To accompany my print for the Degree Show, I wanted a book to help showcase the other buildings as part of this project. This has not been an easy task for me, as it has been a difficult process and at times challenging in order to ensure I achieved the correct look (orientation) and how the images will be laid out within the book, the use of text, how much text for each image, font etc. I have also researched various bookmaking suppliers to see the range of options out there. Places such as Blurb Books (https://www.blurb.co.uk/) and Mixam (https://mixam.co.uk/) have been such valuable resources at showing me what is out there in terms of book processing, types of books available and even what types of paper are available. 

In the end, I have decided to trial a book design with another company. PhotoBox (https://www.photobox.co.uk/) is a service I have used in the past so I know of the high standards they set. I have sent off an order for a much smaller version of the final version of the book I want to be displayed on a plinth under my image. The trial book is a square softcover book which measures 18cm x 18cm. This will give me an idea about how the final book may come out. There will be changes to the finished book. For the exhibition, I do believe I'll print just the one book, but I would like to print more in the future with the aim of offering them for sale.  

I have chosen the square format for the images as I feel that this will display 'the best of both worlds' with my images. I have some images in portrait orientation only and some in landscape orientation only, so by making all the images square format, there is a sense of unity and harmony in the book about how the images sit on the page and the order they are in. 

Another difficult decision for me was the order of the images. My first and the probably most obvious idea was to do them chronologically in order of when I took the images, however, because the whole project is based around the buildings themselves, I thought a more fitting order would be in order of when the buildings were finished being built, as this is a reminder of just how long these majestic buildings have stood the test of time.