Chinese proverbs with a translucent touch

This book was inspired by a children's proverb book I used to own as a kid. Since I moved to Canada, Chinese calligraphy slowly changed from a form of language to a form of art. For me at least. So I decided to make the focus of the book the words themselves. The translucency of the mylar really gave the text a surreal feel. I hope you guys enjoyed seeing this book. And yes, it was sewn with dental floss.

Karl

Post No Bills-Experimental Book Binding

The inspiration for this project were the pieces of plywood used to board off construction sites that have POST NO BILLS spray painted on them, though they always have flyers stapled and graffiti written on them. I bound the layouts to the board using a staple gun to mimics the plastering of flyers all over plywood. The wood itself was spray painted black and red, white and black enamel was splattered on. I also made a few graffiti like doodles on the board using a silver metallic sharpie.

Dumb-ass Bunny

This book is an adult, graphic version of little bunny foo-foo. All the illustrations were hand painted using ink, gouache and watercolour.

Superb Portfolio of Bookworks

interior landscape - 2001
Dorothy Simpson Krause

Dorothy Simpson Krause has a stunning selection of digital art and bookworks at her site:
http://www.dotkrause.com/

see in particular her bookworks which includes examples that have animated page-turning

How to be a good mixer...

Type and graphic designer Martin Majoor has an interesting article on "the headache of mixing type" at Typotheque:

http://www.typotheque.com/articles/my_type_design_philosophy.html