"Design a grid system that facilitates the reading of an interview in two languages"
For this brief we had to interview someone, who has an organizational or navigational system that plays an important role in their job. We produced a booklet of the interview in two languages and a grid, which reflects the interview. Other specifications included a folded size of A6 or smaller, a maximum of 5 sheets of paper and black ink only.
The person who i decided to interview was my manager Stephanie, who lives in Tring, Hertfordshire, but works in Brighton. Both her and her husband have to be extremely organized to get to their jobs. Therefore i created an accordion fold booklet, which reflected her long, organized journey.
Below is a couple of pages of the draft version, which i tool to the interim crit:
From the feedback from the interim crit, the changes, which i needed to make were:
- cross over element.
- play around with layout.
- redefine the running heads.
- change the binding as staples would make it too bulky.
So i reworked the cover to include a train, as Stephanie's journey is mainly by train, I decided to justify everything to the right to make the interview easier to read, as well as to show more precision. (Which seems to be important to the journey, otherwise she would be late.) I also decided to create a tube line symbol running through the booklet to show that the booklet is a journey. Also the running heads became a cross over element and each one said something different, so if you read them all in one go, it was a sentence or they make sense on their own. Additionally i chose a simple bind that slotted the sheets of paper together.
In the final crit, we passed around our booklets with a sheet of paper, which we wrote down notes. This was great for this project because it meant that we had time to study the piece and everyone contributed. Overall the feedback was good, people liked the folding used and described the piece like a train with each section as a carriage. As well as when it was closed, some people thought it looked like a ticket book, which was something i never noticed. The running heads were also mentioned a fair bit, about how it helps directs the person onto the next page to carry on with the journey.
Also there are a few things, which i can work on:
- Front Cover - image is pixelated and not as well done as the inside. (Maybe something more abstract)
- The answer of the last question is awkward, need to redo the layout.
- back of the booklet could include something.
- paper is slightly heavier than the specified.