OUGD603 | Extended Practice | Brief 03 | Development - Constructing Publication | BBC (Our Generation)

OUGD603 | Extended Practice | Brief 03 | Development - Constructing Publication | BBC (Our Generation) - Life being British Born Chinese

Printed Covers and Pages
My collaborator Leah was in charge of printing the final publication. From the images below the pages are printed in a matte yet a slight hint of shine paper material.

Construction of Publication - Saddle Stitch
My collaborator also bind the publication covers and pages with a 'Saddle Stitch' method. Definition of saddle stitch - a stitch made by placing the center of the fold (as of a magazine or pamphlet) across the saddle of the stitcher and driving wire staples through and clinching them on the inside —called also saddleback stitch, saddle-wire stitch. The overall publication design and layout was successful.

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