After colour coding and rating my images from my shoots, I began experimenting with placing them within the book’s layout.
For my first draft of the book, I placed images every page, alternating between square images with borders, full bleeds, and double page spreads. I liked how it looked but was still not entirely happy, as I felt some images were much stronger than others. I decided to make another draft with a different layout to experiment further.
For my second draft I decided to do the colour order in reverse, starting with the purples instead of the reds. For this version I also kept every image as a small square with no variation, reminiscent of Kawauchi’s photobook. I like this style a lot, as it makes every image’s importance feel equal. I was still unsure after making this version so decided to make another draft with a completely different order.
For my third draft I decided to alternate between spreads with two images and spreads with one, flipping between left and right. I also placed them in colour order but not as strictly as I had done in my previous drafts. While it is short and simple, I feel that it does give across the feeling that I was attempting to achieve, telling an interesting story across images through their colour and shapes. I tried to keep in mind the direction things were facing in this version trying to make it feel like things were pointing in towards the page rather than outwards, making it flow a little better, as seen in my examples.
I also tried to group images together based on shape, as seen in this example where both images have similar colours in similar places.
Overall I was mostly happy with this draft layout, and left the decision of the final design up to me during the exam.
