Publication production

The front cover of the booklet consists of a collage which has been printed out on tracing paper, this has been stuck on to a piece of card to make it less likely to get damaged. Another step I have taken at trying to prevent this is timing the image down so it is narrower than the card underneath so that it doesn't flop over and get torn when in use. The title of the book is simply 'Krakow' this uses the same typeface which is Clavo, a popular polish typeface. I really like the binding and think this would be likely to attract people to buying the book as it is a piece of art work as well as a publication. I imagine this booklet being sold in little gift shops and tourist attractions around Krakow especially at the locations featured in the book. 

                     




The first page of the book reveals more about what the book is about, it is quite simply a guide to the art and architecture in Krakow, the image of the bicycle tyre makes this even more explicit. I didn't want to give away about the book as I wanted it to be an adventure lead by the reader and not influenced by me.



Here is the start of the tour, it shows the first two locations, the first page is where the journey starts and the second show how far away that specific place is from the start. This same layout continues throughout the book.




The back cover has been left very simple and is backed in the same card which was used on the front cover. I wanted to use a shade of blue as this is the colour of Krakow's flag, however the bright blue shade which is commonly used didn't work well with the imagery used in the booklet. Due to this I decided to use a pastel shade which compliments the colours used throughout the book as well as referencing Krakow's history in a subtle way.


Overall the production of the booklet ran pretty smooth, one of the problems I did come across was trying to make the continuous line running through the book marry up with the page next to it so it looked consistent. I managed to achieve this by clipping the pages tightly together whilst binging so that they didn't move. I was unsure if any pages were slipping throughout the binding process as the card blocked my view, however there were no hiccups and the booklet turned out well.

I do find the booklet a bit short in relation to other peoples however my guidebook is simply to be used for a single day out therefore it doesn't need to be long as people wouldn't have enough hours to visit every where. Also the book has been designed to fit in someones back pocket/ bag therefore I didnt want something that was going to be too heavy.