Saturday, June 07, 2008

Bookbinding & triple fold

Hardback binding
Aside from one tutorial with Bill Bragg I hadn't ever done bookbinding before. But with an intricate arrangement of clamps and heavy books I bound them reasonably well. I made a fairly messy job of the hardback covers but was happy overall with the way they worked out. I know where I went wrong so when I next do it, I'll improve.




Triple-fold

To chart the journey each book imparts, I wanted to find a way of including the locations linked to the contents of each page without interrupting the individual page layouts and designs. By triple-folding the edges of a French-fold book I could bury the information in the V-shape this forms, so that it is accessible but not intrusive.


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