505: thinking

I had a late night panic about my project realising how much the COP and 505 deadlines clashed. I feel pretty fine in regards to making the images themselves but printing them/ getting it all made is a source of huge panic! If I was to outsource as planned I'd have to finish the book before the COP book which just isn't really feasible right now.

Printing the book at college might be difficult but I have more control over it... It might not be as well made but being able to do it quicker (eleven days quicker) and not have the anxiety of waiting for it to come by courier is also a huge weight off my shoulders and I think I might be willing to sacrifice one for the over. I'd also have control of small things such as no printing logos, and my own end papers.

I know I may not be able to print in the digital print resource BUT I have printed on my own paper in the studio printers before and know it's possible and looks ~ok~. I'm wondering at this point how much is based on the product itself and not the idea of the product- in regards to marking. Thinking about my project in terms of gaining *marks* is really not how I like to go about things but the limited time and pressure is making me consider these sorts of things.

My plan is to hand bind the book hard bound, and make a dust jacket for it also. I don't know why I didn't realise I could make a dust jacket myself! I don't like them as much as hard bound printed covers but it's really the best I can think of in this situation.

I also realised that I'm an idiot for thinking a square format book would be necessarily better than a portrait one. Landscape is maybe more traditionally associated with children's books and square might look quite nice in the spreads but I can get a bigger size with a portrait book and they're not that uncommon either. I like the 8x10" format as it's a little fatter than A4, though might scale it down a notch for printing purposes.