‘Successful artists’ books utilize the whole design and production process to reinforce the message of the subject matter. Shapes, folds, text patterns and materials can be used to nudge the viewer in the direction of the artist’s message, producing a unified coherent statement from the outset’
Bodman, Sarah (2005), Creating Artists’ Books. A&C Black, London.
In the Illustration programme we read books, write books, illustrate books and make books, exploring and playing with picture books, comics, magazines, zines, artists’ books and much more. So we were excited to launch a new elective course in 2019 completely dedicated to using the book form creatively. Students came from a variety of Design backgrounds and broadened their skills in printmaking and bookbinding whilst tackling some quick and low tech publishing of their own. The work was rooted in a historical overview of creative publishing, yet the main rule of the course was simply to play! We cannot wait to see what great projects will emerge next year…
(Banner image: Map of an unmade bed by Sally Delahooke, 2019)
A manifesto in the form of a creative bookwork by Alison Laing, 2019
Sculptural books Bryce Starks-Browning, 2019
