Planning the Production Process

This morning I decided to plan and lay out exactly what I needed to do during the Production Process, and plan out a timeline to make sure it was all finished on time.

In order to produce my book, I need to:
- Print "Studio Pacific Architecture" in black ink onto black SRA3 Card
- Laser Cut the pattern onto the black SRA3 card
- Laser Cut a matching sleeve onto brown card
- Take the PDF of my book for printing
- Take my book to Modern Book Binders.
- Fold the sleeve to the book once picked up

I then called Modern Book Binders, and asked how long a single book would take to be perfect bound, and they suggested bringing it in at least 4-5 working days in advance, especially if there is going to be a whole heap of students bringing them in for binding, as they will do "first in first served", and there is the chance of some people missing out.

With this in mind, I would want to collect my book Wednesday at the latest. That way, I have time to fit the brown card sleeve to the book. They're not open on weekends, so I need to take it in Thursday to be make sure it's ready for hand-in. I then need to allow a full day for the printing of the booklet, as well as day for laser cutting and printing onto the black card.

My production timeline is below:

Sunday 15th May: Print black text onto black card
Monday 16th May: Laser cut the black card, as well as the brown card sleeve
Tuesday 17th May: Take PDF of book to Ink Digital for printing
Wednesday 18th May: Pick up printing from Ink Digital
Thursday 19th May: Take my cover and printed book our to Modern Book Binders
Wednesday 25th May: Pick up book and fit the brown card sleeve
Thursday 26th May: Final Presentation