Finished

I've managed to print and stitch-bind my final brochure/booklet. I'm super happy with how it turned out. The stitching did pull some of the ink away, but I think it's less tacky than just a simple staple which doesn't have as much invested value. I'm very pleased with my illustrations and my final wild-card page, which was put together very last minute, adds a whole other level of information about each place which is very visual and very useful for those looking at places to go. I've really enjoyed the creative freedom in this brief and I feel very proud of my final brochure.

Binding

I've begun printing my booklet for test binding. I'm very comfortable with printing booklets from inDesign. Using short-edge binding and the 'Print Booklet' functionality. I've brought some high 230gsm paper (non-gloss) to print my final brochure on. I first printed the booklet and used a strip of book-binding glue to glue the booklet together. This proved not very good and ended up ripping the ink/paper away from itself and didn't work at all. My fall-back plan is to stitch my final booklet which will have less of an affect on the booklets finished aesthetic and will add to the kitchy/nic-nak/collective aesthetic of the booklet.