​Project Brief

Typography Specimen Booklet
Brief

Design a type specimen booklet to go alongside the designed typeface "Eye Sans"

Specifications

Book should be of a suitable sizes (at least a4 or equivalent. Min size on all edges: 210mm. Book can be made by hand or printed professionally using a dedicated book printing website.

Jump to final outcomes

Type specimen Research

Digital
ES Allianz | Extraset
MD Nichrome | Mass Driver
Java Sans
SKWAR
Recursive Sans & Mono
Booklets
Printed Specimens
Replan Variform | Extraset
Hamburgerfonts Type Specimen | CoFo
Selecta | maxitype
Dinamo Typeface Specimen | Dinamo 
Skylar Sans Type Specimen | RosettaType
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Original Draft

Developed this initial draft alongside designing the typeface. Will use this as a basis to develop the book properly into a fully fledged printable copy.

Layout ideas

Want to try and make the book layout in a square format (210mm x 210mm). drew some layout ideas, mostly inspired from the previous guide

Development

Square booklet draft
As I developed this, realised that it doesn't work as well square. Want to revert back to landscape a4 format. Maybe test using some analogue methods as well.

Testing analogue

Lasercutting & Spraypaint
These ended up being really messy - didn't feel they were usable as page spreads.
Printing on tracing paper
Ultimately, decided that creating an analogue book wasn't gonna do the typeface justice, nor would I be able to make the book to a standard where it will look good. Decided to stick to developing a professionally printed book instead.

Book development

Spread development 
PDF of booklet sent to print
Inside pages:
Hardback cover:

Final Outcome

A4 Booklet Specimen