Wednesday 10 June 2020

Premature Print Test

Still with a way to go before completion, I thought I'd treat myself to test print of the progress to date.

Physical Prototype
  • Used Lulu: A5 (5.83 x 8.27 in / 148 x 210 mm), Premium Color, 80# White, Linen Wrap, Matte Cover.
  • Colors are vivid! Construction is good (though smyth sewn not an option)
  • Content is about complete (70%)
  • There are typos (no quality control yet!)

Learnings
  • Feels very different looking the physical book to onscreen or individual print outs, has given me clarity on certain typographic decisions.
  • Some background greys are too light (they disappear somewhat and ruin the page structure).
  • Not sure about the super white paper, colors look great but makes ink very reflective. 
  • I didn't allow enough room for trimming, the book is very fat and more was lost than expected
  • Small light grey text doesn't print well. I knew this, but still I try!
  • Some tints lose too much saturation (will add some color tests to next proto)
















8 comments:

  1. This looks like Extremely high quality. Cannot wait to see all the progress.

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  2. Pretty nice work. Will this game be released in english only?

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    1. To start with yes.
      But never say never!
      If there is enough interest anything if possible.

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  3. It looks so amazing in book form. I can't wait to get my hands on a physical copy!

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  4. I've been following this project on and off since I was an actual kid, so excited to see it coming towards physical completion!

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