PROJECT 03
“If you don’t see the book you want
on the shelf, write it.”
- Beverly Cleary -
GLASS+ ELEMENTS BOOK
Class:
Typography 3: Complex Hierarchy - Spring 2018
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Assignment:
Project 1: Book Design
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Professor:
William Culpepper
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Category:
Book Design
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Description/Include:
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Design an 80 page book
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Front cover, spine, back cover
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End sheets
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Title page
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Credit/Index page
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Table of contents
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Several photos and/or illustrations
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Several items of information design:
charts, graphs, maps, etc.
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Solution: I wanted to incorporate visuals of artisan made glass along with the feeling of transparency that glass creates. During the class, I learned the book making process from scratch, thanks to the help of an acquaintance that restores antique books and bindings. It was the experience of a lifetime.
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