Beer Identities: Speed Dating Task

Speed Dating:

Initial Issues:

- What to feature in the illustrations

- How to bind the book 

- Incorporating the paper used for beer labels or a beer matt at some point 

Idea in a sentence:

Illustrative book showcasing the different personalities of beer drinkers. 

Helpful References:

- How to be a Hipster 

Suggested Materials:

- Beer mats

- Beer label material 

Suggested uses of typography and layout:

- Book could follow the stages of drinking a pint

- Layout could become more blurred/messy as the book goes along to show the stages of drinking 

- Layout on the page could reflect how drunk that personality is likely to be 

- Use a pint glass to show the position in the book, goes down as you go through 

Additional Suggestions:

- Illustrate one aspect of the personality rather than the whole face or body 

- Using beer matts for the cover weather found or my own design 

- Concertina book 

- Emboss into the cover or book in a similar way to beer bottles

- Blur text 

Conclusion: 

This exercise proved to be very helpful with overcoming some initial issues I was having when attempting to create the illustrations to showcase the different personalities. Consequently I’ve decided to explore using beer matts fro the cover of the book and using a concertina technique to bind the book. This will allow the book to be used by readers in a bar or pub so they can spot the personalities around them. The use of beer matts will allow the book to blend into its environment. Additionally illustrating a single aspect of the personality allows for greater interpretation by the reader. I also plan to explore the use of breaking the grid and also blearing the text as either the book goes on or in relation to the separate personalities.