Week 24 Work Review

With the business cards complete, the first thing that needed to be done was to send the book to print. The book needed to be sent off as I feared there would be a delay in processing the order due to COVID 19.

I called around and tried the websites of numerous print companies to get quotes for the print job. I wanted to have the book printed square hardback with a soft-touch matte finish.

I chose this type of finish as I believe it would suit the delicate nature of the topic. It also feels more luxurious, which I much preferred over the regular gloss lamination.

Most companies require a minimum order of at least 100 copies, so this was of no use to me.

I started to think outside the box and began looking into companies that print photo books.

Most photo books need a minimum of 15 pages which suited me perfectly and there is no minimum order number.

These photo books range from 20 euro to 40 euro which was a huge difference. I found a company called Optimal print which is a printing company based in Australia. They offered the cover I desired in a single book print order.

The order came to about 25 euros in total. The downside is the turnaround is about three weeks. Seeing as this is from Australia, I am worried if there are any delays, I will not have the physical book.

Aside from that, I need to start pulling all the pieces of the final project together next week as I will be focusing on completing the poster designs for the project.

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