Summative Grade 12 Graphic Design Part 1

Entire Project Due June 14 at the end of class.
The book
As your culminating activity, you will be creating a fully printed and bound book with a minimum of 32 pages in any size on any subject. Your book should integrate a number of ideas and approaches appropriate to a 21st century book market. This means you will be submitting your book in a physical form as well as an electronic form (ie. PDF). Be mindful of contemporary design approaches and environmental concerns. No copywritten material is permitted. This project is carried out individually.

Deadlines are extremely important in this project.


Research

Find at least 20 sources that you can use as influence for your book visual, technical or otherwise. Your sources must include books, magazines, internet, human, video,and virtual library sources. List each and write a short 1 line description of each. Include links in a bibliography. Be sure to cover all relevent material to your book including:

Materials and printing methods, artists, designers, writers, typography, layout, binding techniques, subject information for your content.

Decide on the materials and printing techniques you will be using for your project. Try to ensure as environmentally responsible a project as you can. List your intended papers for the interior and cover.



Content

Brainstorm and determine a concept or concepts that you will use for your book.

Describe what your book is going to be about. 1 page and answer the following questions

1. What is your book about?

2. What makes your content choice specific to you?

3. How are you going to represent your content?

4. How do you intend to communicate the content?

5. What content editing methods will you use?

6. What media are you using to make your imagery?

7. Why are you making this particular book?

8. How does your choice of content suit your skills, experience, and interest?

9. Describe the style and look of your book and how it is linked to the content.