Design Principles Publication 1.6

If I am going to use the laser cutter to cut out shapes on selected pages, I need to make sure I plan out the pagination very accurately. When the shapes have been cut out it will reveal the next page that could have other imagery or text on it, this could distract the audience and it won't look as smart and concise. In order to overcome this, I am going to have a blank page of coloured paper which will act as a solid block of colour to contrast with the page above it. I will need some quality stock and colour choices in order for this to be successful. 

I need to find out the best possible way to create this publication because when I laser cut the shapes, it needs to be accurate so that the shapes don't go off the side of the page, etc. 

Possible Solutions:

• Use InDesign to create the pagination and add required information. Leave the pages with the cut outs blank and then once it's been printed, laser cut into it. This is the easiest option, however I need to make sure I am extremely accurate. Also the pagination will mean that a coloured piece of paper can be relevant for one page but it will also have to be used for another that may not be appropriate for colour. 

• Print out each page as a separate piece of paper and then sew it together using binding techniques. This will be a time consuming technique, however it simplifies the pagination problem.

I need to make sure the binding technique is best appropriate for the outcome and process. 

Japanese Side Stitch 

Experimented with a new book binding technique because it allows single sheets of paper to be stitched together to produce a book. This is relevant for my book because each laser cut will be separate pieces of paper. 

The technique is simple and uses a limited amount of tools and equipment which is convenient. I will need to bare in mind that the bind limits how far the page can be turned so the information needs to be placed towards the right hand side. 

*Please refer to Studio Brief 2 for more information on binding technique*