This is the rough layout and full content for the Pocket Guide to The Empire, I still need to fully illustrate the map and get some real layout ideas nailed down, but there is so much content its hard to get to grips with quickly in such a short time.
I am not sure if I will carry this on yet due to the nature of the brief and its content, but I will try ouf a few more layouts to see if I can get it looking anywhere near final.
I am not sure if I will carry this on yet due to the nature of the brief and its content, but I will try ouf a few more layouts to see if I can get it looking anywhere near final.
I tried out some more fonts as I need to decide on it swiftly in order to progress with the brief. I took the liberty of vector tracing the Empire's emblem of the dragon that would be part of a range of logos to apply to deliverables for the brief. The fonts I used were a mixture of web and game fonts: MaryJane Caps, Oldstyle HPSP and Planewalker were used. I personally think it is a choice between Planewalker and the Oldstyle family due to the nature of the brief and the general style and shape of the type.
Cheekily included some pocket guide research, worryingly, I discovered that Bethesda had already released one, so I am questioning the reasons behind redesigning it for the reason that it is already an existing product and dont want to get sued or anything like that. It has given me reason not to use Planewalker as they have used it throughout the Pocket Guide.
Have managed to compile and begin trudging through the entire 2920 series, with each chapter respectfully noted. Taken me ages to go through and patch up the story but I think I have done a good job. I have sort of decided on formats for the brief: B5 for the main 2920 book due to the size being about the right size it appears in game but also because I have not really used B formats before and they seem highly appropriate for book design.
