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Joyce and I decided that we would split the index and the back page between the two of us. While we did work mostly independently from each other, we agreed early on upon a more minimalism-oriented aesthetic. We didn\u2019t want either of the pages to feel too crowded or overwhelming, so making use of white\/negative space was paramount.<\/p>\n
I struggled a bit with finding something appropriate to place on the last page of the book; I wanted to acknowledge the class\u2019 hard work, maybe have some kind of closing note, or design a glossary-type page which would list everyone\u2019s name alongside their respective spreads. Popular opinion was that our instructor should be pictured somewhere as well.<\/p>\n
After much sketching and even one prototype, I settled on this idea of having a sort of art gallery displaying famous works of art. Included are \u201cThe girl with the pearl earring\u201d, a de Stijl design, The Mona Lisa, \u201cStarry Night\u201d, Monet\u2019s waterlilies, The Scream, Warhol\u2019s Campbell Soup print, Duchamp\u2019s \u201creadymade\u201d, a cubist painting, Dali\u2019s famous clocks and a Pollock action painting.<\/p>\n
The idea of having an art gallery was good, but we did much more than research fine art over the course of this term, and so I thought featuring various famous historical figures visiting the gallery would help summarize more fully the content of the book. Some of these are Winston Churchill, King Seti I of ancient Egypt, Josephine Baker, Leonardo da Vinci, Marilyn Monroe, and the Orville brothers. I really wanted to feature some designers we learned about as well, but when I was picking who to feature in the gallery I leaned towards very easily recognizable characters, and I couldn\u2019t think of, off the top of my head, any designers from the time period we studied with unique appearances.<\/p>\n
My name isn\u2019t written anywhere in the spread, since the whole idea of the page is to encompass the whole class. However, I do have an unhealthy love and obsession for cats, so I included a couple just to add that extra personal touch.<\/p>\n
Finally, just to add a bit more of that \u201cthis book is ending\u201d feeling to the spread I included our instructor, Judy, dressed in her gnome costume and saying: \u201cDone talkin\u2019\u201d, as she has written on the last slide of all her survey lectures. A great closing statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Last Page – Rationale Joyce and I decided that we would split the index and the back page between the two of us. While we did work mostly independently from each other, we agreed early on upon a more minimalism-oriented aesthetic. We didn\u2019t want either of the pages to feel too crowded or overwhelming, so… Continue reading Final Spread – Last Page Rationale<\/span>