BxB Publication: Production

Printing
In order to cut costs and save paper waste, the publication was printed on a big sheet and the pages were cut down individually to scale. This decision was made as the stock choice of Museum Heritage is printed from a roll, and so the layout needed to cover these dimensions. 


Trimming
The individual pages were then cut accordingly to the required scaled of 18x15cm and stacked in order.


Ordering
The relevant materials were selected and combined with their unique photograph, a series of options were trialled to maintain and minimal balance and coherent colour palette and texturised stock. 







Layout
The extra paper stock was cut to size responsive to each photograph. Using paper clips the cut outs were held in place so that when the holes would be made they would be in the right positioning. 

The order was then clamped in place so the edges were not moved and for consistency when making the holes. 


Making the holes
This process took a lot of time and patience in order to ensure the end result would function as hoped. As the paperclips had to be removed it was needed to find another solution to keep the extra sheets in place, as they were not the same dimensions as the main pages. Blue tack was attempted however this ripped away the paper when taken off so was not of use. The final decision was to line it up in place and clamp the entire block together. 

The initial idea was to use a hole puncture and line the pages up after however this seemed like it would be too inaccurate and risky. The final decision was to use a paper drill once the entire contents had been lined up and clamped together. This was successful in getting consistent holes, however was hard to operate and didn't give the cleanest finish.






Binding
Two loops were made in each hole with string to give the publication the same rustic and feel that is evident throughout the other material choices. 

Final Production:
The end product opens and closed as required however is very delicate due to the nature of its composition. Opening and closing works best when stood, and gaps were left in the string so that it can be adjusted at the will of the viewer.

The magnifying card was placed at the beginning of the series to be used throughout / without boundaries. The pocked is subtle which adds a nice layer to the discovery of the publication that mirrors the discovery within the pictures.