3 Concepts for Book Making Projects

  1.  Sequential Images that Tell a Story:  Make a narrative photo book with at least 5 images that incorporates text.  As you co through the process of coming up with an idea for your book, visualize the final product: what size and what materials will you use to construct your book?  Are there materials, for example for the cover, that will support and strengthen the narrative?  These books can be documentary or more surreal .  Artist: Duane Michals

    Duane Michals, I Build a Pyramid, 1978. Six Gelatin Silver Prints, printed later.
  2. At the beginning of the semester, make simple pamphlet-style sketchbook to use for sketching and drawing ideas for projects during the semester.  Design the cover with elements that are meaningful to you using ink, paing and collage elements.  This project will introduce the habit and joy of keeping a sketchbook.  Students will be introduced to the idea of purposeful doodling.  Artist:  David Hockney
    David Hockney, Yorkshire Sketchbook, 2004.

    (Yorkshire Sketchbook)  Brad Kahlhamer

    Brad Kahlhammer, Drawing in a Nomadic Studio Sketchbook.
  3.  Create a flipbook.  Use photography to make and print a series of images that create an animation when viewed together.  We will print them to create small images and assemble a flipbook.  When making your photographs, keep the camera locked down in one place and move the subject.  You may be able to use the burst mode on the camera to do this project, or use a model that you can pose.  Give your book a title and design the cover.  Artist:  Lin Guan-Min, Sunset, 2019.

    Lin Guan-Ming, Sunset, Printed Flip Book, 2019.