CONTEXT
Since the last decade, NID’s print labs has spearheaded the dissemination of this technique and skill through workshops and demonstration sessions. These have been restricted to students of NID.
A need is felt to create a system (illustrated manual, ready-reckoner) on binding in general and hand book binding in specific, to share this with a larger audience
A need is felt to create a system (illustrated manual, ready-reckoner) on binding in general and hand book binding in specific, to share this with a larger audience
Project Proposal
BRAINSTORMING
The brainstorming session with my guide friends to answer the following questions:
* what we need to find out (interviews, reading, steps , skills)
* what decisions we need to make (target audience, content generation, visual language)
* what hands-on work we need to do (types of binding, acquiring material and tools)
* what we could contribute and so on… (problem areas, opportunity finding)
* what decisions we need to make (target audience, content generation, visual language)
* what hands-on work we need to do (types of binding, acquiring material and tools)
* what we could contribute and so on… (problem areas, opportunity finding)
Brainstorming Session
Learning the Hand Bookbinding Process at Print Labs at The National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
Interviews to take views
It was really important to understand the context within which we’re trying to teach people how to bind their own books; this included, besides understanding the need for this intervention, taking note of people within this context who already bind books – whether as a hobby or as a livelihood.
Illustrations for Centre Staple method(one of the 5 selected processes )
You Can Bind Your Own Book
The following are few spreads from the first draft of the instruction mannual. The final is yet to come(as this is an ongoing project)
First draft of the Cover of the Book
