Project_02 Assessment: Detour

Holding a finished product that once only existed on screen, I felt quite satisfied with the work done by the Detour group, as our spreads and overall layout survived the transition onto paper quite beautifully. The challenges that our group initially faced in the planning stages appeared to be well negotiated in the completed book

Among the book's strengths, the front cover, title page, and section headings stood out as unique additions this collection of work. The manipulation of proper street signs into descriptive logos gave each section its own personality without burdening the book with too much text. Additionally, the group pages in the beginning and end of the book seemed to preview and conclude the book's content quite nicely. Unfortunately, the message and narrative of the book is limited by a single GoogleEarth image, which stands for itself but offers very little discussion of the intentions of the photographers.

Given the chance to recreate this book, it would be fitting to incorporate another set of repeating elements, similar to the road signs, to put greater emphasis on the linear aspects of the trip taken that day. The imagery included was made cohesive by some subtle repetition, yet a more deliberate shooting schedule would have produced a book that was even more cohesive and multi-dimensional.