Final Cover
With the prototypes showing that this movable cover is doable (even if
I accidently glued all of the prototypes down) it was on to the next step of
creating the Mayan calendar design. We both set out to design our own version
of the calendar. We went for Kyles design as it was much closer to an actual
Mayan design plus it was easier to put onto the rings.
To add the designs onto the cover we had one of two options, either to
screen print them on or laser cut them into the mountboard. We decided to scrap
screen printing as there’s a chance that as people rotate the calendar it will
smudge and get rid of the design whereas laser cutting it into the mount board
improves the overall durability of the book. Laser cutting gave us some issues
as the laser cutters at the Uni can be very temperamental, we found that
rastering the design onto the mountboard would just but the whole lot of rather
than give it an engraved effect. To combat this, we recreated the original
design to remove the filled areas so it could be engraved into the cover. It
proved to have different results each time we used the laser cutter, sometimes
it wouldn’t cut deep enough and in one case would basically set the section it
was cutting on fire. After a few attempts we chose the best two so we could
both have a book for submission.
The saving grace for the book would have to be the use of double sided
tape as it holds the book together solidly and is also great for the moving
pieces by removing most of the friction that was causing issues during
prototyping stage of this project.
Feedback
“It’s really great to see the transition from the book that you made
from stone last year. Maybe include an instruction sheet for the best way to
rotate it.”
“To fully show this design off on your blog, make a gif of someone rotating
the cover to full demonstrate your design. Would be a shame if it didn’t come
across to whoever picks it up.”
“I can’t get my head around how you’ve thought of this. The only thing
I would say is that maybe add something else to the cover but it might make It
too busy. Just a thought.”
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