About the Book
Originally I wanted to make an unconventional travel guide with random illustrations of each country’s local scene that might seem weird and unordinary for foreigners who are visiting. However, as I researched further on the topic, I realized it would be better to also promote the idea of backpacking around the world. Most people nowadays think of traveling as luxury in life, because when we think of the word “travel” we tend to picture plane tickets, fancy hotels and restaurants. Many students are concerned about their budget that they will suppress their desire to go abroad until they have enough money. I really wish to change these people’s mind with my book, because I strongly believe that traveling around the world gives you a better overview of how the world is, makes you open minded, and gives you time to think about where you are rooted at, and where you want to go from there. So I have decided that I wanted to add the whole backpacking tips for each country as well. Because I plan to cover multiple countries per continent, the manuscript won’t be in depth, but it will give the readers a better sense of what backpacking experience will be like and give them information about some minor tourist attractions that are fascinating but often overlooked.
Originally I wanted to make an unconventional travel guide with random illustrations of each country’s local scene that might seem weird and unordinary for foreigners who are visiting. However, as I researched further on the topic, I realized it would be better to also promote the idea of backpacking around the world. Most people nowadays think of traveling as luxury in life, because when we think of the word “travel” we tend to picture plane tickets, fancy hotels and restaurants. Many students are concerned about their budget that they will suppress their desire to go abroad until they have enough money. I really wish to change these people’s mind with my book, because I strongly believe that traveling around the world gives you a better overview of how the world is, makes you open minded, and gives you time to think about where you are rooted at, and where you want to go from there. So I have decided that I wanted to add the whole backpacking tips for each country as well. Because I plan to cover multiple countries per continent, the manuscript won’t be in depth, but it will give the readers a better sense of what backpacking experience will be like and give them information about some minor tourist attractions that are fascinating but often overlooked.
Key Words
messy, rough, free flowing, fun, warm
ContentS
+ I found some resources that cover most of the information I need, which will be a basis of my manuscript. I will be editing the length of the text and do some more research for visual elements.
+ For each country there will be at least two to three illustrations. Because my target audience is younger generation, there will be a lot of white space, and the style of writing will be very casual.
+ I have a rough idea of how to package the books together since I will have three books in a series each containing information on America, Asia and Europe as mentioned in my earlier proposal.
+ Since the illustrations will be just made of line sketches, messy and free flowing, I won’t be using many different colours. The books will be in monotone except for point colours to accentuate certain parts of the books.
+This is the drawing style I’m hoping to achieve. (fig. 1, 2 by Frank Ghery, 3 by Frank Lloyd Wright)
messy, rough, free flowing, fun, warm
ContentS
+ I found some resources that cover most of the information I need, which will be a basis of my manuscript. I will be editing the length of the text and do some more research for visual elements.
+ For each country there will be at least two to three illustrations. Because my target audience is younger generation, there will be a lot of white space, and the style of writing will be very casual.
+ I have a rough idea of how to package the books together since I will have three books in a series each containing information on America, Asia and Europe as mentioned in my earlier proposal.
+ Since the illustrations will be just made of line sketches, messy and free flowing, I won’t be using many different colours. The books will be in monotone except for point colours to accentuate certain parts of the books.
+This is the drawing style I’m hoping to achieve. (fig. 1, 2 by Frank Ghery, 3 by Frank Lloyd Wright)
Book size and binding
Since there are three books, I want to put them in a box that resembles a parcel with stamps from all over the world – the concept being traveling tips sent to you from all over the world. The size of the book will be 7” by 5”, so they would be small enough to carry around, but each volume will be thick enough to make parcel shape when stacked together. I haven’t decided how I want to bind the books yet, but I’m leaning towards having a hard cover for the books. The paper stock will be thin enough that the pages won’t be stiff when the reader flips through.
+ Parcel images
Since there are three books, I want to put them in a box that resembles a parcel with stamps from all over the world – the concept being traveling tips sent to you from all over the world. The size of the book will be 7” by 5”, so they would be small enough to carry around, but each volume will be thick enough to make parcel shape when stacked together. I haven’t decided how I want to bind the books yet, but I’m leaning towards having a hard cover for the books. The paper stock will be thin enough that the pages won’t be stiff when the reader flips through.
+ Parcel images
Timeline
Oct. 27
- final manuscript
- work on illustrations
- visual theme of the book
Nov. 3
- page layouts set
- decide which binding will be used
Nov. 10
- cover design, box design
- proofread text
Nov. 17
- finish building the box
- make a mock-up book
Nov. 24
- final copy printed
Dec. 1
- binding and book completed
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