Research Book Development
Layouts
For the research book I have drawn up some basic layout wireframes influenced by my research into layout of existing information books that are image heavy. My research taught me that although the image is key, it's also important to have the information to educate about the significance of the image. Therefore I have decided to go for a pretty simple layout with one large full bleed image on the left and the info on the right hand page. It keeps the layout consistent throughout but also allows the image to be viewed in all it glory whilst reading about it.
The book will be Z-Bound so that both sides of the Space Race are told and can be viewed from different perspectives. This means that none of the stories interfere with each other and can be read individually or as a book documenting two separate accounts.
Because the majority of the images from the space race seem to be landscape and not portrait I think it's necessary to turn it into a landscape book so none of the images are being cropped. However, I still intend on keeping the book long edge bound just to add something a little different to the whole way the book is to be read.
As well as the main information about each programme I also aim to have a 'key events' section where it in brief documents the key elements and factors that made the space race. There'll be a small image accompanying each element as to illustrate and give an idea of what it or they look like.
