Publishing Design : Task 4 - FINAL COMPILATION & REFLECTION

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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DIRECTORY

- Instructions

- Final Submission 

• Task 01 - Exercise
• Task 02 - Content Generation
• Task 3A - Book
• Task 3B - E-Book

- Reflections

• Experience
• Observation
• Findings

INSTRUCTIONS 

 

Final Submission

Task 01: Exercise

Exercise 1 - Text-Formatting

 

Fig 1.0 Text Formatting exercise

Exercise 2 - Mock-up Making

Fig 1.1 Mock up Making 

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 1.2 Folded System 

Exercise 4 - Van De Graff

Fig 1.3 Van De Graff

Fig 1.4 Van De Graff exercise

Exercise 5 - Determining Grid

fig 1.5 Determining Grid Exercise

Exercise 6 - Form & Movement

fig 1.6 Form & Movement Black n White w guides

fig 1.7 Form & Movement Black n White without guides

fig 1.8 Form & Movement + images guides

fig 1.9 Form & Movement + images without guides

Task 02: Content Generation

STORY

This is my 3000 words of material about my story "Trio Will Never Work".

Overview

This story is a personal reflection on the experience of being in a trio, a dynamic that often left me

feeling like an outsider. While friendships in groups of three can be exciting, they can also create

imbalances that leave one person feeling left out or overlooked. I found myself navigating these

emotions as I grew up, often feeling drained by the energy it took to keep up, connect, and fit in.

This journey captures the impact of those experiences and explores how I gradually found

self-acceptance, realizing that my sense of belonging didn’t need to rely on others in a trio hangout.

-VISUALIZATION-

16 ILLUSTRATION

*Visual Compilation at the very bottom is my cover book (not in order)*

These are my 16 illustration that I have drew based on the key parts in my story.

fig 2.0 cover page

I decide to emphasize the "never" because I've experience most of the times where it wont work of how I've been feeling left out.

fig 2.1  xbox controllers

I want to show the xbox controllers because we all have xbox console and we will bring extra controllers for all of us to play equally.

fig 2.2 nerf wars

This is where us three play nerf guns, it was our childhood toys.

fig 2.3 nerf wars

This is me and my friends during lunch breaks during primary. 

fig 2.4 start to get left out

I can visual how I felt left out when two of my friends only talk to each other, feeling like I'm just a shadow. 

fig 2.5 reflection

This is when I see myself and start to realize what I need to improve 

fig 2.6 just a back scene

theres no turning back

fig 2.7 talk with my friends

I want to show the xbox controllers because we all have xbox console and we will bring extra controllers for all of us to play equally.

fig 2.8 social battery drained

spent most of my energy on talking and thinking

fig 2.9 learning how to conversate

learning how to find more natural topic

fig 2.10 find alternatives

Don't need to force talk, just chill

fig 2.11 acceptance of being left out

Let them do their things

fig 2.12 aware of my surroundings

appreciate nature or surroundings

fig 2.13 difference from the past and the present

Noticing how in the past, I was stressing over the smallest things

fig 2.14 just listening 

Just listen to their conversation, then give my opinion when they are quiet

fig 2.15 happy

Noticing that I was overthinking and pressuring myself a lot.

Task 3A: Book

fig 3.0 thumbnail layout

fig 3.1 thumbnail layout

PHYSICAL SPREAD

fig 3.2 Book

FINAL SPREAD

fig 3.3 Final Spread

fig 3.4 Final spread

FlipHTML

Task 3B: E-Book

PUBLISHING DESIGN / BRAND GUIDELINE

Task 4 is a continuation of Task 2 and 3, where we produce a brand guidelines from our brand. In order to start my brand guidelines, I need to plan how I want to present it. I decide to go for a minimal but still impactful with how the my layout is. 

fig 4.0 inspiration for brand guideline

Progression

fig 4.1 rough plan in Adobe Illustration

I start to lay out a rough plan on how I would present my brand guideline. Only using two colors like black and white to match my logo aesthetic.

THUMBNAIL

fig 4.2 thumbnail for brand guideline

SUBMISSION

ONLINE PUBLISH

REFLECTION

Experience

Overall, this whole semester is about producing a book/ e-book which I've never done before and it is very interesting. It has ups and down when printing a book since its my first time but it's a unique experience.

Observation

Throughout this experience I learned that creating a book has to be very precise and has to check with someone if there's small error or mistakes. Spending on a book is no joke, it depends on the material and amount of page that you will be printed. 

Findings

I found that when writing a book, it needs to be descriptive and detail which helps the reader to run their imagination on what is your story is about. I also discovered that there are various types of book bindings, each adding a unique touch to the overall look and feel of the book.  It’s interesting how the choice of binding can also align with the story being presented, creating a design that complements the content and leaves a lasting impression.