PROTOTYPES

Looking at my options

Perfect bound

Ring binder

Leather

Hard back

After designing fifty pages, I decided to look at what my options were to print a book.
Here are a couple of the options I looked into.

Starting with the Hard Back. I eventually found out I wasn't able to do a hard back copy because of the page number limit. As mine was only 50 pages, I soon found out you were not able to print with it.

Ring Binder. I then looked into printing with a ring binder. I thought this idea was rather clever and a cheaper alternative to a hard back. However as you will see in my prototype, I found the ring binder too flimsy with my work.

Perfect Bound. Quite literally this was the best option for me to print on. I like the way it is not a book that shows off but a nice alternative than a hard back. I chose this one for my final.

Starting with the ring binder (PROTOTYPE 1)

Here is what the size of the ring binder sheets would look like. I feel the size may be too small to draw and it's legibility is quite hard to read.
Pages 1 - 9

I believe it works rather well aesthetically with the ring binder however, I feel it is not practical enough to draw in. The ink also does not sit too well on photo paper, making it easy for the ink to smudge. As a result I will not be using this prototype as a final to develop.

PHOTO SERIES

SCANS

Looking at paper binding (PROTOTYPE 2)

Here are the designs printed on A5 sheets of paper. I believe the size works well for the print, but I would still prefer to do a custom sized design. Here I am looking at whether normal printing paper works to use as my final. I find the paper too flimsy and delicate to use for a design of my book. It also does not look as professional as I wanted it too.

PHOTO SERIES

Looking at paper binding (PROTOTYPE 3)

Paper bound by silver binder clips.

Looking at paper binding (PROTOTYPE 4)

Experimenting with paper binding