Record breaking book

My 24 hour , 20 page coffee table book layout record

front cover and back

first spread

more pictures of this in my design site

This to date is the record holding winner in the layout of the coffee table book ... i finished it in one day ... all 20 pages of it plus the front and back cover! I think i might not be able to top that again! hehehe!

I was really pressed for time, my client (from HSBC who will be giving this book to their expat boss who will be transferred to Australia)initially was ordering a 10 page book, but after meeting up with them and discussing/brainstorming for the pages they opt to get the 20 page book instead to accommodate all the information and pictures they wanted. They gave me a cd for all the pictures and was promised to wait for the other in my email after two days.

These were the days that my papa was hospitalized and i was going to the hospital everyday to check on him ... since i was still waiting for the additional text (messages/writeups from the employees) for inclusion in the book and pictures i did not start looking at the cd yet. I decided to finally open the cd and check the pictures ... only to discover that the cd was blank! Uh-oh! I called up my client (who was on a sick leave) and told her, we made arrangements for the cd to be given at Dusit Hotel (where we were billeted for a celebration that my papa is okay na) and finally opened the cd when i got home that night.

To say i was overwhelmed is truly an understatement ... but i do love challenges and i know if i set my mind to it it will be a piece of cake since i already had ideas on how i would go about the design. I was still getting emails from my client for inclusions (last na daw ... who am i to say no, if i can squeeze it in pa, why not) so the clock begins.

I sent the layouts for approval and together we talked about it over the phone ... there were some revisions as there were some mix ups with the photos they sent ... so i had to edit ... and finally it was okay to go for printing.

I am proud of this book and was doubly happy to see my client happy with the book too, makes all my sleepless hours worth it!

As soon as i get some time, have to finish a few more projects, i promised myself to finally scan pictures of the kids (the days when di pa uso ang digital camera) and make them into books. I will post them as soon as i finish them ... i just have to start first! hahahah!