The first half of class was devoted to the construction of books. We looked at a number of books which used different binding methods. We were also lucky enough to have a stab-binding demonstration by Nic Taylor.
More importantly however was the first critique of Project 2 (Content). Having had a day to consider everyones work—I have a few general comments that I hope everyone will keep in mind as you develop these projects further:
1. Keep in mind that for every time a wavy line can represent something fluid, so can an arrangement of other objects. Remember that this is a design project (not an illustration project) and that it's critically important to maintain the formal compositional elements we worked so hard to understand in Project 1.
2. Sketch, sketch, sketch. Work hard to develop a thorough and unique interpretation of this assignment on and off the computer. Remember—thinking isn't done on a computer.
3. Don't work as if you're trying to make something finished and final but rather work as if you're trying to dig deep. As a colleague of mine likes to say about the design process, "Get your knuckles bloody."
Saddle Stitch
Wire-O
Case Bound
Case Bound (Detail)
Perfect Bound
Perfect Bound (Detail)
Accordion Fold
There were no reference materials distributed today in class.
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