Mar 25, 20215 minAssignment 1: Your zineFor my first book design assignment, I was asked to create my own A5 fanzine publication. This initially sounded like a daunting task,...
Mar 17, 20213 minExercise 1.7: Visualising, editing and CritiquingNow that I had some hand on experience with on how a book could be formatted for print, I started thinking about how I could edit my...
Mar 16, 20212 minExercise 1.6: Folding and mocking up your bookThis was a short and simple exercise guided me through making my own printed mock ups, which gave me insights into some of the ways that...
Mar 16, 20214 minExercise 1.5: Research & developmentFollowing on directly from the last exercise, I now needed to select some of my designs to refine and develop into a mock-up through the...
Mar 12, 20212 minExercise 1.4: Generating IdeasThis exercise was the first of several connected exercises that leaned more on the physical aspects of creative book design and I was...
Mar 11, 20215 minExercise 1.3: Alternative PublicationsBefore the practical side of this exercise began, I was first asked to research artist books and fanzines, both of which are areas that I...
Mar 5, 20216 minExercise 1.2: The Future of the BookI've not done academic research where I needed to digest a written piece and then write my personal responses in quite a while, but I...
Feb 12, 20218 minExercise 1.1: Influential BooksAfter finding my preferred workflow back in KSI-1, I started my first exercise in Creative Book Design after a hiatus between course...