Zine Design Objects and Portrait – Narrative and Sequencing

Narrative:

The rational within my second photographic zine I would like to convey the narrative of the relationship between objects and people, to reinforce the ideology of occupation and liberation. This relationship will be presented through different page layouts with a close look at proximity between photographs on a page. Not only do I want to showcase occupation and liberation during the second world war, I would also like to implement images from my home sweet home project to showcase the occupation of a household and the how the relationships of objects and portraits can be changed due to the context of the imagery. I want the relationships to present clear conceptual representation which gives insight into both contexts of the war and home to allow a clear narrative for viewers to follow when reading the zine.

Sequencing:

For this photographic zine I am going to keep the sequencing of my images simplistic, I am going to divide the zine into two with the first half being focused on the war and the second half being focused on home sweet home. I will focus on proximity to convey the relationship between the objects and portrait, with images closer together representing a stronger relationship between the imagery. I will also focus on the sense of space, and the ideology conveyed with whole page spreads, half page spreads and 3/4 page spreads. In addition I will be using my war photomontage as a front cover to convey occupation and liberation as I believe the imagery can link into both contexts of the war and home, and provides a visually stimulating front cover or viewers to look at.

Mood Board:

Below is a mood board which shows different design ideas which could help influence the way in which I layout my photographic zine in order to convey my intended narrative of the relationship of objects and portraits during the war and within a home environment.

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