I would like to share the later progress of project 6 up until the final publication shooting.
At first, in thinking about images to be used for my own pages, I also payed with objects that I used in my film. I thought of using the information on the label as a background to put in QR code into my film, but later on I chose not to since I think the focus would have been too much on the information of the object that it might divert the idea about relationship between objects and myself.
In choosing the materials, led by Sheng Ye, one of our group member, we went to select papers from John Purcell Paper shop. We chose the same type of papers for the inner layers of the publication include the inner jacket but in different thickness in order to create different worlds when the reader navigate through the pages. We prefer the color of the paper to be not too yellowish, I personally like that in terms of how it would help showing the color of the work well.
Visiting John Purcell Paper shop. 
I found this paper interesting due to its transparency. 
Sheng helped printed on the sample papers from the shop, we chose to print at the school instead since the printer used here let the ink sink into the paper too much that you can notice the letters from the opposite side. 
Papers we ended up choosing. The thinniest one would be for the innermost part.
This is samples of my own page on the final paper, I really like the quality of the paper since it sits between matte and glossy for me. By having both qualities, the color is rich but still, the texture is not too glossy that it does not show much of reflection of light.
We have prepared many versions of mockups starting from using papers provided in the school. We printed the papers onto A3 sized paper and cut it with a cutter.
Pody helped with the binding with thread and needle. I think it produces much feeling of a traditional publication which goes in align with this philosophical theme of our group that seems to be timeless question comparing to technique such as staples.
Towards the final publication, we printed the inner layers with a photocopier/printing machine but the jacket from the printing lab. We planned to print around 8 copies, one for each of us, one to be submitted, and one for extra spare. Below are the inner layers,
For the jacket, at first we thought of using an opaque paper from the printing lab, but the color is too white comparing to the innter layers, so we decided to have two layers of jacket, an inner one with the thickest paper bought from John Purcell to produce the same texture with the inner three layers, and we would have an outer jacket printed on a transparent paper from the printing lab. I like the transparent paper since it gives a mysterious feel of something that could be seen but not clearly.
First try for the jacket. The color is too white. 
Transparent paper for the outer jacket. 
The first try of the jacket. 
Jacket printed on transparent paper instead later on. 
The final look when all types of papers are seen together. 
Cutting the jacket sheet.
For the folding process we also have this plastic rod to help make the seam become more neat. Sheng also helped with the smashing machine to help flattening the publication.
Pody, Sheng and Nevaeh. 
At first we also thought of having a title embossed with a letter S so we tried to lasercut the letters in wood and also on test paper. We ended up did not use it. Personally, even the letter could represent ‘literary’ the ‘s’elf and ‘s’urrounding, however, it might be a bit too narrow in order to capture the sense of the philosophical subject.
Where we planned for the title name at first. 
Using material form the school. 
We did quite a number of mockups to test also the layout and the working of the texts and the readibility.
We designed the text on the first page of each of our pages to be in the same style of the image on the opposite page. 
Comparing publication text to the general magazine shown here, we enlarged it from 8 to around 9 points instead for an easier read. 
This is how the final product look like. I like the idea of having different texture of papers creating more complex narrative to the publication.
We prepared three types of jackets; all bound to the contents inside, only the outer jacket detachable and both of the jackets detachable.
We chose the version which the outer jacket is unbound. I like how the outer jacket acts as an introduction and a credit to the contents inside but then it could be lifted off so that the reader might become more focus with the contents inside later on.
Final Publication to be launched on 10 March ’20
Only the outer jacket is detachable. 
The look of the content inside.
Regarding the launching event, we are discussing ideas such as we might all carry our physical publication in case of when any audiences want to understand more, we can use it to explain and have conversation with the audiences, we can also ask the audiences how does she or he think about her or his identity in relationship with her or his surrounding as well similar to an interview.
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