Below are mockups of my final book I have produced to get a feel for how my book will look fully bound, but also to present in the final crit so that people have a visual representation of what my final notebook could potentially look like.
I have printed the covers both on pearl grey and on antique because i'm torn between the 2, they both offer different qualities such as texture and colour. This a question I really want opinions on in the final crit.
crest
I have also experimented with multiple saddle stitches, personally I favour the multiple stitches as opposed to the 2 simple stitches, it adds more detail and you get more of a hand bound aesthetic.
saddle stitch
bulb design on pearl grey
different saddle stitch
equipment layout front and back
second lightbulb design
belly band on and off the book