Process and Skill is a class I am taking at Parsons. At first thought, this felt like a crafter class. Why, in an age where technology rules, should I have to do anything that gets my fingers sticky, cuts paper and creates confetti in my carpet?
Because it`s fun. It develops your thinking, fine motor skills and polishes your creativity. Because spreading glue on paper to create a concertina book is magic. Because a Japanese Stab bind book is as much fun as it sounds. Because analogous work is actually rewarding.
I recall my mother hunched over her Singer sewing machine. I understood why people paid her instead of buying clothes at the store. No one else will have the clothes she designed and made! Book binding has always fascinated me, but like everything else that takes effort, I was too lazy to do it.
Having such a powerful motivator than an F in lieu of my comfort, got me off my duff and did it. So when I ran out of cover paper, I started ripping through catalog covers like they were going out of style. Paper flying out, scissors cutting, awls stabbing and needles binding. I may never go pro, but look how cool they look!
If you want your hand at bookbinding for the art of it, click here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKXfvqoUKsg
Resources:
http://scottmccarney.blogspot.com/
http://issuu.com/smartbooks/docs/visualbooks
http://5b4.blogspot.com/
Indie Publishing : How to Design and Produce Your Own Book
Lupton, Ellen
Pages: 176
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Location: New York, NY, USA
Date Published: 10/2008
Language: en
