Publishing Design - Task 1 (Exercise)

Publishing Design

23.9.2024 - 00.0.2025 (Week 1 - Week 14)

Aidi Rafiq | 0353422 | Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media  

PUBLISHING DESIGN

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INSTRUCTIONS 

 

Exercise 1 - Text-Formatting

 

Fig 1.0 Text Formatting exercise

As for our first exercise in class, we learn how to text formatting with out story that we have wrote about our life. For our book, we we task to write 3000 words of material.

Exercise 2 - Mock-up Making

Fig 2.0 Mock up Making 

We were assign to watch Mr. Vinod's online tutorial, showing us how to make a mock up: book size. Learning how to find a right book size which benefit for us to print later. 

The size have to be in between A4 and A5 . So therefore I pick the size of 16 x 22.4 cm

Exercise 3 - Signature Paper

Fig 3.0 Folded System 

This task is where Mr. Vinod show us how to make a mock up: Signature book. (online tutorial). After labelled the pages, I stapled the middle so that it wont fall as I cut the sides in order to make a signature book.

Exercise 4 - Van De Graff

Fig 4.0 Van De Graff

Fig 4.1 Van De Graff exercise

This exercise is where we start learning about classic grid structure in Adobe InDesign. Learning the proportion, guide on how we can layout our story when start designing.  (online tutorial)

Exercise 5 - Determining Grid

fig 5.0 Determining Grid Exercise

This exercise was done in class where Mr. Hijjaz teach us determine the grids when placing our paragraphs.

Exercise 6 - Form & Movement

fig 6.0 Form & Movement Black n White w guides

fig 6.1 Form & Movement Black n White without guides

fig 6.2 Form & Movement + images guides

fig 6.3 Form & Movement + images without guides

This exercise helps us form & movement where we make our book more interesting to read on how we can place the story/ paragraph in a way which can make the book more interesting to read.

REFLECTION

Experience

In our typography class, Mr. Vinod showed us how to use InDesign, especially for working with book layouts. I finally got a good understanding of different book sizes and learned how signature books work—basically, pages are grouped together in a way that keeps everything organized for printing and binding. It gave me a new appreciation for how page layouts and spacing come together to make a book look polished and professional.

Observation

In our typography class, I observed that InDesign shows/teach us about book layouts, especially when it came to understanding different book sizes. Watching Mr. Vinod's tutorial,  working with signature books noticing that the grouping pages together plays a crucial role in keeping the final product organized for printing and binding. 

Findings

I realized that finding the right layout and positioning for paragraphs and images is crucial for making the content easy and enjoyable for the audience to read. The placement affects how readers move through the page, guiding their focus and making the information more accessible. It showed me how much impact a well-thought-out layout has on the overall reading experience.