CLIENT IDEAS

I sat down with my client again yesterday to discuss any further ideas he has before is tart with the production, he really liked the illustrations i produced to go with the 35mm pictures (see next blog post), he also thought the removable strip with the addresses of different locations was a very appropriate idea, however after receiving the content (text) for the publication, a slip wont be on each double page spread as only some of the people photographed bought their clothes from places in Leeds.

When discussing colour schemes for the publication, my client suggested purple blue and yellow, i will see how this works, however as the content for each double page spread has such varied colour pallets perhaps using a black and white cover with a splash of colour may be more appropriate.
I discussed my idea of having the cover saddle stitched down the side with the cover content being the name of the guide written in a wavy sort of typography. My client on the other hand expressed his ideas of having the cover made completely out of shirt material (referencing the clothing within the book), i explained to him how i don't think this is appropriate for the cheap price range and he agreed, i then came up with a sort of compromise, through the form of perhaps illustrating a shirt pocket somewhere on the cover and having a swatch of material within it, this way the costs will be reduced as it's only a small amount of fabric per book.

The client made it clear that he wanted the outfits to be the focus point within the images he took, but he also wants illustration to be incorporated within each double page. We discussed a few ideas and decided that removing the model from the background of the image may work quite well in ensuring the focal point is on them and not the background, and then place it in to the illustrations which will be on the page, including: outfit illustrations, typography (using the interview answers provided) & appropriate pattern illustrations.
Although this idea may work, i believe it will be best to leave some sense of structure within the pages (coming from the 35mm prints), the most appropriate idea in my opinion would be to cut the model from the image, slightly shift it up or across a few centimeters, which leaves room for the illustration to come through in the background, yet still keeps some structure to the page and ensures that the eye is first drawn to the actual image and not the illustrations and type which the cut out model may get lost within.