Module evaluation

Before starting the module, I didn’t know much about any of the topics listed other than some of the colour theory topics. I’ve also never made a book/leaflet or any type of editorial design before and never used InDesign in my life. I thought it was going to be difficult for me to do at first as this was all very new to me and I felt like I had no idea what I was doing with any of the briefs that we were given.

For the first brief, I had chosen to do a colour theory book as I thought that it should be simple enough for younger people to learn yet the only things I learnt in previous education was primary, secondary and tertiary colours. I found the designing of the colour theory editorial fairly easy to do as I could duplicate the images and edit them to be suitable for its section. The relevant information that is provided on the editorial is from what I already know and from the lessons we’ve had about colour theory.

The layout turned out really well as it doesn’t look over-crowded or too much, it works well when you unfold it out so you can read it as a whole or stick it on the wall for revision which is the part I am really pleased with. I am really pleased with the design as I think it would fit my target audience perfectly as it does only include the basics of colour theory.

At the start, I had no idea what I wanted to base my editorial on for the second brief. As it could be about anything, I chose to do an astrology book since I was influenced by a previous student’s work and also as I am interested in the whole myth. I decided from the beginning that I wanted it to look like an astrology book; with a galaxy/mysterious themed background, dark and eerie. I also wanted the book to be for beginners like me as I don’t know much about astrology either but I am intrigued by the subject and I could learn it whilst creating the book.

Halfway through the production of the book, I decided it would be better to make it into an eBook and publish it online rather than a physical book as astrology is a niche interest and not many people are that interested in it. People usually do online research when wanting to learn about things and since it’s free, people may be more interested in accessing the astrology book online rather than having to pay for it. For the physical book, I was originally going to use a shimmery paper stock but since I would no longer be printing a physical copy, I created a background design on Photoshop by following instructions from a YouTube Tutorial.

I published two of the same books since I liked them both. One of them is basic black and white, simplistic design and the other has the space/galaxy theme to it which I prefer more. The content is not difficult to read against the active background; it actually makes the content stand out more. Both design turned out really well and I feel proud having produced this editorial as I do think it looks professional and I have had positive feedback on the designs.

Having never done any sort of publication before, this will help me in the future as it opens up the range of skills that I have acquired. I have enjoyed making a book from start to finish as it shows that I have managed to create something completely from scratch.