
I did the index of the book! I had too many ideas and had a lot of trouble narrowing them down to good ones. Since the index was not going to include page numbers, I felt that the purpose of the index was to just show the chapters of the book and not where to find them. With this in mind, I wanted to stray from the standard linear form that most indexes follow, which is why I played with different ways of arranging the content. I liked the theme of time and travelling through time, which is why I decided to put the chapters onto a clock face. I also put a little plaque on the bottom that said “travel through time” to really drive that point home.
Initially, I was going to draw the names of the surveys and their dates in typefaces from that time, but I felt that the clock face would still look too plain. I put patterns and little elements from that time period in addition to the dates and chapter names in the background to make it eye-catching.
I would give myself 9/10 for this index. I felt that my index reflected the research I did prior to making this, and that it would give the viewer an idea of what the sections would be about. I think everything looks great, although if I were to do this again I would change the look of the survey 4 section (steam and the speed of light).