Book project evaluation

My problem was directed specifically at students and recycling. The fact that not many students in fact recycle or even have the facilities I found quite alarming. I tried to use many ways of investigating my research. Some were simply surveys to my target audience via face book, some were video documentation and some were photographs I had posed which included information i had got from my original research. It was all sufficient in the end because I used the format that I originally had investigated with and then through other means of research I had used this same format, with all the other information in the final piece. Saying this I didn't include typography which i did briefly look at. The other books as well, were all pretty bold in what statement and how they were going to compromise the audience and the content, but i found in the end to make it more simple and try not to complicate my decisions. I think there is an appropriate amount of work. I made a decision that because this module was mainly based on research, trial and investigation, that I should go with the flow in a scene and not keep my eyes fixed on the final goal. The research was the main focus and I wanted to find new and more engaging ways for me to do this in the future, which looking back, i feel i have definitely found. My bad decision in this module, without a doubt lied in the fact that I made all my decisions for the final design too late. Although I wanted to keep it simple and not worry about the final piece too much, I felt with even a little more consideration into the final quality and layout of the book, I could have made it a lot more effective and neat. To evaluate my own process I was using a trial and error method. I wanted to find out specifically what points of my book were strong and what weren't and how visually interesting they became.
The gutter idea may be a idea to generally have developed further on this project but because I had only recently began using an working with InDesign and Illustrator, i was completly reluctant and terrified of trying to create effective writing through the middle fold. Thats why eventually took a step back, kept all my information normally laid out of the page and used literal rubbish and plastic bags in the gutter.
My direct audience was students in Leeds although some of the information i had originally looked at and compared my work to was from Family homes back in Pinner were I live and from students in other cities. A big problem of mine in this project was the actual binding. I found it didn't matter how many attempts I tried, I never seemed to get it right. i had never need to craft something before and been given an intense introduction into how to make and create it so I think through this year i may try continuing my attempts of being successful in this. First hand research into leeds and the council may have been more vital. Although I had tried to contact the council in order to receive information, their response was too delayed for me to make use of it and interpret it more in my work.

I think my work has definitely moved on from the first ideas and concept but also keeping the theme of in the gutter. I had used, developed, and re used research that eventually went into the final format or content for the book. The final piece used skills I had gained format he bookbinding work shop although If able to create the piece again, I would use different methods of binding for a more scrap book like quality. I brought 100 things into my book in as a mixture of the images and quotes given, and the names and data of each individual. If I did this process again I would keep all the facts or the objects given as one item. I also divided my book up into how GREEN the student was so I literally categorized in colors which had the most environmentally friendly being green. This categorizing was based on the statements and the three categories were all effectively the colors of recycling bins.