

Voice:  A loud mewing. 

Habitat:  Prefers trees and crags when breeding and open fields for feeding.

Nesting:  Lays 3-4 red-blotched eggs in a bulky nest off the ground. Incubated by the female.

Range:   Across Europe with some migrating to Northern Africa.

 

Kestrel: The Kestrel is Britain’s commonest and most familiar falcon.

It is relatively small with long, pointed wings and a long tail.  The male is black and its wings are light red-brown marked with dark spots. Its head and neck are a grey-blue with a white throat and a narrow black moustache.

 

Kestrels are a common sight on motorway verges, where they can be seen hovering as they hunt for prey.

Voice:  High- pitched ‘kee kee’

Habitat:  Open countryside, towns, cities and coastlines- are all suitable nesting sites.  Tends to avoid dense forests and mountainous areas.

Nesting:  Lays white eggs in a hole or on a ledge, cliff edge, tree or even a building.

Range:   Found across Europe.

 

Warbler: The Dartford Warbler is a small, dark bird with short, rounded wings and a long tail. The plumage on its upper body is a dark grey-brown. The male has a deep red body with the exception of a white belly and under tail.  It also has fine spots on its chin.

 

Its brown tail is tipped with white and it has pinkish legs. Red rings surround its dark eyes. 

Voice:  A harsh, buzzing call and a metallic warble.

Habitat:  Prefers dry land and heaths when in Britain.

Nesting:  Lays 3-4 white eggs with dark speckles in a ground cup hidden in vegetation.

Range:   Mainly found in the very South of Britain. It is also a resident of Northern France, Spain and Africa.

All the information I will be using from the book ‘Walking the East Jurassic Coast’. I will be specifying the information In relation to the maps I have illustrated that will be included in my book:

 

Transport:

-At either end of the Jurassic Coast there are excellent transport services that will help to get you to your destination.

-The Jurassic Coast X53 bus service, run by ‘First Buses’,operates a daily service between Exeter and Poole. This bus calls at Beer, Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Burton, Bradstock and Osmington.

-‘Wilts and Dorset’ run a bus service between Poole and Swanage with the number 44 operating between Swanage and Worth Matravers, calling at Kingston and Langton Matravers.

-Full timetables of the services operated byFirst’, and ‘Wilts and Dorset’, as well as’Stagecoach’ inDevon, can be found on-line and at various Tourist Information Centres.

 

Keep Safe:

Collecting fossils

The best, and safest, place to look for fossils is on the beach where the sea has washed away the soft clay and mud.

-Do not collect from or hammer into the cliffs, fossil features.

-Only collect what you need, leave some for others.

-Be considerate and don’t leave a site in an unsightly or dangerous condition.

  

On the beach

-Always stay away from the Cliffs.

-Avoid climbing the Cliffs.

-Beware of landslides and mudflows, especially during wet weather.

-Beware of large waves in rough weather, especially on steep beaches.

-Always aim to be on the beaches on falling tide.

 

What do you need:

-Good shoes and clothing suitable for the terrain you will be hiking in.

-A camera, take snaps of all the interesting things you see!

-Plenty of water, de-hydration can cause fatigue, stomach upset, headache and fainting.

-A good map of the route and compass (if you actually know how to use one).

-Binoculars, enabling you to spot some of our feathered friends.

-Food, keeping your energy levels high.

 

Durdle Door: An easy-to-follow route but some steep climbs. The path goes very near the cliff edge at times, so take great care.

The walk starts on the coast path above Durdle Door. Follow the track that leads down into Scratchy Bottom and then steeply up Swyre Head.

The coast path from here is like a roller coaster, first down into a valley and then steeply up again. From the narrow headland of Bat’s Head, there are spectacular views along the chalk coast, although it is difficult to pick any one place along this stretch of coast as having the ‘best’ views. 

 Portland Bill: An easy walks, follow the footpath signs.

 From the car park at Cheye Weare follow the coast path South towards Portland Bill.  You will have to follow the road for a short while before branching off on a track to the left marked ‘coast path’. Follow this all the way to Portland Bill, past a number of old quarry sites on the cliffs.

 After exploring Portland Bill, go around the lighthouse and follow the coast path to the West. You will reach a road where you should bear right and then right again after short while. 

 Durlston: A very easy walk with one moderate climb.

 There is ample parking in Durlston Country Park. Join the path that leads to the cliffs passing Dulston Castle and the Great Globe. Follow the coast westwards along the cliff top.

 Continue along the coast path past Anvil Point Lighthouse. Turn on to a tarmac road that leads inland. Go over the small bridge and then take the grassy path to the left, up to the top of the ridge. Then back to the car park.

 Winspit: One fairly steep climb, but the views along the coast are worth it!

 At Winspit it is worth exploring the little cove; look out for the giant ammonites (fossils) near the waters edge. Take care if you are going to explore the old quarry workings and note the warning signs. Follow the path westwards to visit the chapel, and then follow the cliff path. From here there are extensive views along the Jurassic Coast and the Portland formations.

 Lulworth Cove: Walking around the beach depends on the tide. This walk crosses many army firing ranges which are open most weekends and during the school holidays.

 

Park at the Heritage Centre and walk around the beach to the far end of the cove. There is a path up to the top of the cliff.  After admiring the views of the cove, carry on eastwards along the path closest to the sea.

 From here on, you will be following yellow markers that indicate the path.  At a gentle pace, and stopping to admire the view now and again, when you reach the top you will be able to see Lulworth.

Sunday, 6 May 2012

EMP - Follow my system for easy access to my online research

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This is my system to help my tutors understand my project better. My work is scattered around in different folders and online, I wanted to make an easy way to link all my illustrations and information together. I have made sure that I have created a system that easily to use.

I have made this system so it relates to the theme of my project. The designed labels have a distinct link to the 'You Are Here' logo, I have used in my book. All of my labels are red circles with white type in the middle.

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In these images you can see how my labels will work within my project. 
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EMP - Extracted text from book

Text using in book

 

I have extracted text from all of the text that I want to involve in my book. These two books one on birds and the second on walks have influenced me across the Jurassic Coast. I want to collect

 

I have extracted text from two books, ‘The Ultimate Guide to Birds of the British Isles’ and ‘Walking the East Jurassic Coast’. I will pick out information that I want to include in my book that relates to the illustrations. All of the information that I will collect will have to be shortened and made into shorter paragraphs but still able to display the correct information.

 

All the information I will be using from the book ‘The Ultimate Guide to Birds of the British Isles’. I will be specifying the information In relation to the birds I have illustrated that will be included in my book:

 

Pheasant: A large game bird with a characteristically long tail. The Pheasant has a sturdy body and short, rounded wings. The colourful male is larger than the molted brown female.

 

Its body is a golden brown with fine black markings, and the tail is chestnut with heavy black bars. Some have a white collar and others have paler brown plumage on the body.

 

Voice:   Loud, far-carrying crowing.

 

Habitat:  Prefers woodland and hedgerows for breeding, often found in open fields. Many are bred in captivity and released for shooting.

 

Nesting:  Lays 7-15 eggs, olive in colour, in a shallow ground nest under cover.

 

Range:   Native to Asia, but introduced throughout Europe.

 

Holly: The Hobby is a small and slender falcon with long, narrow, sickle-shaped wings and a relatively short tail. Its upper parts are slate grey, and its breast, belly and underwings are white, heavily marked with black streaks.

 

Its cheeks and throat are white and it has red plumage on its thighs and under its tail.

 

Voice:  Rapid, high-pitched ‘kew-kew’.

 

Habitat:  Prefers trees in farmland and woodland for breeding; heathland and open countryside for feeding.

Nesting:  Lays 2-3 yellow and brown eggs in an abandoned tree nest.

 

Range:   Winters in Asia and Africa, visits most of temperate Europe during the summer, more common in central and southern parts of Britain.

 

Buzzard: The Hobby is a small and slender falcon with long, narrow, sickle- shaped wings and a relatively short tail. Its upper parts are slate grey, and its breast; belly and under wings are white, heavily marked with black streaks.  

 

Its cheeks and throat are white and it has red plumage on its thighs and under its tail.

 

Voice:  A loud mewing. 

 

Habitat:  Prefers trees and crags when breeding and open fields for feeding.

 

Nesting:  Lays 3-4 red-blotched eggs in a bulky nest off the ground. Incubated by the female.

 

Range:   Across Europe with some migrating to Northern Africa.

 

Kestrel: The Kestrel is Britain’s commonest and most familiar falcon.

It is relatively small with long, pointed wings and a long tail.  The male is black and its wings are light red-brown marked with dark spots. Its head and neck are a grey-blue with a white throat and a narrow black moustache.

 

Kestrels are a common sight on motorway verges, where they can be seen hovering as they hunt for prey.

 

Voice:  High- pitched ‘kee kee’

 

Habitat:  Open countryside, towns, cities and coastlines- are all suitable nesting sites.  Tends to avoid dense forests and mountainous areas.

 

Nesting:  Lays white eggs in a hole or on a ledge, cliff edge, tree or even a building.

 

Range:   Found across Europe.

 

Warbler: The Dartford Warbler is a small, dark bird with short, rounded wings and a long tail. The plumage on its upper body is a dark grey-brown. The male has a deep red body with the exception of a white belly and under tail.  It also has fine spots on its chin.

 

Its brown tail is tipped with white and it has pinkish legs. Red rings surround its dark eyes. 

 

Voice:  A harsh, buzzing call and a metallic warble.

 

Habitat:  Prefers dry land and heaths when in Britain.

 

Nesting:  Lays 3-4 white eggs with dark speckles in a ground cup hidden in vegetation.

 

Range:   Mainly found in the very South of Britain. It is also a resident of Northern France, Spain and Africa.

 

All the information I will be using from the book ‘Walking the East Jurassic Coast’. I will be specifying the information In relation to the maps I have illustrated that will be included in my book:

 

 

Transport:

At either end of the Jurassic Coast there are excellent transport services that will help to get you to your destination.

 

The Jurassic Coast X53 bus service, run by ‘First Buses’,operates a daily service between Exeter and Poole. This bus calls at Beer, Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Burton, Bradstock and Osmington.

 

‘Wilts and Dorset’ run a bus service between Poole and Swanage with the number 44 operating between Swanage and Worth Matravers, calling at Kingston and Langton Matravers.

 

Full timetables of the services operated byFirst’, and ‘Wilts and Dorset’, as well as’Stagecoach’ in Devon, can be found on-line and at various Tourist Information Centres.

 

 

Keep Safe:

Collecting fossils 

The best, and safest, place to look for fossils is on the beach where the sea has washed away the soft clay and mud.

-Do not collect from or hammer into the cliffs, fossil features.

-Only collect what you need, leave some for others.

-Be considerate and don’t leave a site in an unsightly or dangerous condition.

   

On the beach 

-Always stay away from the Cliffs.

-Avoid climbing the Cliffs.  

-Beware of landslides and mudflows, especially during wet weather.

-Beware of large waves in rough weather, especially on steep beaches.

-Always aim to be on the beaches on falling tide.

 

What do you need:

-Good shoes and clothing suitable for the terrain you will be hiking in.

-A camera, take snaps of all the interesting things you see!

-Plenty of water, de-hydration can cause fatigue, stomach upset, headache and fainting.

-A good map of the route and compass (if you actually know how to use one). 

-Binoculars, enabling you to spot some of our feathered friends. 

-Food, keeping your energy levels high.

 

Durdle Door: An easy-to-follow route but some steep climbs. The path goes very near the cliff edge at times, so take great care. 

 

The walk starts on the coast path above Durdle Door. Follow the track that leads down into Scratchy Bottom and then steeply up Swyre Head.

 

The coast path from here is like a roller coaster, first down into a valley and then steeply up again. From the narrow headland of Bat’s Head, there are spectacular views along the chalk coast, although it is difficult to pick any one place along this stretch of coast as having the ‘best’ views. 

 

Portland Bill: An easy walks, follow the footpath signs.

 

 From the car park at Cheye Weare follow the coast path South towards Portland Bill.  You will have to follow the road for a short while before branching off on a track to the left marked ‘coast path’. Follow this all the way to Portland Bill, past a number of old quarry sites on the cliffs.

 

After exploring Portland Bill, go around the lighthouse and follow the coast path to the West. You will reach a road where you should bear right and then right again after short while. 

 

Durlston: A very easy walk with one moderate climb.

 

There is ample parking in Durlston Country Park. Join the path that leads to the cliffs passing Dulston Castle and the Great Globe. Follow the coast westwards along the cliff top.

 

Continue along the coast path past Anvil Point Lighthouse. Turn on to a tarmac road that leads inland. Go over the small bridge and then take the grassy path to the left, up to the top of the ridge. Then back to the car park.

 

Winspit: One fairly steep climb, but the views along the coast are worth it!

 

At Winspit it is worth exploring the little cove; look out for the giant ammonites (fossils) near the waters edge. Take care if you are going to explore the old quarry workings and note the warning signs. Follow the path westwards to visit the chapel, and then follow the cliff path. From here there are extensive views along the Jurassic Coast and the Portland formations.

 

Lulworth Cove: Walking around the beach depends on the tide. This walk crosses many army firing ranges which are open most weekends and during the school holidays.

 

Park at the Heritage Centre and walk around the beach to the far end of the cove. There is a path up to the top of the cliff.  After admiring the views of the cove, carry on eastwards along the path closest to the sea.

 

From here on, you will be following yellow markers that indicate the path.  At a gentle pace, and stopping to admire the view now and again, when you reach the top you will be able to see Lulworth.  

EMP - Updated Learning Agreement

Learning Agreement 

‘By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.’

Christopher Columbus was an explorer, colonizer, and navigator; he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents in the Western Hemisphere. Christopher Columbus sought wealth through the establishment of trade routes and colonies. I want to become my own explorer, discovering new aspirations and places. I will record my explorations, however big or small, through visual narrative. Illustrating the narrative is key to my process when recording my own personal experience. The perfect resolution to this would be to record my expedition with a series of illustrations and/or photographs. Showing an accurate visual timeline that, when viewed, will enable people to trace my steps whilst processing and reflecting on the information.

I plan to use my specialist professional area, illustration, to create a book to help a young audience become their own explorers. The exact journey I will take I have not decided upon yet. Like Christopher Columbus I want to bring meaning to my journey, not for trade, but more as a personal visual diary. With all this information I shall recreate something that I can keep and be viewed as a visual aid to get a new generation interested in walking. The vehicle in which I hope to display this information is a book; filled with descriptive maps and illustrations. By looking at the physical object of a book you can sometimes really play around with the dimensions; when you see holes or pop-out images, strong colours and incorporating a story throughout.

Throughout this project I will experiment with different media, in order to broaden my skills in illustration. I hope to delve into how different media can evoke various feelings and provide texture to a piece. I want the media I use to become an integral part of the final outcome, combined with my illustration style to arouse emotion in the viewer.

Using maps and books as my inspiration, I plan to record my journey through a form that people connect with explorers and travelling. I plan to experiment with ways in which the maps could look. For example giving it an aged look by using various techniques or very simplistic.

This idea emulates positive memories of my soon to be past, and could prove a positive project. Overall I will be using this project as an opportunity to strengthen and expand my skills in illustration and visual narrative.

EMP - Printing Troubles

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After all of my hard grafting I was ready to send my work off to the printers! I had all of the feedback I needed and made all of the changes I needed to. I made sure that I had saved the document properly as a PDF and it was laid out all correctly.

I went to get printed my full book to size, double sided, on 140 gsm silk.

Two of my pop-out maps on 120 and 140 gsm silk (to test out folding with different thickness of paper.)

Two front covers full size with 5mm compensated spine, double sided, on 170 and 250 gsm silk ( for a thick cover)

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I had my documents printed at a near by printers and they printed the whole load out. All print outs cost me a total of £22. I took the signal sheets away to cut out the holes in my design.

I took this back to the studio to start the process of cutting holes in my book. As I was scalping out the holes by hand, I made a mistake and cut one of the holes wrong.

So I took the one page back to the printers, unhappy that I may have to pay to have that signal spread printed again. I told them and they were very nice and offered of print it off for free! When I got this print back to the rest of my spreads it was very apparent that they were different colours. The spreads he had printed me first hand were blue, I hadn't noticed until I put the new spread next to them. I was very fed up at this point, knowing very well that I would have to go back to printers to complain. 

[pitture of colour difference]

I got to the printers and expressed my concern. They didn't really take to the news to well, so we both sat down and looked through the document to see if was the one printers or the documents fault. After a few attempts of printing dark green copies their printed out my full book out again for free in the correct shade of green.

[final prints]

EMP - Printing Troubles

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After all of my hard grafting I was ready to send my work off to the printers! I had all of the feedback I needed and made all of the changes I needed to. I made sure that I had saved the document properly as a PDF and it was laid out all correctly.

I went to get printed my full book to size, double sided, on 140 gsm silk.

Two of my pop-out maps on 120 and 140 gsm silk (to test out folding with different thickness of paper.)

Two front covers full size with 5mm compensated spine, double sided, on 170 and 250 gsm silk ( for a thick cover)

[picture of bag]

I had my documents printed at a near by printers and they printed the whole load out. All print outs cost me a total of £22. I took the signal sheets away to cut out the holes in my design.

I took this back to the studio to start the process of cutting holes in my book. As I was scalping out the holes by hand, I made a mistake and cut one of the holes wrong.

[picture of the mistake]

So I took the one page back to the printers, unhappy that I may have to pay to have that signal spread printed again. I told them and they were very nice and offered of print it off for free! When I got this print back to the rest of my spreads it was very apparent that they were different colours. The spreads he had printed me first hand were blue, I hadn't noticed until I put the new spread next to them. I was very fed up at this point, knowing very well that I would have to go back to printers to complain. 

[pitture of colour difference]

I got to the printers and expressed my concern. They didn't really take to the news to well, so we both sat down and looked through the document to see if was the one printers or the documents fault. After a few attempts of printing dark green copies their printed out my full book out again for free in the correct shade of green.

[final prints]

 

EMP - Document setup

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In this post I want to talk about some of the more important aspects of my document setup for my book. As I am making a book for my project I want to show my type and colour decisions. I have decided to show my choices by taking some screen shots of my document setup page:

This is showing the size (width and height), the number of pages (52), facing pages, bleed (3mm) 

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Below I have taken some screen shots the different font and colour choices I have made. I have made some character styles that most of my text follows. Titles of character style match the page they can be found originally. I have body text, which is all Gill Sans light, grey, but varies between 12pt to 18pt. The Red which is all Gill Sans, Red, but varies between 60pt to 14pt.

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Below you can see all of the colours I have used on my document and all the exact colour swatches.
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The colours I have used on my text.
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I have all of my text range centre.
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EMP - Colour bird Illustrations

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I have been drawing some initial bird illustrations! I wanted to look at different birds that live around the UK. I also wanted to try and use some colour in my drawings, as I have only used black fine liner and pencil up to this point.


I have it very enjoyable drawing all of these birds, I feel more confident every time I draw a new one. I must be getting used to drawing the features of a bird. The medium I have used with this set of drawings is coloured pencil, I am usually a bit shy to colour until I get to the edit on the laptop. I wanted to try out of I wanted colour on my birds initially before the upload? 


Here are the birds; I made sure I illustrated a selection of birds:

I felt like this exercise was very beneficial as I did get to see my birds in full colour. I think I may leave these birds as experiments as I do not wish for this style in my book. I have learnt from this exercise is that I am looking for my book to have a limited colour palette and strong line, as these drawings are too life like. When I look at these illustrations it feels like I am going back to how the typical books you would buy from wild life stores. I feel like this may be taking the wrong route, as I am trying to attract a new audience! I want my illustrations to be approachable in a new way, so I am going to leave this idea of detailed / accurate colourations of the birds behind.