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UPDATE: (refer to taxonomy proposal in blog post below)
–Concerning the format:
- the pages will be organized connotatively, according to what kind of mark that they made.
- Each page will be labeled denotatively.
-periodically, there will be a page on which a single mark will be blown up and printed in color (as all the marks in the book are actually blue) and there will be specific and more elaborate information concerning that particular mark.
Samples of labels: (note: Labels will be on bottom right hand corner of every page denoting the tool with which the marks on that page were made).
-There may be a periodical page with a photo of the instrament that made the mark. It would look remotely like so:
–The cover:
-metal? - easy peasy: nice and sturdy, can be manipulated in appropriate manner.
-something thik.
–Glossary
_OVER ALL:
–In order for the book to look refined and visually cohesive overall, I intend to treat every page in the same way. I have a couple ideas for that:
-The back side of each page will have a thicker piece of paper mounted onto it.
-I have considered putting a faint pattern of lines on each page which represents a visual and conceptual relation between every page.
-Between each page, there may be a piece of vellum that would act as visual separation (this will slow the pace of how the book reads)
- I have considered putting a thin layer of gloss/semi gloss spray on each page so that it gives them more weight, and protects the hand made marks.
The organization of pages in the book by denotation (with "grass" and rocks" labels), and organization of marks on the page by connotation is fine (do you write connotations directly on the page next to the marks?). Plus it is nice to periodically interject more elaborate information about a particular mark, as you propose.
ReplyDeleteHowever, you have yet to list the connotations with which you will label these marks. What are they?
Sample labels written in cursive with a thin tip pen are visually the most successful. You can also print big letters for denotative labels (as you've done for grass and rock) but do so with the thinner pen tip.
The composition with the photo of the tool needs more consideration. Lose the black borders. Address the placement and scale of the image box within the page frame. It is a good idea to include it periodically, but needs resolved from a visual stand-point.
I'm assuming that more content will be in the glossary in the back of the book than you show here (for example listing what tool and what mark for the appropriate pages).
Edit out unnecessary materials used in your production. In particular I question the necessity of the mounted thick paper on the back of the pages and the inclusion of the vellum. Test the spray before you apply it to your final book.