Overall Comments
Part Four focused on the physical form of the book, and how design choices around materials can help to construct meanings for the reader.
Overall your response has been very thorough and the practical work you are producing is of a high standard. You are conducting quality research, and it is evident that you are channelling this research into your practical work effectively.
Feedback on Assignment Four: Altered book
The brief: Using a found book, significantly alter the appearance of the pages to create a new volume that is personal to you. This can be any kind of book that is of interest to you. For example, a fiction book, a non-fiction book, a picture book or a photo book.
This assignment essentially forced you to respond to a readymade object, the physicality of it, as well as its content. Your approach has shown determination and a willingness to take creative risks in achieving an engaging result, as well as a sensitivity to the story content in the development and integration of your imagery, as well as influencing the nature of your interventions with the body of the book. It is great to see you tackling an analogue approach with the same careful consideration that you have displayed in your digital artwork. Great work.
My respond to the feedback
I’m very happy with the comments and feedback. I really enjoyed working on this part. I spent a lot of time specially on exercise 3, sequencing images and enjoyed a lot working on makings images and putting them together to make a book.
Things that need to be considered:
1. Take a look at Printed Matter. https://www.printedmatter.org/
2. Reflect on this feedback in my learning log
Maryam: OCA Graphic Design 