Practical considerations

Organisation of the work:

1. General idea, first drawings and first layout researches; structure of the content

2. Layout researches / text writing (I work these two in parallel, they have to be really linked and to work toegether). I have to think to the title pages as much as the content pages.

3. Illustrations execution (Actually I will also do this in parallel with the first things, but this is a more finished stage)

I will use color pencils and black marker. There will also be some photographs. But the most important part of the work will be the page layout, wich I will produce on Indesign.

4. Finalisation of the layout (corrections to typography, language, illustrations...)

5. Choice of the paper, printing, binding (it could be interesting to pass by a selfpublishing website, like Inky little fingers. It may cost more or less 55£ for 10 digitals)

 Type of object:

I want to obtain a little book that can be kept in the pocket and taken everywhere (type pocket book). I want a handsome object but not too precious (standard white paper, that can maybe remind flyer paper). I want it to be flexible even if it have a certain thickness.

Test with the text

Here I tried to include the text into the pages. I like the idea to have typed text and handwritten text.

But this pages are very white and have a lot of text so I am really not happy with it. It was just a test.

More layout researches

Some more worked layout researches.

A color test:

(I don't think I will keep this color technical. I would prefer to use color pencils and also less contour drawing. But this is an interesting test.)

Layout researches

At first, this is an idea for the title pages (wich open the different chapters)

 And here are ideas for some other pages. It is very important that the illustration and the layout is always in direct link with the content.

Content

This is more or less an index of what will content my guide.

1st researchs (page layout)

And this is a test of a page. I am not satisfied at all by the page layout, but it just to approach the universe I am looking for.

Universities international student guides

Help guides for international students actually exist and they are very useful. In term of content, my book will not necessary be so different than them.

But this is the reasons why I want to create one other:

- The graphisms are not so good –> I want a nice object that people will keep as a reassuring thing or as a memory.

- They are often difficult to read or boring –> I want to use a language friendly and pleasant. I also want the images to really work with the text.

- They are specific to one school –> I want something as universal and complete as possible

- They are not necessary easy to find –> I want to find a way to share it and to make it accessible

Here are some links where you can find on universities guides for international students:

http://www.lyoncampus.info/ (link to the guide here)

http://www.glos.ac.uk/international/ (link to the guide here)

http://internationaloffice.berkeley.edu/ (link to the guide here)