HOW I WOULD LIKE IT TO LOOK AND FEEL
I want my book to look very personalised, almost like a diary. I have heavily considered handmaking my book yet I am still unsure about this- I do want the book to seem quite intimate instead of professionally printed.
PAPER AND INK
I would like the pages of the photobook (if possible) to only have rounded edges- I would also like the images to be printed in matte ink.
FORMAT, SIZE AND ORIENTATION
The book will be standard sized portrait, I would like to explore the possibility of the page and cover edged being curved- I would like to avoid almost straight lines anywhere in the books as there would be a heavy contrast between the style of the images and the style of the book itself- this design would also add to the personalised aspect of the book.
BINDING AND COVER
I would like the binding to seem somewhat handmade- I may handmake this book personally and sew the pages together myself. I am interested in singer sewn binding however if professionally printed I may just use PUR binding. I would like the cover of the book to be a thicker card, not a pure hard cover.
BOOK TITLE
I am heavily unsure of the title still, I would like it to be quite vague so you do not really know what to expect of the book.
STRUCTURE AND ARCHITECTURE
I would like the book to have an unpredictable flow, portrait and people based images broken up by nature images and text.
DESIGN AND LAYOUT
I would like the pages to look quite busy- I will be using a mixture of full page spreads and separate images, possibly have grids of images.
EDITING AND SEQUENCING
My editing for these images is going to be moderately basic- I may experiment with black and white images (such as the one seen below1) or go further with editing and attempt a largely dream-like style2 . What I do know for certain is that I would like my images to be predominantly warm-toned- with an emphasis of lighting and grain in the image done through editing. Sequencing will be done by image colour- I would like the book pages to be quite busy however images have to be complementary of each other otherwise it will look messy.
IMAGES AND TEXT
I would like there to be a mixture of images and text- including adding text to images by superimposing it on top and surrounding images with text- the text will be a mix of poetry, personal accounts, context to the images, day itineraries, notes such as recipes or postcards and letters.