- One of the main pieces of feedback from this was to question the price constraint that George has set me. Originally the set price was £1.50, in order to be a cheap, appealing item for young people. This is very constraining though so it's possible this will need to be discussed.
- The function dial on a camera could be used- with different pictograms for the elements in the book.
- The style of old camera instruction manuals, e.g. Kodak/Pentax.
- Colours: mainly black, stock could even be thin and shiny like that of film negatives. There was also a consideration that red could be used in order to connote the red colour found in dark rooms. A yellowy paper could also be used in order to reference the old content, the paper could even be second hand?
- The guidebook could be presented in a small folder like when you get photographs developed. Could canisters even be used?
- Strip design- showing images lined in a diagonal on the page.
- Reference modernism.
Tutor lead Critique 10/10/17:
- Do some research into Stefan Sagmeister.
- Could do a signature for each camera within coptic stitch.
- The contents could be a contact sheet.
- Could the guide have a strap to carry it around like a camera would.
- Could it be held in a blackout bag?
- Could the book have a view finder? So you have to look through a hole to see the designs in focus.
In order to get some visual reference I've been looking at concept examples on pinterest. Many of these follow a similar colour scheme of black, white and grey, its important to reference this in future designs but not necessarily follow it. Another thing I found particularly interesting was books with holes cut from them, the way it effects the view of the image behind is really effective, as it creates a lot more focus. Doing this board has allowed me to find examples of old camera instruction manuals and the styles that go with these.
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