Koenig: Final

Pierre Koenig by Neil Jackson | Make Your Own Book

The final spreads are complete. From this point, I will attempt to use these as a template that I can add the content to for the final, 80 page book that I will order from blurb before Wednesday.

Koenig: Semi-Completion

At this point, I have much to edit (indents, annotations, image treatment, spaces, superscript, numbers, etc...) before Friday, but I am enthusiastic with where the spreads are going!

Koenig: Process

Redesign of the Neil Jackson Koenig book using the Frutiger family only. (Shown above: a few examples of spreads and possible cover). I am using a 6 x 6 grid and continuing to correct and learn from my schizophrenic tendencies by making each column the same width. The book will be printed through blurb in 8 x 10 landscape.

Univers & Meridien: Final Layout

Even though the finished mailer is not absolutely where I wanted it to end, I learned a lot from the process. This was one of the most frustrating projects of the semester (so far) and still is...every time I look at it. I was really excited about the idea of the mailer but I didn't fully understand its purpose (or what I was going to do with it) until a few class periods into the project. After developing my full story, it started to take shape. The finished layout still does not feel very friendly or playful which should have supported the text. There is a lot of structure within the imagery (although I, thankfully, took out the architecture images). It was confusing for the viewer to decipher the story. Although I do like the final color choices, the overall layout should have supported my story in a better way. I included little surprises where the text changes from Meridien to Univers (which I enjoyed) and used the type to express the "personalities" of my characters. Hopefully, convincing the viewer that they were "meant for each other."

Meet Meridien: a sharp, striking woman with a quiet dignity

Meridien just got out of a bad relationship with Gill. (Their lives just ended up going different directions). Meridien needed space, to breathe. After months of nagging, Meridien decided to visit some of her old friends in the beautiful, Kansas City.

Meet Univers: a pragmatic man with a prolific career

Although business takes Univers all over the world, he likes to call Kansas City hom­e. Univers had many previous relationships but nothing just ever felt right. Univers concluded that he had no need for a companion and could stand-alone.

After showing her around the city, Meridien’s friends insisted she just had to meet their colleague declaring that she would “You will fall in love.” This was when Meridien met Univers. After an awkward introduction and small talk, both found that they worked in the book business and were multilingual. As Meridien exclaimed, “I would love to become more familiar with Kansas City.” Univers took the bait. He offered to show her around.

One thing led to another and Meridien decided to extend her visit.

Only one thing could be concluded:

Univers and Meridien were meant for each other.

Univers & Meridien: Initial Layout Idea 02

Univers & Meridien: Initial Layout Idea

This is a rough, beginning layout of my type mailer. I want to tell the story of Univers and Meridien falling in love--in Kansas City. I will narrate the story and use photographs of the structure that I have found in the city to emphasize each typeface.

Tender Buttons Final

In the same way
that Gertrude Stein
questions
the arbitrary of the reader
to understand the
English language,
I arranged chosen poems
from the book
tender buttons
to reflect her approach
through the principles of
fragmentation .
The layout encourages
the reader to take in
each piece
in different directions
while maintaining
legibility and meaning.
The most prominent
letter on
each page
corresponds with
the title found on the
contents page.
The type is set in officina.

Tender Buttons: Process & Final Direction

Initial Directions (not completed):
(close up of text)

Some attempts:

Final Direction (to be completed):