I cracked on the with the planner and I finished it. This blog will tell what changed and why because, a lot has changed.
Changes
I didn’t change the concept. It is still a planner for both business as personal appointments. However, I did change a lot of the layout:
- No more dubble months; as I described in my last blog, I wanted to create two planners in one document. I got to the point I was working on that and it made me realise that the planner would be extremely full and thick. Also, the wire-o binding will never be big enough for that amount of pages so, I changed it. I created the normal amount of months but instead of creating one writing area, I devided the page in two columns. One column is for peronal, one is for business. I chose to not continue the lines so I actually get two different columns. That way, private and business are separated but I can still see very quickly what the difference is between the two.
- Different header on the weekly pages; I used the pattern I’ve created for the cover almost everywhere. But, I looked through it and it became clear to me that it was to crowed. I wanted to have a clean and practical planner. So, I changed the weekly planner headers to a gradient of solid colours. That gave it a more professional and calm look.
- To do list; I insert a to do list in the monthly calendars. I’m a person who uses these types of lists a lot. I even have my own bullet journal to keep track of what I have to do throughout the month. So, in order to keep everything in one place, not needing more notebooks, I created a section next to the monthly planner where I can write my things down that I need to do that month.
- Note section; Behind every month, there are three pages of notes. That is basically where I can put my brain dump or things I shouldn’t forget.
- Project notes; The business section of the planner also changed. I’ve included only two separate sections because I’m now using my weekly planners for my appointments. I included a Project Notes section. This is for meetings with a client and there I can write down what the client’s wishes are for the project he is requesting. That also saves me to cary around a laptop, or an extra notebook for my notes.
- Blog planner/ideas; Last but not least, I included a blog section. There I can write my ideas down for a blog and also write down what I need to do and what material I need for the blog. This is easy for me because I have everything in one overview and I can tick boxes of when I’ve finished it.
Motivational quotes
Throughout the planner, I used motivational quotes to keep me going. It’s a psychological thing and for me personally, it really works. I used it on the tab pages and each note pages have a little quote on the bottom corner of the page. That gives the planner my personal touch,
Final design
I’ve uploaded my final design in Issuu. This is officially a magazine tool, but in order to show it in a nice and easy way, I created one to check out. I’m very proud of my planner, and the goals is to get it printed in the Netherlands and use it for 2016.
I want to thank Chris Matthews for all the feedback and great workshops he provided. Even though this level was lower than what I’m used to, I still had a lot of fun an actually learned some things about typography. I also enjoyed helping out my classmates when they got stuck with the programs. Also big thanks to Mike downing for the very interesting lectures. Thanks for this great time!