Research & Reflection – Page 2 – Daniel's OCA Blog: Book Design 1

New forms from old works

The work of Mar Arza Mar Arza says that if language forms thought then freeing the limits of language can increase the scope of thought. One thing is for certain, her work makes you think in a more lateral manner. In some work she explores a ‘submerged’ language that arises from the interlines (a blank… Continue reading New forms from old works

Research Task: Paper and Bookbinding

Further inform your understanding of paper and bookbinding by reading pages 165–180 of Alan Pipes’ chapter ‘ On Press’ available as a downloadable resource at http://www.oca-student.com/ Collect lots of different paper samples, and assemble these into a standalone book, or integrate them into your sketchbook. See this as the start of an ongoing resource that… Continue reading Research Task: Paper and Bookbinding

Research task: Book terminology

Familiarise yourself with the terminology used in describing the anatomy of a book and write some brief notes in your learning log on how the various structural elements could be modified to reflect the book’s function. The following componenets are listed: head, spine, tail, pages/leaves, book block, board and cover. As I am currently reading Book… Continue reading Research task: Book terminology

Research task: Artists’ books and fanzines

Browse the American based Smithsonian Libraries’ Artist Book archive to identify books that you find interesting or questions the notion of the book in some way. This book jumped out at me straight away. It subverts the idea of a book unequivocally with its unusual form and layout. The book could just as easily be… Continue reading Research task: Artists’ books and fanzines

Exercise 2/Research task: The Future of the Book

Given the current development of the book from printed to digital technologies, what do you see as the future of the book, for readers, and book designers? Where do you see the book heading? Show and tell. Try and summarise your thinking into a series of short statements, quotations, images (collage) or ideas. Be creative in how you… Continue reading Exercise 2/Research task: The Future of the Book