Page Layout & Others :Initially we wanted the text positioned at the bottom of every page in the book. Such a structure would bring about a sense of continunity and also consistency.
However, such a idea may not be deemed creative and innovative to incorporate into a children's book. Hence we decided to vary the text positioning by placing them either at the bottom, between 2 pictures, or placing them at the top and bottom margins with the picture in between.
*Refer to the pictures for examples
The varied text layout on the different pages will present some form of creativity and in turn makes the book more visually attractive to young readers. In addition, the random placing of the text prevents the book from being too rigid and appearing too uninteresting.
It is important to take into consideration the target audience of the book and also the genre and nature of the content. Because this project is a children's story book, it is viable to allow for such a structure.Besides the layout, we also chose to give our book a print with matt finishing. This is because a glossy finish would not be appropriate for it may cause glare and unnecessary reflections when reading due to its shiny surface. Although it may be asthetically nice to look at, glossy pages in a book is not a suitable idea.
With regards to the binding of the book, we decided on using glue to bind the pages together. Such a binding method will give the book a spine, after all the pages are glued on the sides together. This will allow the book to be more hardy for children.
* Please note that colour of the pictures appeared distorted upon uploading onto blog.
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