Product specifications

November 17 / 2017

Stage: b) planning

This entry is meant to help me realize some aspects I need to take into account during the process of creating my final product. At first, I didn't know if I should do this entry or not, because to me, it wasn't a set assignment present in the steps to carry out stage b in my supervisor´s blog, however, a friend of mine, Jessica, thought it was an assignment, meaning we were both confused regarding what had to be done, so we went and asked Lizbeth about it and she told us we should do it if we wanted to have supplementary specifications about our final product. So, I decided to answer to the questions and have a further development on the planning of my final product.

Aesthetics: consider appearance, size, style, color, shape/form, texture, pattern, layout.
The book will have an attractive design, with a great variety of colors that complement each other and don't make the book look disorganized. It will have a rectangular shape with measurements of 29x23 centimeters. The texture of the cover and the pages will be plain and smooth. I want my book to portray elegance and delicacy and at the same time to look alluring and fascinating to the reader.

Cost: Is there a maximum cost? Do you need to keep this project within a budget?
The maximum cost may be 300,000 pesos, but I do not have to keep it within a budget because I want the book to be perfect, meaning I will do anything for it to be at its best.

Customer: Who is your project for? What is the target user´s age, socio-ecomomic background?
My project is for people that have an interest in learning about the human brain and it’s parts. There is no specifical targeted age because people from 12+ may have a desire to learn about the most important part of the body. In my opinion the socio-economic background does not have an influence on determining the customers of the book, however the reader must at least understand english in order to be able to read my book.

Resources: What resources are available? Are there limitations as to how this can be created?

Basically my resources are what is available at the “Comercial Papelera” because that is the place where the book will be printed. The limitations are that some materials I want to use may not be present at the “Comercial Papelera”.

Function: What must your product do? What is the purpose of your project? How easily can it be stored?

My product will be a book that explains the parts that make up the human brain and their role. The purpose is to entirely teach the reader about the brain and the different parts that make it function the way it does. The book will be very easy to store taking into account it has a favorable shape that makes it very simple to just place inside a library, a table, or wherever the reader wants to place it.

Materials: What materials are available? What properties will the materials have?

The materials, as I mentioned earlier, are the ones present at the "Comercial Papelera", I am thinking satin pages and a hard cover made or cardboard. I want the materials to be strong and able to last for a long time, I also want them to look pleasing to the eye, in other words, pretty.

Size: Are there any specific sizes that need to be considered? What "human factors" need to be considered?
The book will have a rectangular shape and the measurements will be of 29x23 centimeters. I guess the one human factor to be considered is that, taking into account my targeted audience is 12+, the font used should come in a medium size in order for the individuals with eye problems to be able to read it easily.