Layout

With tomorrow being the my deadline for submissions I can now confirm that there will be 18 self portraits (including my own) within the book. I am pleased with this as every portrait I have received I feel deserves to be included in the book and as I didn't originally want to reject portraits for the project I now don't have to. I feel 18 will be a good amount as it is very close to my original target of 20.

Now I have the images, where to go next?

Well, to the mac suites tomorrow for a grueling day at 'Indesign'.

I have sketched out a rough layout for the book as shown below, depicting the images I feel will work together best on the page, i came to this decision by looking at all the images and deciding which will compliment, and in some cases contrast each other, the best.

From this rough idea of a layout I will transfer the information into 'Photoshop' and 'Indesign' and once this is complete I will print out onto cartridge paper ready to be collated together into a book in the bookmaking workshops later this week. The importance of a professional aesthetic will be paramount with my publication as I am essentially making a purchasable product which represents myself as an art.

Alongside this I will also be using a similar template to create a few copies of a more 'zine' like publication' which at present I am considering tying with string as opposed to traditional stapled 'zines'.