(B8) Social Media: Finalisation

 All spreads so far:

- A few of the pages need image alterations to avoid things becoming too pixelated.

- Alter the pages that were first done with random number generator as they didn't include left or right alignment (wiki spreads on galciokarst).

- Make all google maps images labe free, satellite imagery. 

Altered the imager to alight to the left or right, some changes to prevent the spread looking too loaded towards one side. 

CALL WITH PEG NOTES:

• Very much at the final stage now, just needing to iron out a few things that are outstanding and need some consideration.
• Cover design: Horizontal layout for cover, makes more sense to have the images fit this way around works as a wrap cover.
  - Need to rotate the images on the layout.
• End pages being Mark Farid's talk, we still think this is relevant and would be a great way to enclose the project in something that sparked the whole conversation and themes.
  - Text condensed, subtle on the page.
  - Lighter weight paper?
• Name? The name of the book should also be the name of the project as the book is a physical representation of the project. Should title the project and refer to the book as the same.
  - Does the name need to go on the cover? We don't think so, could see what we come up with and if it's appropriate. 
  - Need to mindmap out some ideas for the project/book name. 
• Index/bibliography: Like the idea of having a bibliography of where all the content is from in the back of the book. A way of allowing the audience to find information on the content if they choose to do so. 
  - Peg suggested could be harvard referencing style in alphabetical order, this could work but I think it would be better to have page numbers and the content on the pages be under that section. Makes it easier to find where the images/content has come from if there's more order.

Referencing Research:

Already have a visually style so the referencing at the back should fit this. An experimental or slightly untraditional layout would help the collate all the information in one space.

Dante Carlos: The Fifth Wall
(https://dantecarlos.tumblr.com/)
There was no text explaining the purpose of the book, but felt as though it harnessed a sombre structured tone. The content is presented consistently throughout the book and what grabbed my attention the most was the indentations within the text that either contain extra content (reference name or number as an example). 

- Feel as though this could be a good way to visually demonstrate a difference/change of page without being too obvious.

Louisa Gagliardi:

(http://www.louisagagliardi.com/jonrafman.html)

Again I couldn't find any information about this book, not even a name. But visually the start of a new paragraph being shown by left edging out of the text block is a new and original way of demonstrating a change. It presents the text in a way that's much more condensed but with visual "breaks" within the text. 

Development:

The referencing should encompass the same visual theme as the rest of the pages but with the clear intention of being able to find out more information. 

- Keep in mind these small visual changes that can be made to achieve this, doesn't need to be overly complicated. 

A - Number indentations

Using indentations with page numbers to identify the new section. Feels digital with the sans typeface and arial bold for the page numbers.

B - Word and number indentations

Feeling more like a book with the 'pg' before the number, but prefer just the numbers, looks cleaner and more uniform. 

C - Number text breaks

These aren't very successful, your eye doesn't naturally fall on them as they're small, could do with more text, being larger or with more white space to demand attention (thinking back to CoP essay and what encourages someone to notice things on the page).

D - Word and number text breaks

More text on the subheading/titles helps bring the eye to those section, but the layout isn't successful, it feels odd to have the central aligned title with left aligned text so close. 

E - Word and line text breaks

Altering the alignment so they're the same, still needs more doing to it so they be read more easily at a glance.
- Feels as though the addition of more white space will help and smaller titles.

F - Number page indentations with random starts

The breaks at randomly generated starting points help as they provide more white space allowing the eye to naturally fall onto the elements (further assisted by being in bold). Could do with having more columns to get the text to sit in so more variation in placement and avoid any columns from getting too small. 

G - Same as E but will smaller type for page number

Smaller text will work better with more white space, feels too crowded at the moment. 

H - Text has staggered starts (randomly generated)

Really like this layout, the eye is drawn to the correct places and it works well. Only thing is it might get confusing with the difference between where the urls start and the page number.

I - Text and sub heading all with randomly generated staggered starts

Moving the page number text to match, looks too random here, it's difficult for your eye to know where to look. Could be due to the columns, maybe have 1 column for the text and see?

J - Titles in line with body text

K - Titles aligned to left

Between J and I.

Image I is more difficult to follow when text moves over from one page to the next it's difficult to follow where that is. Go with Image J, one column, achieves the same aesthetic as the whole publication but is practically easiest to read. 

Any alterations?

Attempting with IvyPresto Text in light italic but it feels too much when all the text is in this typeface, the sans serif font was more successful. 

Added in bullet points (one with dots other with asterisk) to make it more clear where the next URL began. Think the idea is good but this method of execution isn't the most effective, it adds visual distraction, taking up more cognitive processing, we want the referencing to be understandable. Could use indentation to indicate the start of a new URL?

Indenting the text outwardly works well in differentiating the start of a new line, tested it indenting inward and it was difficult to follow as the eye was looking for the start of a new line, easier to find when it is poking out (image above) rather than sitting inward (image below). 

Final Bibliography with correct URLs:

FINAL COVER:

The cover acts as an overview of our entire project in chronological order (days running along the short edge of the page)

- Evie has taken all imagery from within the book and placed them as tiny thumbnails in a calendar format from each day the image was downloaded- each line of images represents a different day, when we downloaded more imagery that day the thumbnails are smaller so they fit into the grid. 

This cover acts as a wrap around, with all the information travelling across the spine with no interruption. 

- Large amounts of negative space break up the cover, gives some breathing room and helps the audience decypher what images were downloaded on what day. The cover sums up the project by continuing to communicate a theme of tracking and monitoring but for the content of the project. Feels cyclical and summarises the project in a visual successfully.

PRODUCTION:

Book will be perfect bound due to the french fold pages, as there are a large number of pages having heavy paper stock will compromise the functionality of the book. Lighter weight paper would be the better option, ideally a more bright white paper to have the relevance to screen/digital media (also will allow for colours to be most vibrant) 

Digital print paper available:

• Olin 90: Slightly off-white but good weight
• Olin 120: Might be too heavy and is off-white
• Cocoon Silk 135: True white but too heavy also has a plastic sheen to it (not desirable) 
• Kodatrace: Good weight and colour, but only on rolls so can't double side

Spoke to Peg about printing and we decided to purchase our own white 100gsm paper to print on so we can get all the features we want. 
- Will run 1 print in digital print and then can make any alterations from there.