Book Binding / Book Art
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- spacemonkey
Had 2 Bookbinding workshops so far in my design education, and the results are so cool, feeling and flicking through a handmade book is just lovely! do many designers/book artists out there actually bind their own books? don't hear that much about it on here..... jst wondered what you have to say bout it! Any sites on book art?
- -kappa-0
I agree, it adds something to the art.
Can you explain something?
Does the the work have yo be printed specifically for binding, or can you bind almost anything paper, as long as the size is right.
- spacemonkey0
well you have to print the work specifically for binding really so that you have the pages in the right order...you can't bind separate pages, you have to fold the paper into sections and bind the sections together..its hard to explain without diagrams, i can scan some diagrams and send you them if you like
- -kappa-0
No I understand. The way a newspaper is?
right?
Page 1 must also be the last page etc.
- spacemonkey0
yea same principle, but you fold say 4 sheets into a section, make 3 or 4 more sections and bind them all together, so that the book opens and closes more easily. The book would not shut really if the first page was also the last page. It's basically like 4 (little) newspapers bound together
- fifty500
I sat on a plane once next to another G.D. and he said he made his portfolio into a handbound book. But what was really cool about it was that he made the spine on the right since he has a habit of flicking through a magazine from back to front, which I do too.
anyone else?
- Dancer0
If you have your "4 mini newspapers" how do you bund them together?
I link to this kinda stuff would be very interesting if anyone had one?
- phatlee0
i don't fancy hand binding a 10,000 run, Id be there for years.
- MLVR0
dancer: you have 4 sets of let's say 10 pages which are sewn together in the spine. then you use any kind of glue on the spine on all of them... and then you add the cover which will hide the glue.
- vespa0
what a coincidence! just yesterday i scanned some stuff from an old book called "The Wrinkle Book", sort of like a good housekeeping volume from the 20s. It had awesome diagrams of everything from how to tie knots to how to signal with a flag in morse code!
anyways they had a section on bookmaking in the home, detailed instructions on "how to convert a number of untidy units into quite respectable-looking volumes":
- -kappa-0
Vespa, the perfect reponse...
love it.
Very clear now...That book sounds interesting.
- Dancer0
Vespa I solute you!!
Just one q though what do you use for "glue" in the year 2004?
- fifty500
we did that exact method in school. we just used rubber cement although a quick trip to the local art store might reveal more options.
- vespa0
Some more handy household tips:
Signalling: "The ability to communicate with visual signs with people out of earshot is a useful accomplishment which on occasion may prove to be extremely useful"
Games and Amusement, Indoor (complete with priceless illustrations):
Medicine and Hygiene (including hints on bathing):
- with-a-t0
we were given a strong PVA glue to use at college. and a great big brush to paste with. i didnt really appreciate the lessons at the time. but still have the books!
- Baskerville0
While I like section sewing and hard back binding a lot (in which you have to paginate your work and print in the correct order) there are also other ways of binding that don't involve so much ordering and are good for collecting random work together, such as Japanese binding.
I used to make my own sketchbooks in college, it's so much nicer than buying sketchbooks and cheaper!
- spacemonkey0
you do not need anything stronger than PVA glue. you must make sure its totally dry before you open up your book though
- Baskerville0
yep, pva is all you need but when you're coving the book you should use 2 parts pva, 1 part paste so that you can reposition it slightly if need be.
- instantok0
you also have to press everything once it's glued...a big iron bookpress is best but (since they can be expensive) a couple thick books and a large rock will work too...
these sites have a pretty comprehensive stock of supplies...pretty expensive but gives you an idea of what you need so then you can go to the local art store and get it cheaper...
http://www.paper-source.com/cgi-…
http://talasonline.com/products/…
oh...antigirl makes her own books...good stuff
- antigirl0
thanks for the link :)
yes - book binding is a lot of fun. and doing anything over 100 books by hand would be insane, but doing 100 by hand was quite insane i must say and it's not something i will do again i do not think.
i don't like rubber cement because over time it tends to become very weak.
there is going to be a book show in cleveland in a week and a half and my books will be in it, so if you live thre or close you should definitely come. i will also be there.
information here: http://www.buzzgallery.com/index…
and - pressing board is important. i use 2 or 3 of them usually and then i even stack more heavy books on top of the boards. i usually leave them on for 12-24 hours.
- spendogg0
love your stuff tiphanie, are you able to make a living doing it?