Yearbook Meeting

Ian, Charlotte and I met up for a yearbook meeting this morning to discuss our initial ideas for our new compulsory BA Graphic Design yearbook pitch prior to pitching for the BA Surface Pattern book. Fred has asked that anyone interested in pitching for a yearbook pitch a concept for the BAGD year book in an effort to prove ourselves when working with the other courses. It also, of course, allows him to have the pick of the teams when designing our own yearbook. If I were him I would do exactly the same thing. 


The object of todays meeting was to discuss the graphic design yearbook specifically. The Surface Pattern book has been put on the back burner for now. 
Previous BAGD yearbooks have focused on the number of the year the degree has been running (1 & 2). It seems logical then to play on the number 3 because its our graduating year. Triptychs, triangles and 3 column grids (or multiples of)  all lend themselves to the magic number. Working toward the number 3 and the rule of thirds is our basic concept for the book. 
We discussed the importance of print finish because of its intrinsic link with the discipline. Over printing, foiling, die cutting, embossing were all discussed for the cover. If these techniques prove to be too expensive simulation could be used in the book, e.g. blending modes for overprint. 


Looking at previous BAGD yearbooks we noticed that they do not run in alphabetical order. This is something that we feel important to do in our own design to aid user reference. 


Having talked about the use of triangles to represent 3 we agreed that they were overused in graphic design today. Very en vogue. Instead we talked about developing a simple icon to represent the yearbook and graduating year that could be easily applied across all promotional material. I mentioned the use of roman numerals to create a sort of logo mark and we drew up some variations on this theme. Here are a few vector examples to better explain it. Also a selection of interesting numerical characters.

The rule of three is going to be used as a basis for the design. Our next step is to research the number 3 to see what information we can uncover. We are meeting this Friday afternoon to pull together what we've found out in preparation for Monday's yearbook briefing.


Worksheets from the meeting: