505: book design

When I started to piece the book together in InDesign I found that because the text segments were so short they started to look very empty on the page. I considered hand writing them but wasn't so sure that was the best way of going about it.

I looked around to other children's books that had used a similar layout of text one page image the next and was reminded of Paul Rand's picture books. His weren't strictly like this, but I was inspired by his use of movement within text whilst also keeping it simple.

Paul Rand

I'm by no means experienced with type but just went with my gut instincts! I tried not to make it too crazy because I'd know that I would mess it up, and tried to make the movements suits the atmosphere or imagery in the words. I considered putting shapes on there but did not wish to distract from the images.

Because of time constraints I decided to take an image from the inside and use it as the cover page with the title. Looking back I realise I should have possibly put my name on the front, but I think it suits the simplicity.

The final book layout: