For the final titles of each book I settled on Motif, Form and Hue, this was because of how they are synonyms for texture, pattern and colour as I found them to be more effective if only consisting of three or four letters. When creating the final design for each colour I decided upon using a dark grey to contrast the lighter grey of the title, this way the text slightly merged with the cover preventing it from becoming too overpowering. The books themselves have been printed on a 15 x 25cm format (Journal book), this is because they would fit perfectly inside the sleeve I am currently creating to fit each book in. From my first draft there has not been considerable change due to how I was overall really pleased with the results I had created, with the only tweaks being the composition of the last two images on the final page.
Overall these are the final layouts for each of the books, Motif, Form and Hue. The three books contain a different theme within each looking at colour, texture and pattern, all of which come under my topic title of abstraction and the variety of ways in which it can be portrayed through the camera. Within the books I have included a variety of different page layouts consisting of double spreads, single images and triple photos, all of which I have previously experimented with so that they can transition between the different photos inside s effective as possible. Regarding certain images I have made sure to include a white border around each photo due to how it effectively boxes in the pieces, separating them from the next and creating contrast between the pages which I have used a white backdrop for all pages except the covers. The use of a white backdrop I found was the most effective outcome I could produce due to it not taking away anything from the images like a coloured backdrop would, instead adding definition and that needed bit of contrast on the monochrome imagery. In creating the book I wanted to go straight into the theme portrayed on the covers of each, this meant that the first pages would include my best image from each section so that it set the pace and theme for the rest of the spreads.
When creating the books I made sure to have sub themes within each of the books, this could include colours ranging from blue and green to different depths of shade created through the monochrome filters. I decided against the implementation of page number because of how they interfered with the single images covering double page spreads, which in my opinion reduced the impact through the presence of small numbers in each corner. I also went against it because of how my initial idea of creating a personal journal exploring an abstract theme, leaving me to want pages to be as minimal as possible.
