Sunday, April 26, 2009

Power of Three

I have three questions re: my book that I'd greatly appreciate feedback on.

1) Would coptic stitching with brown, davy-board-like covers be appropriate for this book? the rationale being that it is raw, simple, and personal. If not, please suggest what might be appropriate aesthetically.

2) I want to avoid categorizing the items because that's too cold & data-like for this kind of a personal project & content. Any suggestions as to what kind of story/narrative I should use to order the items?

3) Would it add to the book to have little takeaways like coasters or reproductions of some of the items?

Some really rough spreads









Not satisfied with these, each one looks different.
I believe that I will be printing out photos and scanning them to give them more of a tactile, real-ness, like the first spread.

Friday, April 17, 2009

Slip case & cover

I want to have the book incased in a white box, with a reveal [through a smile-like cut to separate the two halves] of a white impression on the cover. Cover art to be refined, for sure.




And one of my favourite additions: