Printing, Deadline and Stuff.

OK, so I thought I had a lot longer on this project than I do, the layout for the article has to be finished by next week for our crit and to get the most out of it, so do the illustrations (or at least some roughs) I really thought I had alot longer to research and experiment (which is a shame) but I really need to have made my mind up about the angle or point that I am trying to convey about Christian Schwartz and his interview by the end of today so that I can narrow my research down to only properly relevant stuff and quickly formulate some more focused ideas on how I will communicate this visually. I also have PPRD to consider as the deadline is on Monday as well as the mini website for flash and the live brief for sorted surf shop.

Because of the sheer amount of stuff I have to do I will need to plan my week so I'm going to write up a little timeplan on here (it's obviously not interesting to anyone else but somehow I feel that by writing up on here it is more official and will mean there's a better chance of me keeping to it.)

Tonight: Ideas and decide on the point I am making with magazine project to focus tomorrow's work
Thursday:Illustration ideas, experimentation, development (create visualised ideas to choose from).
Friday:Research into layouts (get book on layouts out of the library) layout Ideas.
Saturday:Illustration for CV.
Sunday:Go home? If yes take time to think about decisions on ideas.If no, further development. sort PPRD stuff for deadline tomorrow.
Monday:PPRD deadline, sort website.
Tuesday:Roughs of illustrations and layout made up on InDesign.
Wednesday:Crit, take into account feedback before pushing on with final designs.


Today we had a tutorial on print specifications which was quite technical and dry but nonetheless essential knowledge for me to possess as a visual communicator and will serve me well during my work placement at crossprint at home on the Isle Of Wight.
I learnt about various aspects of the printing process, including:

The process of imposition or the rearranging of pages so that they can be printed on both sides and subsequently folded so that the pages are ordered correctly. This allows for better paper economy and easier binding.

Print specifications, which include:
- The T.P.S (trimmed page size).
-Bleed.
-Extent (number of pages).
-Print spec; describes the colours needed, for example 4 back 1 (four colours one side and one on the other).
-Binding.
-Cover/jacket type and cover/jacket spec.
-Endpaper spec.
-Illustration spec.
-Price.
-Rights.

Signatures, which are a individual groups of pages folded together in one kind of, mini-booklet, in multiples of four that make up a book or magazine.

I'm sure there's some stuff I've left off but that's all I can remember at the moment.


Though I have alot on my plate at the moment, I went to visit my housemate and friend in Southampton intensive care unit after an accident which resulted in a head injury that has put him in a critical (but stable) condition. Seeing such a vibrant, enthusiastic person in that condition puts perspective on things and reminds me of the relevative importance of what I am doing and makes it seem really narcissistic to complain about my current workload.