OUGD504 - Format Rough Mock Ups

Scrap paper Mock Ups

Combining the Two Journeys

Concertina

A Concertina could perhaps be used as a way of having both the beach and road line together, running parallel to one another which would mimic the actual layout of the area. This fold out layout would become almost a map of the places, which would tie with the geographical aspect of the concept. It was considered that the size of the book could relate to a scaled version of the actual area from the maps that the lines came from. If the design was only on one side when it opened up it would have to have something else on the other side. However by splitting the design in half this could be spread over both sides so when turned the journey continues around the other side. With the concertina format however, some areas are more dense with activities which could make the layout to of the design become messy. However from feedback it was suggested that this would be an accurate representation of the place and therefore considered. It was also suggested that perhaps the information could be placed using the grids of the city. It was also said that the front covers of the design would need some consideration. Although in theory the idea of a concertina would work well with the concept, I felt that the layout of the design could be very problematic and if not done right could look badly designed. The spread between the locations would mean that there would be lots of blank space which would leave the design looking very sparse in some areas and very busy in others.

Also, in order to fit all the information on the concertina or to make the format to the scale of the geographical place would mean the format would have to be very long which could become very costly, because the design would only be able to be printed on the digital printers at the uni. Using the concertina format, would mean only one type of stock could be used through the printer. This would mean the idea of having contrasting papers to reflect the landscape would not be possible, unless smaller bits were stuck together, which would not be as professional looking. 

Seperating the Two Journeys

Within the book there are two journeys, along the beach and the road, so it was considered that these could be seperated with one line flowing from the front to the middle and the other from the back to middle. The beach and road lines would be scaled across these pages and information would be placed where along the route / book the activity fell, coresponding to its actual geographical location.  The book would be flipped over to view the second journey and would be read back to front like an Arabic book.

Half and Half Book

As a format, having a two part saddle stitch book would provide a separation between the two journeys so it would be less confusing for the reader when they reach the middle of the book. It would be understood that the cover in the middle was an end of a section and that they had to look at the next part. However this format would need the design to be saddle stitched or stapled meaning it may not be suitable for a book with many pages, which the design will be because the content will be spread out along the lines for as long as needed. The design as a whole is also perhaps not as clean as a perfect bound book which arranges the content in the same way as this format.

Perfect Bound book

Creating a perfect bound book that has the beach line from front to middle and road line from back to middle was also considered. As with the half and half book the journeys would be separated and the book would be flipped to view the other journey. One problem however with this format would be that when the lines are scaled over pages there would be large gaps between places so this would need to be considered. As a format this would be quite a long and thin guide, similar to the dimensions of the Eyewitness Guides, as these are the perfect size to fit within your hand and put in your bag for travelling making them functional and portable. The guide would need to be practical if it is to be used by families on holiday. The perfect binding would also create quite a sleek and minimal appearance to the book which would reflect the modern and elegant aspects of the brief.  For these reasons this format was chosen to be the final format for the book. Creating a book at a similar scale to the Eyewitness guides would also mean that when printed each spread would fit on an A4 piece of paper, reducing the cost of printing. Having a tall guide would also link well with the concept of tall buildings, so the format would reflect the geography of the city. Creating a softcover guidebook is more practical than a hardback book as it reduces the weight of the finished product and is less bulky to carry.  

It was considered having the book with similar dimensions however in a landscape format so the lines have more space across the page and this would emphasise the parallel aspect of the landscape. This would allow space for the road line to curve more as well, however if done at these dimensions there would not be much space to work with for the images so portrait is a better format.