TUTORIAL 260226
– Plan what to do next!
– Pack discussed – book, stamp, letter to parents, questionnaire.
– TESTING. Formal testing will take organization with school and permission from parents, so “soft testing” can be done at tis stage. Ethics consideration there. In first instance, create 3 copies of the publication at home, give to three families I know for remote feedback. Written data on efficacy and content.
– Professional feedback already done.
– May not have time within these two weeks, if not can use the audience reflection to write the proper plan out. Because of timescales, unable to execute but “this is the plan”, including ethics consideration of randomness. Think out loud in writing about what the pitfalls might be. Don’t want to pick the families, for example.
– Possible to do simple testing now.
– Tutor – really refined the typographic hierarchy, text now easily to follow. Could refine, cut out some , spread over pages.
– For final production, foiling properly with a plate again. Paper making (cicada books reference, gloss textured stock). Push Riso and outstanding production questions to later.
– For testing, publication as is it is ‘giving passport’ enough. Wait for later on more complicated production questions. And then only if critically or objectively a good idea.
– Tea spread is most resolved, you’re guided as a reader whist capturing peoples attention. Some moments of colour need to be stronger. Stamp areas for example.
– What about the question stamps on secondary spread of each item? They ask questions but it’s unclear what they’re referring to. Could that be refined? Have a go. Associate the questions in the steps with the imagery, like it did on tea spread, it’s clear ‘this is how people were shown in the ads’. Do they need to be there at all? They’re a little confusing. Refine the questions within the stamps. Maybe the stamps could have arrows in them to refer to the object!
Could they be discussion points? Make it all a bit more legible.
– (Poss commission the stamps properly eventually)
– Instructional/contents page – revise the first spread which introduces the book to give instructions on how to use it. Take ‘With this book’ para and place it on the opposite page. BE MORE SPECIFIC about the stamping, mention the objects. Include small versions of the title stamps on each item’s spread NEXT to their object on the contents page. Perhaps include a picture of the stamp itself?! “You’ll go on a hunt for histories through these objects that you might find in your house”. Early on in the pages of your book, you should teach people HOW to read your book. Free up that first spread.
– This is where the work should be.
– Keep letter as a letter format, it’s nice and personal. Could this be as an introductory item in a show or bookstore, akin to the way you get recommendation panels in bookshops. For now, include it within the packs.
– This isn’t the last time you’ll test your work.
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ACTION POINTS
– Revise contents in a new iteration according to notes above
– Make three copies, including letters and questionnaire, approach my daughter’s friends for soft testing.
– Continue GCD studio draft
– Consider Reflection on audience participation AFTER testing but before 19th.
