Introducing 'A Little Princes' Theatre Book.

{Strengths} 

• Asthetic 
• Paper texture 
• colour on paper 
• cover

{Improvements} 

• white edging on the paper 
• theatre logo on the side of the cover 
• mat cover, possibly 

Previous to receiving the book i was apprehensive about how the egg shell paper texture would look, all of the other books I have seen from other students opted for a high gloss paper quality due to the book being highly image based. I was worried that the egg shell matt paper quality would take away the depth of colour tone in the production photography. On arrival of the book i was extremely happy to have the finished product in your hands was a serial feeling. The front and back cover worked well together and the colours worked well on the high gloss dust cover jacket although on reflection i now would have liked to have changed this to a high quality matt to fit in more coherently with the rest of the book. The theatre logo was a little off to were i had imagined that it would have sat right in the right hand bottom corner but was instead more central although it did work due to the image stoping and the black background starting so was not something i was too worried about. When opening the book i was instantly thrilled with the paper the colours were bright and just as clear as i would have hoped but the texture of the paper gave the book a sense of richness and a sensory element to it, feeding into that experiential atmophere i wanted to create. I did notice that the book had a few minor elements that need adjusting a white edging on the paper i found distracting. Using my inactive I contacted Blurb as I was not fully satisfied with the final product, they stated this was due to the edge of the book being all the same colour on reflection, if i could have i would have changed this to black as although a small detail something i feel if adjusted would give a cleaner asthetic to the pages.

Setting out on a big journey when proposing this project I am very pleased that I have completed it, I have not only developed in my techincal skills set but essentially developed as a designer, understanding that I can pull together large teams and produced innovative creative outcomes. I feel i have created an experience much like when you go to the theatre, the imagery is emotive and layouts pull you into the world of the play 'A Little Princess' I feel I have created a publication that sets new standard for the classic theatre publications in an interesting creative and more importantly a publication that appeals to my Target market and more. I also want to state that this is just the start of the project having a shorter time scale than i would have liked I feel with more time and resources I could really push the book into new realms of not only theatre publications but creating something that could be innovative compared to all publications and interactive, 3D to 2D experience in a beautiful experience of a book.