23.4.2025 - ?.?.2025 (Week 1 - Week ?)
Nadhrah binti Abdul Razak / 0359620 / Bachelors of Design (Hons) in Creative Media
Publishing Design
Task 1 - Exercises
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Nadhrah binti Abdul Razak / 0359620 / Bachelors of Design (Hons) in Creative Media
Publishing Design
Task 1 - Exercises
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LECTURES
Format
Key elements that influence and determine the format of a book:
- Type of binding
- Type of paper
- Size
The Book / Historical Formats
Different formats used across time in different civilizations around the world:
Iran - Iraq = Mesopotamian civilization
- First writing systems evolved from accounting tools.
- Used clay tokens and tablets (~8000–2400 BCE).
- Early examples show organization and spatial divisions.
Egypt = Ancient Egyptian civilization
- Scribes used hieroglyphics written on walls, papyrus (layered paper from papyrus plant)
- Due to the dry climate, some papyrus documents survived.
- Two writing styles: Hieroglyphics (slow, pictorial), Hieratic script (faster, cursive resembles early Arabic)
India - Paskitan - Afghanistan = Indus Valley civilization
- Used cuneiform on clay tablets (~2600–1500 BCE).
- Later formats included palm leaf manuscripts:
- Scratched text into leaf, then rubbed with soot for visibility.
- Degradation due to humid climate = poor preservation.
- Relied heavily on oral traditions due to ephemeral formats.
China = Han Chinese civilization
- Material used: Early use of bamboo strips tied with strings to form books; later development of paper from mulberry bark and other plant fibers by Cai Lun around 105 CE.
- Writing system: Chinese script was well established and often used in official records and scholarly works.
- Format innovation: Scrolls were common before books.
- The invention of paper revolutionized record-keeping and book-making.
- Technological impact: Chinese invention of woodblock printing led to mass production of texts long before Europe.
Europe (Turkey & beyond) = European civilization
- Early writing materials:
- Parchment and vellum (animal skins) used widely before paper.
- Scrolls, then codices (book format) became the norm.
- Medieval period:
- Monks in monasteries responsible for copying texts by hand.
- Books were rare, labor-intensive to make.
- Decorative elements: Illuminated manuscripts with gold, colored inks.
- Printing revolution:
- Gutenberg press (1440 CE) introduced movable type printing in Germany.
- Allowed for mass production of books – major turning point in publishing history.
- Led to increased literacy, spread of scientific and religious texts (e.g., Bible, Martin Luther’s writings).
- Content & Format:
- Standardized layouts emerged.
- Format adapted to include indexes, chapters, margins, page numbers.
- Emphasis on legibility, organization.
Innovation follow technology
- New technology opens doors to new formats and creativity.
- Example: Apple Macintosh led to the development of digital typefaces.
- Staying updated with tech = more opportunities for innovation in design.
Key elements that influence and determine the format of a book:
- Type of binding
- Type of paper
- Size
The Book / Historical Formats
Different formats used across time in different civilizations around the world:
Different formats used across time in different civilizations around the world:
Iran - Iraq = Mesopotamian civilization
- First writing systems evolved from accounting tools.
- Used clay tokens and tablets (~8000–2400 BCE).
- Early examples show organization and spatial divisions.
- Scribes used hieroglyphics written on walls, papyrus (layered paper from papyrus plant)
- Due to the dry climate, some papyrus documents survived.
- Two writing styles: Hieroglyphics (slow, pictorial), Hieratic script (faster, cursive resembles early Arabic)
- Used cuneiform on clay tablets (~2600–1500 BCE).
- Later formats included palm leaf manuscripts:
- Scratched text into leaf, then rubbed with soot for visibility.
- Degradation due to humid climate = poor preservation.
- Relied heavily on oral traditions due to ephemeral formats.
- Material used: Early use of bamboo strips tied with strings to form books; later development of paper from mulberry bark and other plant fibers by Cai Lun around 105 CE.
- Writing system: Chinese script was well established and often used in official records and scholarly works.
- Format innovation: Scrolls were common before books.
- The invention of paper revolutionized record-keeping and book-making.
- Technological impact: Chinese invention of woodblock printing led to mass production of texts long before Europe.
- Early writing materials:
- Parchment and vellum (animal skins) used widely before paper.
- Scrolls, then codices (book format) became the norm.
- Medieval period:
- Monks in monasteries responsible for copying texts by hand.
- Books were rare, labor-intensive to make.
- Decorative elements: Illuminated manuscripts with gold, colored inks.
- Printing revolution:
- Gutenberg press (1440 CE) introduced movable type printing in Germany.
- Allowed for mass production of books – major turning point in publishing history.
- Led to increased literacy, spread of scientific and religious texts (e.g., Bible, Martin Luther’s writings).
- Content & Format:
- Standardized layouts emerged.
- Format adapted to include indexes, chapters, margins, page numbers.
- Emphasis on legibility, organization.
- New technology opens doors to new formats and creativity.
- Example: Apple Macintosh led to the development of digital typefaces.
- Staying updated with tech = more opportunities for innovation in design.
INSTRUCTION
For our first task we are required to do 4 exercises where we will learn about the use of space, use of colour, space, image and text, clean and neat mockup making and presentation. This project consists of designing book size mockup, signatures, Van De Graff, Digitised Van De Graff, and Form and Movement
For our first task we are required to do 4 exercises where we will learn about the use of space, use of colour, space, image and text, clean and neat mockup making and presentation. This project consists of designing book size mockup, signatures, Van De Graff, Digitised Van De Graff, and Form and Movement
EXERCISES
Exercise 1 - Text Formatting
Exercise 2 - Mock-up making
For this exercise, we had to make a mock-up with a suitable size. It has to be bigger than A5 papers yet smaller than A4 papers
Exercise 2 - Mock-up making
For this exercise, we had to make a mock-up with a suitable size. It has to be bigger than A5 papers yet smaller than A4 papers
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The size that I think suits for the mock-up most is 240mm x 180mm
Exercise 3 - Signature folding systems (8+8=16)
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Exercise 4 - Classical Grid structure
For this exercise, we are required to make a structure based on Van De Graff.
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Exercise 5 - Determining Grids
Exercise 6 - Form & Movement Exercises (Thumbnail)
Exercise 6 - Form & Movement Exercises (Thumbnail)
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