Booklet Design Research

To gain inspiration for my booklet designs, I looked at examples of booklets with interesting features creating a mood board of images:

The first three of designs use a selective 2 or 3 colour palette. By limiting colour continuity can be achieved and an understated visual appeal. These designs also feature large titles that span almost an entire page, which, in the case of my booklet, would allow me to display the typefaces clearly to the reader.

The fourth image uses diagonal text boxes and titles that follow a perpendicular pattern. By rotating the text interest can be added, but it is important not to repeat it too often as it could become a gimmick.

A few of the examples use black type over just a plain white page, limited the text to smaller segments, thus, using the white space to make the design minimalist.

A couple of the booklets use contrasting page colours using a black background and then a white on the other side, this segregates the information but still keeps the design quite simplistic and modular whilst creating contrast.

The use of the quotation page is interesting as in my research I have a few quotes from typographers I can include. I like the oversized quotation marks and the centre alignment of the text on the page to make the quote eye-catching on its own.

A few of the booklets include pictures that have a coloured mask over them to fit their colour scheme. This is an interesting way to create continuity but some imagery may be harder to see or require the original colours to be understood.

This mood board has allowed me to analyse page designs I like and could use as inspiration for my booklet, to ensure it looks professional and displays the typefaces succesfully.