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Photographing the final piece

I tried to experiment with all kinds of ways to photograph it. I tried to use a machine thats got two light sources at the two sides and they are moveable so I can experiment with different amounts and ways of light. I also used a light box to try to get the light from the bottom and so it makes more shadows and gives more contrast. I also tried bending the paper to make it look more interesting with the colours and light. I also tried to only take a picture of it at the window so the sun is the only light source. Eventually the ones that had the best lighting and contrast and smaller amounts of shadow turned out to be the best.

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How to print the book

Firstly I had to print them in this order:

Then I glued the white pages together.

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Stitching my book

I used a saddle stitch binding technique because I thought it was perfect for my slim children's book. If the book was  wider I would’ve tried perfect binding which is the one when you have to use PVA glue to bind it together: https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-perfect-binding-1077757

I really like this technique and soon I might try to create a book with it.

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Bookbinding

There are many ways to stitch a book together. Here are some examples:

Here are some books that I really like. I love how you can do it the way you want to. It is pretty easy to find a way to do it so it appeals to you and your style. I love the fact that you can make it look really complicated and it still looks nice and organised. 

My book is going to be slim so I can not really make it look this nice but I think I am just going to use easy saddle stitching for it. Also, I don't think that this type of stitching would be suitable for a children's books. Maybe for an older audience.

I know that I definitely want to try to make a book one day. Something like these one so I can make it look really nice and interesting.

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Masahiro Chatani - Architect - Pop-Up Paper Craft

He creates beautiful pop up pages of existing buildings and his designs. He was considered be the creator of origami architecture.

He was born in Japan but he lived in Tokyo and graduated from the Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1956. He became an assistant professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1969 and an associated assistant professor at Washington University in 1977, and was promoted to full professorship at the Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1980. - Wikipedia

I can't find a lot about him and his work, but the cut outs are amazing and complicated, absolutely beautiful.

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Quentin Blake -cartoonist

His work is really simple but very effective. Seemingly he uses ink and watercolours to create his artwork.

“Quentin has written or illustrated over 300 books, and this number is still growing.”  -https://www.quentinblake.com/books

He started drawing ever since he was young. He then went to Chelsea Art School as a part-time student where he was learning more about painting and drawing rather than illustrating.  But firstly he wanted to study English.

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Book inspiration

Harold and the Purple Crayon

by Crockett Johnson

Basically the story is about a little baby who draws a world of his own and he takes the reader through a journey. 

The creator draws the character, and the character also draws the world. This is basically what I want to do with my character. I want to draw it and in the story the character draws and colours as well.

My character would draw and colour her dad, not a world.

Overall this book was one of the inspirations to make the book this way. I want to be able to let myself just come up with the ideas on how to draw and create the characters I don’t want to take someone else’s idea or style.

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Typography as art research

Life is not a Rehearsal: “Marquees” by Jenny Holzer, 1993

“In 1993, the movie theatres in 42nd Street in New York were abandoned and the whole neighborhood was still filled with pushers and prostitutes. During the few months before the theatres were torn down, artist Jenny Holzer (read also her “15 Inflammatory Essays” on Socks) rearranged the marquees with some of her signature works, the “truisms“, for the Creative Time’s 42nd Street Art Project.

The Truisms are bold statements usually decontextualized from their medium which blend with the media landscape or appear in public spaces. Some are cynical commentaries, other question common ways of thinking. In the installation “Marquees” they become a farewell to a part of New York which soon would have been substituted with the Time Square that we know today.”

-http://socks-studio.com/2016/04/28/life-is-not-a-rehearsal-marquees-by-jenny-holzer-1993/

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Random illustrator work

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Geometric shapes - Paula Rusu

She uses geometrical shapes to create her designs for this project where she created animals in a funny way.

She is a 28 year old graphic designer and illustrator, based in Bucharest, Romania. 

http://paularusu.com

She made designs for Lidl and Pepsi. She makes other designs as well and they are also really good.

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Magazine designer research David Carson

David Carson is principal and chief designer of David Carson Design, Inc. with offices in del mar,california and zurich switzerland.Carson graduated with “honors and distinction” from San Diego state university, where he received a BFA degree in sociology. A former professional surfer, he was ranked #9 in the world during his college days. Numerous groups including the New York Type Directors Club, American Center for Design and I.D. magazine have recognized his studio’s work with a wide range of clients in both the business and arts worlds. Carson and his work have been featured in over 180 magazine and newspaper articles around the world, including a feature in Newsweek magazine, and a front page article in the new york times . London-based Creative Review magazine dubbed Carson “Art Director of the Era.” The American Center for Design (Chicago) called his work on Ray Gun magazine “the most important work coming out of America.” His work on Beach Culture magazine won “Best Overall Design” and “Cover of the Year” from the Society of Publication Designers in New York.

David is featured in both “The History of Graphic Design” by Philip Meggs, as well as”The Encylopedia of Surfing” by Matt Warsaw.

He designed a special issue of Surfing Magazine titled “Explorations” which came out in july of ’04. He also recently directed a television commercial for the progressive UMPQUA Bank in Seattle, Washington.

David’s work continues to be subjective and largely driven by intuition, with an emphasis on reading material before designing it, and experimenting with ways to communicate in a variety of mediums. Carson remains a hands on designer, keeping his studio small and mobile.

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Typographer research - John Baskerville

John Baskerville (28 January 1706 – 8 January 1775)

Nationality: British Era: 18th Century Famous Fonts: Baskerville Other Skills: Printing, paper, and ink production, lacquerwork and papier-maché

Baskerville's typeface was part of an ambitious project to create books of the greatest possible quality. Baskerville was a wealthy industrialist, who had started his career as a writing-master (teacher of calligraphy) and carver of gravestones, before making a fortune as a manufacturer of varnished lacquer goods.

It is a serif font.

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Minimalist poster artist research

Chungkong Art

“Chungkong is a Netherlands based designer. His fun work stands out for a simple and humorous language, demonstrating great ingenuity and imagination.” - https://displate.com/chungkong

I really like his work I think he is one of the bests. I am not sure what his real name is, but he sells his work online. 

His designs are really effective and well thought out. He usually brings the physical and the psychological elements together in his pieces. Plus he also adds a quote for each piece of work. 

Example: 

Shaun of the dead: The blood represents the psychological side of it, because it is about zombies and when you think about movies blood is one of the first things you think of.

The other example is Matrix: He used the core purpose of the two pills as a psychological reminder, and the fact that he used it to show it physically on the poster as the picture. The quote also represents the scene where everything started.

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Sarah Western - photogram research

She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Univeristy of Colorado, Boulder and Master's in Art Education at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis  and she got her K-12 art education certification. She seems to love art and she seems  to be really committed. She does a great job. The way she creates photograms is really nice and powerful. Her ideas are well thought out and effective.

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Finished typographical album cover

I used some of the newspaper photograms for this piece. I also used some other ones as well, and with the deer skulls I changed the exposure and tint.

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Finished album cover

I used the picture of my deer skull, but I changed the exposure and colour tint. I also used some of the photograms I made, and I added the logo that I made.

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More photograms

I made some more photograms. Overall I made about 40. These are turned out pretty well.