For the project, I tried to get as much of a varied set of research to broaden to help come with possible ideas of what I could do. One of the earlier examples of research was on Irma Boom, one of the largest names in book design, more importantly, I was really inspired by her SHV book for a Dutch coal company. The book itself has its content and form which is set to last for 5 generations, is what separates it from other books and gives the reader a new reading experience that has them find something new each time. Irma Boom herself has stated that she hate seeing books sit on a shelf as a fashion icon to a household or studio, books are meant to be read and to combat this, the covers of the book plain white, which is taboo in the book designing, as the coal fingerprints of the workers will show on the front to show how many times it’s been read. This is really interesting and links in with my summer images as they were focused on chiselled stone type.
To get a further understanding
of bookbinding techniques, I spent my time looking through the likes of perfect
bound, Coptic, Japanese, saddle etc. to have a look at pros and cons of each
method while also looking at their aesthetics. While Coptic bound books can lie
flat similar to ring bound ones, its binding is on show so it has to be done
right to look good. Whereas perfect and saddle bound books are much easier to
create and looks clean ad bespoke with less craft going into it. There are
limitations especially for saddle bound books with the amount of pages you can
use so it can close over and avoid creep. The likes of Coptic bound books an
ideal for coffee table books as they can be opened and lie flat so it’s easier
to flick through whereas the likes of perfect bond and saddle stitched books
are more to be held in hand as their read. To help with this, the YouTube
channel, Sea Lemon, and the workshop tutors really helped me understand each
method.
links that helped me with this:
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