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Sketchbooks

5/28/2012

 
So I got me some supplies to finally make sketchbooks.  I figure once I can stockpile a few, Etsy store here I come.

In the meantime, the plan is to make a limited run of each different paper cover.  Paper covers are gonna be made from various papers (handmade, scrapbook, or otherwise) I can get my hands on.  Other covers will be made out of the traditional bookcloth, and since I have more of that, more editions of bookcloth covered books will be made.

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Coptic Binding

5/15/2012

 
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So I just completed the last book of my academic career.  Or at least my undergrad career.  Who knows, I might go on to grad school sometime.  Maybe.

Anyway, the last book we had to complete for my Printed Books course was a coptic binding, and it was marvy.

First we had to pick a book (any of our choosing, old or new) and typeset it according to pre-defined guidelines specified by our professor.  Second we had to design turn-titles, chapter headings and all the other marvy parts of the book, only stipulation being no "concrete" illustrations.  Instead we were allowed to use graphic translations and shapes as we liked.  And last but not least, we had to bind the book's signatures in the coptic style, as mentioned before.

I chose to do a selection of Hans Christian Andersen Fairytales.  There were 12 stories in my particular iteration.  I used stepped lines to illustrate the beginning of each story and it's title, giving this classic a clean modern feel.

More pics to come soon....

Even Big Designers Use It....

5/1/2012

 
So I just discovered Frank Chimero utilizes a Tumblog (a.k.a. a Tumblr page) for his site.  Love it.  Most excellent choice on your part sir.  And for you crazies asking why I love it, here's your answer:  I have a Tumblog and now I can stay updated, cause now I follow Frank Chimero.  And for the crazies asking why I don't use a Tumblog as my site since I already have a Tumblog:  meh.  I'm already on Tumblr enough checking for more crack of the Interwebs, so a Tumblog as my site would be waayy too much Tumblr time.  Waayy too much.  Believe me.

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