Vis. Lang: More Process For Friday

So since Monday, I asked myself simple questions to go towards an output for the details of the book.

Question 1 consisted of: How do I make the lines not so complex and easier to read?

While approaching this question I thought of having the lines in a straight or 90 degree turn to indicate the move to the next column, but now looking at it I'm going to try diagonal lines to see if it is simpler be more clarify. For me, clarity is key in this book of breaking down a mind map of thinking. The other part of clarity was having solid line vs. dotted lines to help the direction.

The addition thing that will be done with the lines is that they will be transparency pages to create another way of looking at each step separately to understand how each step progressed. This idea will better provide another level of interacting to the book.

After doing the diagonal lines the more stair type of lines are working better.


Question 2 consisted of: Do I really need lines for connection, maybe color of the text would help connect the eye better?

When answering, the colors help to indicate the next level of information but still didn't answer the question of clarity. Color does help, but the color palette is going to be worked on to help the tonality equal and not distract the eye.
I have tried another color for the third column, so it isn't as bold and popping off the page. I'm not for sure if it is there yet.



Question 3 consisted of: Which form do I represent an interactive website through print? top or side?

As to answer this, during my exploration of looking at multiple websites was having their navigation was either on the top of the screen or along the left side. While looking at my approach as a whole having the die-cuts allow the top will help give the viewer a different aesthetic than looking at another column.


Question 4 consisted of: How do I approach arrows to indicate a direction?

The approach of arrows were either to have the arrows all be the same or have 2 different ones. Keeping them all the same would keep the unified look of the whole page. Keeping objects consistent will help with viewer understanding that through out the book that they mean the same thing and that way the viewer doesn't become confused.



Question 5 consisted of: How do I make a book more interactive to look at multiple pages at once? Also how do you make it, so the main content is consistently in the same position?

I decided that for the view to understand the book more that the page where the question is asked they could tear it out and then take notes or draw what they learn. This will give the viewer a little more understanding and they can look back at their notes when they go further into the book. Thus this book can be a learning tool.