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Set Project: Final stage

 Today I started finalising the InDesign version of the book.

I made initial improvements in terms of the page layout. The inspiration of how to introduce a more professional look I took from The Beatles illustrated lyrics. I bought this book in order to understand the graphic design of the late sixties. The author, Alan Aldridge also had a big contribution in illustrations. However, the book includes various artists from the last decade. 

My book is rather different, it has a comic construction and the illustration I put in strips. 



Nevertheless, as you can see, I transit the blue line under the songs titles as well. I was not sure, from the beginning about the text field. When I saw the example from Aldridge's book, I am sure that I made a decent effort. I tried my best in terms of managing the space per page. 




When I established this work as a book, I needed to embed the page numbers.


                 I saved the pages in pdf form. I made a preview of two pages and I implemented the cover and the back as well. Thereafter, I exported each page in jpg in order to place them into a mockup.                                      
I downloaded three sample mockups.

And simple onto particular layer I placed my pieces.

I wanted to select the right expositions to show the product on the best-looking sides.

Here, I made some cosmetic changes in Mr Kite photos with ''levels'' tool.



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