Well its all happening folks! I am nearly there and what a journey it has been. I have just been to the printers today with the artist who illustrated my story to check the proofs for the scans on the artwork. For all of us who are not graphic designers, this is not a simple task. I absoulutely marvel at the process. All of the pictures are too blue. How is it that you can’t just copy it and there it is? In my ignorance, I actually thought that all you had to do was “photcopy” it and then you have a book of lovely colourful pictures all as you intended them to look. Well, we all had sore eyes after scrutinizing the proofs figuring out which sections needed less magenta, and more of other tones, and well… thank god I am surrounded by geniuses who for them, it is second nature what needs more and what needs less. So its back on thursday to check the colour corrections and then its all on to disk for the design and layout. I want my book to look warm and inviting so its up to me to choose a font that will portray the feeling I want to convey. The text has to be a particular size to make it easier for young readers to identify the words, and easy for a teacher or parent to read upside down. That is, when we put the book on our lap to read to the little ones and, read it looking down from the top. Then its back to the printers for another set of proofs to make sure that the text is placed well, and then another set of proofs to make sure that everything matches correctly. Then I get my “dummy” copy and then if I approve; we are away! This is in a nutshell. It has been a long and intensive project. Then there is the legal stuff….. All rights reserved etc etc. I have to write this myself and I hope that I get it right because it would be a major inconvenience if I print 1000 copies of the book only to discover that I haven’t covered what I need to legally. Anyway, if all goes well it looks like I will be launching my book on the 1st of December which incidentally is my birthday. So, we will be in the Forum on orchard rd so all of you who are in Singapore, you will know where that is. Hope to see you there. December 1, 12pm.
Cheers!
Am I allowed to tell people that? Hmmmm…….
Katrina
