Monograph

"Monograph is a monthly publication from Creative Review, provided as an additional benefit to all subscribers. Each month, it showcases a personal project or body of work. Monograph is distributed with subscribers' copies of the magazine only and will not appear in newsstand copies."

As with the Canteen publication collected over summer, the main things that attract me to this feature booklet focus around the format and page layout. Particularly influential is the extent to which the document is image driven with minimal informative text. The format itself is A5; an aspect I consider to be quite rare within the industry. Yet the logic behind it makes complete sense from a printers perspective given the standardized paper sizes worldwide.

The feature that tops it off for me though, is how a thin sheet of trace separates each printed side of the publication. This gives an unexpected tangible quality to make such a straight forward document appear more diverse. It also enhances the exclusive connotation given by the description on the cover.

This is most definitely an attribute that I would like to explore within my own design for print. I am a keen admirer of the smaller details that make something feel more personal.

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Canteen

Over the summer break I managed to pop down to London town to visit a friend and also have a cheeky meal at their place of employment - Canteen. It's a British restaurant that specializes in classic British food that your casual tourist would expect us to eat every day of the week. Either way this book about the source ingredients caught my eye for its vintage appearance and consequently I have been wanting to document it ever since. Looks quite like an authentic ration book wouldn't you say?

The main thing that I like about this book is the design of the page layout and the relationship that the type has alongside image. The compositions seem to flow effortlessly and allow your eye glance across without having to do any real work. This in my opinion is how a publication should be.

Furthermore the typeface choices themselves are also particularly effective, especially the bold, upper case sections of Futura.

In relation to my design for print brief, the format and layout are the two main aspects that I may draw influence from as they are highly successful and work well given the context.

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Wi// W • rk f • r G • • d

These are a few more bits designed by Will Work for Good that I have come across today and find quite appealing.

Firstly, this packaging for a group called Amazing Baby caught my eye for the use of gatefolds, die-cutting and embossed typography mentioned within my design for print presentation last week. The way in which the die-cuts reveal additional imagery underneath the cover is definitely something I would like to experiment with!


And secondly, this LP cover for a group named Sunday Night in Glasgow fuses together so many elements that appeal to me within the design practice. Clean, clinical and crisp imagery. Not too complex, not too straight forward. Printed in spot gold with fluorescent green. What's not to like. Almost certainly a piece of design I wish I could get my hands on.


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Design for Print

Whilst reading books on design for print it immediately became evident as to how many aspects needed to be considered from a designers perspective. As a result I aimed to focus in on what I found a particular interest in, this being print finishes and techniques that give a tangible quality to a given piece of design and really make you want to touch it.

As the presentation had a limitation of 5 minutes, I selected to research the following:

- Foil Blocking
- Embossing & Debossing
- Varnishing & Spot Varnishing
- Half Toning
- Perforation
- Die Cutting

All of the above I aim to achieve a complete and informed knowledge upon via applying myself throughout this module. This includes researching, trying, testing and experimenting.

FOIL BLOCKING:


image credit: The Consult • http://www.theconsult.com/

EMBOSSING & DEBOSSING:


image credit: Ruiz • http://www.ruizcompany.com/

VARNISHING & SPOT VARNISHING:


image credit: Commune • http://www.commune-inc.jp/

HALF TONING:


image credit: Commune • http://www.commune-inc.jp/

PERFORATION:


image credit: Established • http://www.establishednyc.com/

DIE CUTTING:


image credit: Widgets and Stone • http://widgetsandstone.com/

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