In the master's thesis a personalized diary was planned, created and analyzed. The diary is a printed personal diary that allows users to write down and overview the upcoming obligations. Without a diary, daily, weekly, monthly and yearly planning is no longer possible.
In the theoretical part information about the diary – its origin and the history of the diary was given, how to use it, the structure of it. The advantages and disadvantages of a printed and digital diary were explained. In this part, everything from the conceptual design, preparation for printing to the final product was introduced. Furthermore, offers of various diaries on the Slovenian market were analyzed.
In the experimental part of the master's thesis fonts used in the selected diaries on the Slovenian market were analyzed. With this analysis the information about most commonly used fonts in diaries was gathered. This analyze was then used in further planning and design, which serves as a starting point and inspiration for this diary. Next, an online survey was made. The survey was analyzed and the gathered information was used to create the conceptual design of the diary. The survey results showed that most respondents want to have a printed diary. Advantages of this type of diary, as they describe, are better memory and greater organization. The diary is intended for young women aged between 20 and 35 years. It was later on designed with Adobe InDesigne program. Several covers were produced and a short survey of its importance to the diary users was conducted. Next, the cover was selected based on that survey. Finally, the diary was made based on all parameters and the cost of its print was acquired.
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