An addition of 'POETRY' was looked at as research for how to lay out a poetry publication. This series was founded in 1912 by Harriet Monroe and is now on it's 211th volume. The fact it has historical roots means that the design shows an interesting mix of old and new styles. The cover is quite modern, with bold sans-serif lettering yet it uses a lot of traditional layouts and a serif typeface on the inside. The large type immediately indicates the subject of the exhibition - similar to the 'WORDS' design.
The layouts of the publication are simple but attractive. The poetry is laid out so that it is centered in each spread and usually the textbox width varies to ensure that the lines of poetry don't spread over two lines and lose impact. The size of this publication is similar to the 3:6 which has been adopted for the 'Words Not Deeds' designs, it confirms that this long rectangular shape is perfect to lay out poetry.
The first title page is interesting and uses different effects to highlight different pieces of information, creating a refined hierarchy. I hope to adopt something similar for my publication. Each line is centered which creates a traditional and professional aesthetic, this is most likely to link to the publications historic roots.
The contents seemed like an interesting layout, again using italics and capitals to divide the different pieces of information. But since this exhibition will only be containing 6 poems, I will have to consider ways that the contents can show each poem as larger and more significant.
The book also had an introduction section which was something I thought would be important for the 'Words Not Deeds' publication.
Finally something which I thought was interesting was the way that the poems have been titled. They have been given a simple line which varies in thickness and creates a very classic aesthetic. The italics underneath place emphasis the author's name but are slightly separate so the title has equal impact.
FIGUREHEAD Exhibition By Nicola Dale
The Figurehead exhibition guide was also looked at for reference. It shared a resemblance to my initial designs, and employs the extended rectangle shape. Again this works well to emphasise and frame the content, creating a contemporary experience for the viewer and displaying the works of the exhibition well. This also employed the technique of highlighting the first words of each paragraph and I thought it would be interesting to push this further by highlighting the most important words in a more striking format.
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