Practice brief: double page spread design for hobby book
Practice brief for Briefbox.
The brief:
A hobby magazine are looking to bring out a modern and playful book called ‘101 things you need to try’. The aim of the book is to have a range of diverse illustrations of some interesting hobbies or things you generally enjoy doing that other people may not have tried. Think of your favourite hobby and create a double page spread to explain what is is and to get people interested in it.
Cross stitch isn't a hobby of mine but in the process of making this I might have convinced myself to give it a go 😂
The design above was my first attempt at it. I went into it knowing that it might not work this way because some of the design might end up getting swallowed by the gutter of the book. However, I was keen to give it a try because I wanted to reflect the fact that cross-stitch patterns are often symmetrical and a complete composition in and of themselves.
When I mocked it up and realised that this wasn't a good option, I amended the design so that no content was in the centre of the page. You can see the final designs below.
