Zigzag book - book binding workshop

Another book we created was a zig zag book. 

Folded out

Unfolded

Front stuck to the bound cover

Front once closed

1. Get two rectangle bits of card

2. Fold in half

3. Then half again each side (folding in toward middle)

4. Stick the ends together to make a square ish shape in middle

5. Stick to cover 

How to cover the book;

1. Get greyboard, pva, book cloth, stanley knife and a cutting mat

2. Cur the greyboard to a size with 1mm around the edge of the paper book

3. Cut the cloth the same but with the grey board as a template.

4. Glue the greyboard

5. Stick it in the centre of the cloth

6. Fold the cloth over the edges gluing it down

7. Glue the paper

8. Stick it onto the greyboard covering he edges of the cloth

My own Christmas Card designs

This year I decided to design and have my own card designs printed

Some of the designs on the artboards

More designs

Another sets of designs

Added my logo on the back

Layout as pdf before sending off for print

A set for etsy

Another set 

3rd set

Zoomed on type and the fourt set 

The easiest and cheapest way to complete this was by creating them to fit half of an A5 page to allow them to be folded in half for a final size of an A6 card. 

These will be sold in my Etsy shop:

www.etsy.com/shop/craftysarah1

Normal book creation - book binding session

In the book binding workshop we created several books. One was a normal book 

Loops on each

Centre at the end

Standing up

All pages

1. Fold the pages in half 

2. Place them in sets of 2

3. Using the guide punch holes through the middle bend of the page and the cover/back

4. Place the cover on top of one set of pages

5. Using the thread sew through the first hole on the page and go through the cover and loop it back round back into the original hole

6. Carry onto the 2nd hole and repeat the process, and with the 3rd

7. Once done the fourth don't go bak through the hole add another signet on top and starta again (then sam applies to the next 2 signets)

8. Finally finish it off by adding the cover like you did with the first front cover

9. Make a knot and tie it off

Star shaped book - binding workshop

In the book binding workshop we created several books. One was a star styled book...

Fold in half (this way and again the other)

Fold corner to corner

Fold to a diamond and stick 2 together

Stands up

Stick other two together then stick them both together again (4stuck together)

Star shape created

Covers on

Again

Front once closed

1. Fold both pages in half

2. Then folld in half the otherway

3. Fold them into a triangle

4. Fold them into a triangle the opposite way

5. Fold it up the way it was and push the sides in to create a diamond shape

6. Glue both together (both sets)

7. Glue them together to make a state when folds out

8. Add cover 

How to cover the book;

1. Get greyboard, pva, book cloth, stanley knife and a cutting mat

2. Cur the greyboard to a size with 1mm around the edge of the paper book

3. Cut the cloth the same but with the grey board as a template.

4. Glue the greyboard

5. Stick it in the centre of the cloth

6. Fold the cloth over the edges gluing it down

7. Glue the paper

8. Stick it onto the greyboard covering he edges of the cloth.

Christmas card live project

We were briefed today by sgh martineau to create a christmas card for their clients and newsletters. I looked at their website and instantly got inspiration, it was to be based on their colour scheme and their style.

Instantly thought of shardes

Tree and baul-baul design

4 final design ideas

Commissioned artwork

One of my best friends commissioned me to create an A2 doodle for Christmas. After ruining the first version I re-did it in pencil then went over in fine liner. I am really happy with the outcome as it is personal to him as well as a good design.  Below is the process...

 First attempt on A4 to get an idea of the style he wanted

Parts of the second attempt

In full

Trimmed it down slightly to fit a certain frame

So happy with the outcome!

Good Web Design Analysis

This was my first choice. Being my favourite clothing brand I decided to visit the website to analyse good web design. They have a good layout on their homepage with high quality photographs as links to pages. There is also a clean menu with a good choice of font that relates to their logo type which is a drop down selection. It doesn't take long to load and the images slide through at a good pace. It is visual as well as there being a search engine of their site and all the page is white with the colours blending in all over.

This is the bottom with the logos as links to the social networking sites as well as the links for customer service and their company information again barred off by a thin faint line blending in well. As well as their copyright information at the bottom. Also below the image that is on a timer there is boxes you can click to see the other images by clicking on them rather than waiting for it to load.

This is another page with a beautiful layout. This is their 'look book' which is almost like a book with the different styles and outfits on various slides down the side. The other side is the links an prices where you can add the products from that outfit you have clicked on visible allowing it being easy to find them. Again there is the same menu and link options at the top and bottom of every page.

This is the page of their jeans which are all in sections. You have a visual of all the jeans with colour options below but also the styles of jeans available with the bullet points under it explaining the style of them eg - Casey :Straight fit, Low rise, Turned up at ankles.

This is their shoe page and has a great layout with the shoes/boots from the best angles (eg side showing the side and the heel height etc). This is a beautiful design and allows you to view all colour options of one design on the same page.

This is their site plan showing the pages there are 57 links over the whole website.

This is Reiss website home page again like Allsaints it has imagery as links as ell as dropboxes when you click on the links. There is a clean menu with complimenting colours throughout the page. There is also a slideshow of imagery for advertising their best products.

This is an image of the dropbox that comes up when you hover over the link on the image for more choices. Sophisticated appearance to relate to the brand.

Again same as the one above for the men's products.

This is the view of the menu when you hover over them, this again represents the brand etc as well as having imagery links and type links.

This is their site map showing all links in the website, there are 135 links throughout

This is the Burberry website homepage and has a great layout again with imagery as links with a nice layout and blended in style throughout. There is a nice menu down the side as well as all in the same colour scheme.

When you click on the links on the menu it drops down to more links available. This is a great layout withe beautiful photography

This is a page of their Children's clothing as well as a cute photo at the top in black and white standing out. (this is on every clothing section page) There are also a nice layout the clothing with all the same background behind allowing them to blend in.

This is the same page showing the nice blended in overlay when you hover over with the details and prices.

There is a nice dropdown box at the links on the menu.

This is their site plan with all links. There is 179 links