Imposition Booklet – School Assignment
Our final project for our Printing Process & Workflow class, we were given 9 pages of copy and images, and told to create a 16 page spread complete with front panel, back panel, and a table of contents. We were not allowed to remove any of the copy or images, but could add any copy we felt worked.
Detail…
I can assure you that getting the copy to fit 14 pages was no easy task. given that we were encouraged to adjust margins, create our own headers and footers, and generally create our own look and feel.
Given that the copy was basically a crash course in creating Impositions, I opted to go with a construction colour theme (Black and Yellow) and split the content into logical chapters. I used typography to creatively define chapters (both in the table of contents and with chapter headings), as well as for a touch of decoration (last page of the book)
I found it difficult to space everything out without ruining the general look and feel of the text. To get the text to go the extra pages, our options were limited to increasing the font size, leading, etc. and/or adjusting margins. Though I did both within what looked good, I still found I was pages short.
This inspired me to create the Chapter headings and additional resource sections. By adding these sections, I was able to add a touch of style to the booklet, as well as organize everything into logical sections. The overall result was an increase in readability and overall aesthetic increase.