Print

One of the projects I was given during the course of my studies in graphic design Dawson College, was to design a technical constraints informational book that contained printing process information like dpi, bleed, trapping and more. Our project brief was to include a set amount of information, diagrams and charts and present it in a visually interesting, but still informative way. The cover and book design, layout, printing and binding of the book was also part of the design process for the project. I decided to create a design that played visually with the printing process. I experimented quite a bit with layout since the information itself was kind of dry and I wanted to make it as visually unique as possible in the hopes of getting readers to engage with the material.

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This project was challenging and one of my first forays into book design. I believe I managed to successfully create a visually interesting and informative book design. As with my later project designing a book, the process was rewarding. I thoroughly enjoyed playing with layout and experimenting with presenting the largely technical diagrams and charts. Overall it was a chance to practice creative problem solving in the implementation of this design.