Putman Textbook Remix week 1
While researching this project, I only found one medium capable of presenting the vast amount of print and visual information which textbooks contain in an aesthetically pleasing way - the coffee table book.
I derived the design and typography choices present here from examples I found in some of the coffee table books I have around the house. I used a minimum of color outside of the preface image I have on the first page, freeing up a lot of space for my text and timeline.
My type choices consist of using Didot for the chapter headline, Baskerville(bold and regular) for my regular headings and page numbering, and Garamond pro for my body text.
The only thing I still am not quite sure about is the focus on writing section at the top left of my second page, so any advice on how to improve it would be great.
Thanks,
Michael
I derived the design and typography choices present here from examples I found in some of the coffee table books I have around the house. I used a minimum of color outside of the preface image I have on the first page, freeing up a lot of space for my text and timeline.
My type choices consist of using Didot for the chapter headline, Baskerville(bold and regular) for my regular headings and page numbering, and Garamond pro for my body text.
The only thing I still am not quite sure about is the focus on writing section at the top left of my second page, so any advice on how to improve it would be great.
Thanks,
Michael
Very well done. The mood board needs to be presented as well which would help us with, among other things, understanding your color palette. The image is fabulous and the organization of the material is very strong. The History Icon could be smaller and the Focus on Writing perhaps a wider width so not as chunky moving a bit into the the upper left white space. Just a bit more balance. The world icon is larger proportionally than the U.S. Unsure about the page numbers treatment in the Sections. Very clean and beautiful.
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