Let me straighten out my extremely professional crumpled piece of notebook paper, and talk about the possibilities until I end up arguing with myself about what I really want to do.
Option A:
AKA “The Original”
Just a really nice, expensive coffee table book.
PROS:
….mmm glossy pages
I kind of think once you have a coffee table book it means you are immediately more impressive and pretentious (wow, is this really a pro?)
CONS:
Exactly the kind of crap no one cares about.
The whole “expensive” part, my budget is…$-10.
Boringgggg
Boorrrrinngngngjsdfkdfj
Option B:
Cards shaped like magnolia petals, possibly on a ring or circle thing (I hate the word “grommet” really bad, sounds like “vomit” and “grouch”), then when you fan them out, it looks like a magnolia or lotus blossom (my personal insignia)
PROS:
Portable
Able to have better quality materials because each “page” is smaller
Cool looking, good if I ever manage to make the magnolia icon official.
CONS:
Admittedly, a bit impractical in the context of this assignment. It’s TOO portable, too cute, too easy to lose.
Not sure how those little metal circle things work. Do I need a machine?
Option C:
A petal/leaf shaped envelope with the leaf shaped pages sitting inside.
PROS:
Cool, without being unnecessarily super unusual (“LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME”)
Self contained
Portable
CONS:
Not sure if I like the envelope concept.
Option D:
A folder with loose papers inside. Might be a trifold, shaped so that when it’s closed, a “crown” of three points resembles a simplified magnolia blossom.
PROS:
Simple, unassuming, but still cool
Professional
Easy to produce
CONS:
…I like this one. No cons for now.
Option E:
A simplified book, kind of like a greeting card, with horizontal orientation, bound by either book tape or ribbon (because it’s pretty!)
PROS: Easy to understand
Fairly simple to produce
Attractive
CONS: A little boring
General apathy towards this idea
Option F:
A slim box with the loose pages inside
PROS: Very very attractive design
Self contained
Impressive
Fairly simple design
CONS: The box (how do I make/find one?)
A little bulky
I can tell I’m already leaning towards the last two. As soon as I finish a few more pages I’ll try to make a final decision.
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