I have been trying to decide what paper stock the Etiquette pages should be on. I want them to be different from the book pages (a matte paper with a bone finish) so it is apparent that there is something else happening. Suggestions?
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I think it might be interesting if the etiquette pages were on some really bright or unusual non-etiquette-like paper like a really bright pink paper or maybe some sort of mundane office paper like a grey or a green or on craft paper. I think they should be a juxtaposition from the rest of the book.
ReplyDeleteI guess it depends on how you want people to read the etiquette pages. If you want them to read them as serious and cold, something like light grey could work. If you want them to realize that they are funny and shouldn't be taken seriously, a yellow could work well. Maybe begin the section with a really bright colour and the subsequent pages could be a lighter shade.
ReplyDeleteEep, this might throw you off but I was totally seeing it printed on a thin sheet of paper - like newsprint paper, especially since you said the content was around 1920s and 1940s.
ReplyDeleteIt would be really cool if it were designed to look like a newspaper using columns and woodcut illustrations. (see: http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/running-for-office/assets/images/artifacts/frontpage-zoom.jpg)
Or even something like this: http://www.conandoylecollection.co.uk/images/TheatreprogrammeforTheSpeckledBand1912.jpg - which was designed in 1912... I think it could work with your book since this poster relies heavily on typography.
I don't know, I guess I like the contrast that could be created between this section and the book through newsprint paper and the typography (digital vs. your handdrawn for the main content).