final book and short evaluation

i have had mixed reactions to the book itself as a final outcome. you can tell the interests of the people that understand what i have tried to say, because they see the world in a similar way. the world been this place where things seem strait forward in the way we have to live to continue living, and how it actually can feel like a burden and creates a substantial lack of meaning. as well as a feeling of been used as a member of society for other peoples gains. 

people have responded to this publication better than i imagined they would. i wanted to make something that i would myself buy and enjoy the concept of. and in doing so i thing that i have managed to make something i am proud of. 

i am glad i didn't add more text in the end because the majority of people have been able to interpret what i was trying to show, and the others seemed to miss out some little details in the images that would make it clearer for them. but overall i would say that i am happy with the result.

however, if i was to do it again i believe that i would try do some more things to improve the book.

• i would possibly change the font of the text on the cover. as i went for the typewriter look to suit the aesthetics of the artwork included, but i feel like it could be better. at the same time i really struggle to distinguish what looks good when it comes to fonts, and i generally don't notice the differences when looking at other peoples work.
• i think that i would change the page size, either make it longer or thinner to maybe give a larger contrast with the images i put in, making the world inside seem never ending.adding a more hopeless feeling
• the paper i used. i think it good quality paper but i don't feel like the texture complimented it too great. in hindsight i wish i tested what it looked like on different paper and possibly different printers. as i used the print dungeon printer, some of my peers said that those printers can come out a little grainy. despite scanning my images at a high resolution.
• i would have like to make some more concepts for the monsters too, as some of them don't look amazing and the smaller one is a bit of a let down looking back at it. 
• i also believe that the page with the people holding the daggers could have been drawn better but i wanted the people to look anonymous and thats how i imagined it.

things to take away from this:

• better use of font and text
• look more into how to structure a book
• see how i can make something stand out more at first glance 
• composition of imagery in the book
• quality of art can always be improved  
• how to structure a book, like the use of spreads and space