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Book Design and Conception – Spring 2022

书装设计工作坊 / 三年级,春天二零二二年

This is class is a workshop. Most of the work will be done in class and at home. This class involves several discussions between the students and the instructor.

In this workshop, you will explore the conceptualization of a small publication composed of found images and will ponder on how to plan its production. Through exposés, exercises and lectures, you will survey the current state of art book design and study how these objects are produced and disseminated into the world. A short project of publication of ‘found images’ will help you strengthening AN IDEA over the curation of a serialized set of imagery.

Requirements

Credits
4 credits

Required Materials

Attendance
Attend to all classes is essential. Un-excused absences will result in faults to the participation evaluation. Keep me updated if you need to miss class. In any case, the students are responsible for being up-to-date. Being late will be perceived the same way.

Evaluation
You will be evaluated according to your overall engagement in the projects (90%). Your active participation (10%) during the semester will also be taken in account.

Assignment Criteria (General)

Schedule
WEEK I

Monday
  • Class Introduction: Welcome
  • Reading the syllabus
  • Thoughts on online education
  • Pandemic disruption
  • Online living?
  • Discipline
  • Lecture 1: Studio Pianpian He and Max Harvey

  •       Homework
  • Tomorrow!



Tuesday
  • Lecture 2: State of the Art Book in the West
  • Course Project Presentation

  •       Homework
  • Begin your image research



Wednesday
  • Lecture 3: Offset Printing Production
  • Pursue your image research

  •       Homework
  • Pursue your image research
  • Start collecting



Thursday
  • Lecture 4: Image Books
  • Continue project in class
  • Open for consultation

  •       Homework
  • Collect images and give them a meaning
  • Prepare bookbinding materials for Friday



Friday
  • Lecture 5: Binding Production
  • How to use: bone folder, folios and signatures
  • Binding Tutorial and Exercises
  • Sign up sheet

  •       Homework
  • Collect images and give them a meaning
  • Give a form to your idea
WEEK II

Monday
  • Project Consultation / According to sign up sheet

  •       Homework
  • Pursue homework



Tuesday
  • Project Consultation / According to sign up sheet
  • Prepare image sequence (not in a grid sequence) for tomorrow

  •       Homework
  • Organize your thoughts for tomorrow’s sharing



Wednesday
  • Group sharing

  •       Homework
  • Continue project at home



Thursday
  • Book binding in class

  •       Homework
  • Continue project at home



Friday
  • Project Consultation / According to sign up sheet
  • Work in class

  •       Homework
  • For next Monday: show me your book object and tell me how you intend to realize it
  • For next Wednesday: show me your image sequence in the inDesign file, with a grid
  • Explain how the placement in the white space emphasizes your concept
WEEK III

Monday
  • Project Consultation / According to sign up sheet
  • Everyone shows its book object in one-on-one meetings
  • Work in class

  •       Homework
  • Pursue homework



Tuesday
  • Project Consultation / According to sign up sheet
  • Work in class

  •       Homework
  • Pursue homework



Wednesday
  • Project Consultation / According to sign up sheet
  • Show me your image sequence in the inDesign file, emphasizing on the grid
  • Work in class

  •       Homework
  • Pursue homework



Thursday
  • Project Consultation / According to sign up sheet
  • Work in class

  •       Homework
  • Pursue homework



Friday
  • Invite a designer
  • Project Consultation / According to sign up sheet
  • Work in class
  • Prepare for your final week

  •       Homework
  • Pursue homework



WEEK IV

Monday
  • Project Consultation / According to sign up sheet
  • Work in class / Production Sprint

  •       Homework
  • Pursue homework



Tuesday
  • Work in class / Production Sprint
  • Project Consultation on demand

  •       Homework
  • Pursue homework



Wednesday
  • Work in class / Production Sprint
  • Project Consultation on demand

  •       Homework
  • Production of book object



Thursday
  • Work in class / Production Sprint
  • Project Consultation on demand

  •       Homework
  • Production of book object



Friday
  • Final Presentation