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Documentation Zine - Documentation & Evaluate


I received my books a few days ago, seeing them on a screen and seeing them in person is an entirely different matter. Overall i am really pleased with the overall aesthetic of the book but if i where to produce again then there would be a few things that i would change.


  • the writing on the inner pages is too large for the pages, i understand that this was done so that the pages wouldn't look to bare having the writing small and central. In the future i would make sure to check the font size by printing off some text on normal paper to evaluate.
  • I am really pleased with the texture of the paper - it was good idea to wait and source example paper to get a feel of exactly how the paper would be in print form. I was unsure about the gloss at first as i didn't want it to look too much like a magazine however in person it elevates the images making them look high quality and professional. 
  • The front page is exactly how i envisaged i didn't want to select a single piece of artwork for the front as i believe all my work has helped shape me as an artist. Instead the designer created this snippet of my work which i think flows nicely. Initially this was going to be extended to the back page however when testing this it distorted the images and didn't look as professional. 
  • I didn't include my work this year which explored texturing with fabric, these installations influenced my creative practise in a way that makes me not want to produce anything with fabric again. To include the fabric in my documentation book would be for a negative reason and i don't wish to include failed attempts or irrelevant information in the book. 
  • Unfortunately there are two blank pages at the back of the book which i didn't account for. This was because the book had an odd amount of pages resulting in the blank pages. Although this isn't a massive issue it is something to consider were i to do this again. 
  • i was slightly worried that the scanned images of my pressed plants were blurry or too dark for print however with them being on gloss paper i actually really like that high contrast. 
  • The design for the book took influences from some botanical books i provide which i think is visible within this zine. The numbers at the bottom of the page as well as the images above the subtitle pages are representative history botanical books. I think the aethetiv of the book is clean and crisp with hints of botanic books which is exactly what i wanted from it. 









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