I developed the barcode experiments, using a thinner line at the end of each barcode to create a divide, and joining all the parcels from each day into a continuous line. I also wrote the content of the delivery under each bar code, as this is more informative than ‘parcel 1’ which I had before, and this acts as its own representation of the proportions of each kind of delivery.
As a result, some parcels stretched across two pages , and some created a very small barcode, which helped visualise the amount of deliveries each day.
I decided that I wanted to create a stab bound book, with a folded edge, as I thought this would link well to the thickness and texture of delivery packaging, so each page was created from a two page spread, printed on A3 and cut to size.
I placed a timeline at the bottom of each page, so that I could hole punch the times each delivery arrived, adding another layer of data, and providing a cut-out texture.
These experiments show my development of the timeline.
I printed a test on A4, and found that the hole punches didn’t show up very clearly, so I added an extra spread after each spread, covered in black ink so that the hole punches would show through to the black on the inside of each folded page. This worked well and stood out much more clearly.
I also printed on brown card, which reflected the delivery context much more successfully than white. However, I wanted the barcodes to show up clearly, so I decided to print the barcodes separately on white sticky paper, and the main page spread on A3 brown paper. This should also help communicate the delivery theme, and mimic the appearance of packaging labels.
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