Our most recent project has asked us to create a Zine magazine [a small publication of self published work]. By collating the work of our summer brief of negotiated projects, we have been asked to produce an interesting and exciting Zine.
To help us think about the design and style of our publication we have had weekly sessions of book binding with Lucy Wilson [http://www.elizabethheart.com]. Lucy has a natural ability of breaking down information in order to teach you the required skills needed to perfect this craft. Japanese- stitching, chain- stitching, copic- stitching and paperweights are all to be considered when producing a book. Content needs to relate to material choice, stitching and book cover. These book- binding sessions have been insightful and we are starting to produce some interesting results. Formatting our work using the Indesign software has been a little more challenging and understanding the printer capabilities has also been a must in order to produce quality prints. They are many ways to incorporate designs to these small publications, hand sewing, paper cutting and collage make the content a little more exciting. I will post pictures later on of my designs and findings.
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