OUGD404: Studio Brief 2 - What is a Book? (Production)

The binding method, perfect binding, we chose to use for our magazine meant that we couldn't simply use the 'print booklet' feature on InDesign, instead we had to manually order the pages so that each double page spread was separate to each other as shown below.

The reason being why we didn't go with the saddle stitch binding method is because with the amount of pages we had within our magazine, we thought it might feel too bulky with all of the double page spreads being stitched at one point. Instead we opted for a method where each page would lie next to each other to create a spine which we would then glue to the cover of the magazine.

Considering the fact that we had to manually organise each page to ensure that everything flowed as it does within the InDesign document, we first made a scrap paper run through of the publication writing on each piece of paper which page went where.

Few picture examples from the run through

Once we had the sequence of pages organised we did a test print to ensure it worked as planned before we went on to do the final print of the publication.

The spine of the test print publication

Final print went as we'd hoped, all that had to be done was by this point for each page to be cut down to size and glued together.

Glueing the Spine

Although the binding method worked, the end result wasn't as clean and nice looking as we expected. The creases are a result of scoring the page and folding it as opposed to using a machine to create a very clean crease. Aside from the creases, we were pretty happy with the end result of the magazine.