Final Crit: Feedback

Feedback was very fair and definitely gives me pointers moving forward in presentation material and communication concepts more thoroughly for the submission time. Would have been really nice to have a little bit printed but I can do that whenever I want moving forward, it's nice to have it done to a decent standard so I can only make it better and not have to worry about getting it done moving forward.

Strengths:

  • Good break down of the different areas of print - colour categorised aids user
  • It splits up areas with a simple grid - consistent design across book
  • The coloured drop shadows around image are a good effect
  • The packaging is a good way to store it all together.
Improvements?:
  • Tag posts more specifically
  • A lot of information in body sections - small snippets brought out into large - make it more of a reference
  • What stock or finishes are you going to use
  • Design boards would be useful

Considerations:
  • Different colour stocks on a double page spread wont work with your binding
  • Clear note of audience
  • Pad print?
  • Have you considered stock or binding?
  • Well categorised, looks really good as a set
  • Approachable design, aesthetically pleasing
  • Nice use of images
  • A lot of information without being over bearing
  • Good use of colour coding individual colour works well.

The bolded points are the most notable points from the feedback. I think moving forward I'll make more boards and really show my thought process and dimensions, stock choices etc.

Regarding the point about stocks on a double page spread not working with this form of binding is a very true point, I didn't manage to do a page imposition, so I didn't know what stock would be on which page. I need to do this! and then update the mock-up issuu's.

I need to finish the finishing process book, and make notes of what finishing processes I intend to use on the pages and the packaging as I know what I have in mind but didn't communicate this. I also need to mock-up the back cover of the package and the spine as it needs to sit on a bookshelf.

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