CoP Practical Developments - Production

 Need to start thinking about the physical making of my project, how will the book be constructed.
- Best way to bind?
- Cover?
- Index
- Contents page

1st print test (pamphlet stitch):

There were quite a few issues with this method of binding:

> Because there were a large number of pages the rag was really large, when I trimmed the book down it meant a the layout was compromised and the navigational dots became rather small:

> A success of the publication were the navigation dots on the side, when you splayed the edges out they were clearly visible:

To improve the book needs to be broken down into signatures and coptic bound or be perfect bound. 
Which would be more appropriate?

Also noticed here the margins were quite small, would want to increase these. 

PERFECT BIND:

• No need to develop signatures, all individual pages meaning no rag to trim.
• Clean finish, can add cover to book with this method.
• Wants to force itself closed, less effective for navigating.

COPTIC BIND:

• Lies flat, able to navigate easier than perfect bound.
• Can leave on a specific page as it stays open, doesn't want to force itself closed like perfect bind. 
• Lots of small pamphlet stitches so still a small rag to trim. 

Need to test these to see which is most effective.

Practice coptic bind today to understand the method better:

Was able to bind easily, simple 4 signatures with 4 sheets in each. 

Feel this would work for the publication but it may need more pages.

ISSUE WITH FILE AND PRINTER:

Crop marks weren't aligning, they were a solid 1cm off. This isn't typical of a printer, normally a few millimetres off - why is this happening?

Digi print suggested it was because the printer wasn't calibrated. Used their printer and issue remained. 

Figured out it's because the file was scaling down and this was causing the problem. When printing at 100% alignment was fine. 

Need to define a specific size the book is going to be make the file this size and print. 

Looking at other books, don't want it to be too large:

205mm x 143mm 
(Size of notebook, is a comfortable size to hold a flick through)

> Can also fix issue of margins being small. 

To Do Next:

• Reformat book to new sizing
• Print and bind book:
  - Perfect
  - Coptic
• Decide on typeface