peer review

We had another peer review, I felt more confident with what I was doing compared to last time. The comments were positive with some useful feedback:

appropriateness/ambition 
- good application of illustration, has an educational element to it
- ambitious yet do-able 
- think about how I might package the book - how will it look when it is bought? Maybe make some sort of educational pack?
- animation could work well, with the facts popping out as you scroll along
- a digital version wouldn't take too long as I would already have all the imagery

quality/quantity
- collage investigation in sketchbook is good and relevant to constructivist aesthetic
- high level of quality to work produced
- good level of consistency and a strong tone of voice
- start mocking up concertinas

documentation on blog
- really good evaluation of image development, constantly linking it back to the aesthetic I want to achieve
- lots of contextual research
- thought process is clearly explained
- consider context of the work; why is it being made, why did I chose that particular audience 

decisions on production
- in a good position to finish on time and maybe even make an attempt to do all the proposed outcomes
- think about what stock I want to print onto
- talk to james about double sided printing and what is the biggest scale he can do 
- consider scale because it could end up being huge

extra
- test out the text with the images and decide whether it would look better on the back, although little amounts of text seems like it will work
- concertina format is a lot better than one big image as it allows the audience to handle it/engage easier
- photos look good with the collage, it is similar to the photomontages used by constructivists
- will the book have a font cover? hardback? 
- use of photos can look a bit jarring in some places, look into how to make the photos blend in more

What I found most useful was form the talk after where we thought that printing onto one long piece of paper might not be a good idea. Seeing s the image at the moment is longer than A0 it could be very long which will be expensive, annoying for james and easy to mess up when trying to fold. So we came up with the solution to cut it into separate bits - like how concertinas a meant to be made. That way I will be able to definitely print double sided and if I mess up when sticking/folding I won't have to print the whole thin again.