Building a new backbone of books
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In recent years, with the advancement of printing technology, especially post-press binding and processing technology, the book design industry has been greatly helped. Under the careful design and planning of book designers, in the process of their continuous innovation, the form of books has gradually become diversified, and new forms of books have been created due to functional needs, aesthetic needs, and personal art pursuits. appear. As a part of the spine, this process also provides designers with a unique design space, allowing them to play in this narrow and long position, lyrical expression and even wide.
The spine is an important part of the construction of modern book form. Mr. Lu Jingren once wrote that it is "the protagonist of the book in the space of representation". It bears the important role of the book form in the space display, and is the second book in addition to the cover.
important part. The traditional spine is defined as the corner of the cover and the back cover of the book, which is stitched, stapled, glued or otherwise bound. This also includes the position of the cover in the hardcover book. Therefore, the spine is also the backbone of the book. With its existence, the book becomes a complete cube and network of wisdom.
Most of the spine form comes from the completion of the post-press binding process, so it is a good entry point to build a new backbone from the post-press binding process. The following is a combination of some innovative design works on the spine design at home and abroad, and the method of creating a new backbone of books from the post-press binding process:
First, the bare spine
The bookbinding part is directly exposed, breaking the traditional spine must have the name of the book name and the author's three-characterism, completely revealing the bookbinding and line-setting parts of the spine. There is a modernist architect, Cobsier, who expresses the structure of the house naked, and represents the gold medal in the six exhibitions, Watching the Three Gorges. The spine of the book immediately reveals the gutter and the glued pages. the way. The structure of the book is fully presented to the reader. Another book, such as "Miscellaneous", is also designed in such a spine. Of course, this way is not designed in isolation, but from the requirements of the overall design of the book, from all aspects to reflect the designer's design ideas, and fully subordinate to the needs of the theme of the book. Miscellaneous, originally a book about Beijing's fashion and popular cultural life, the content of the book is like the title of the book, which is a combination of the size and story combination of many modern life, and the spine part will The colorful book blocks are combined, and the glue is used in the line, in the neatness and regularity, revealing a messy messy feeling, just in line with the theme of expression needs. There is also a book about the nervous system called "self-control." When designing, the designer deliberately does not use white lines for binding, but instead uses a bright red line, and deliberately exposes the thread, revealing the binding process and structure to the reader, giving the reader a strong visual impact.
Second, the line and flat combination
This design method is now applied quite a bit, especially in books that involve traditional culture. First, bind the book by binding, then punch holes in the book, bind it again with the thread, on the one hand, take advantage of the solidity of modern binding, and on the other hand, retain the traditional flavor of the wire-bound book. For example, in the book "Diet Materia Medica", the designer chose kraft paper as the cover paper, and the interior is also very rich in traditional meaning. On the basis of the method of flat-back binding, two round holes are drilled in the waist of the book. The decorative connection with red silk thread breaks the original shape and is quite consistent with the overall design of the book. Among the books displayed in the bookstore, it is particularly eye-catching.
Third, binding with special materials
More and more designers are now breaking the rules and using new materials to design. In a book called "Stolen Beauty, British Design Status", the designer chose the cheapest plastic comb binding, which is unusually simple and clear. There is a candy wrapper on the cover, and the content of the whole book is very relaxed and fashionable, so it is very harmonious with the choice of binding method. There is also a nickel metal clip for binding. The inner pages of the book are loose pages, and the reader can arbitrarily split and combine to form a brand new book. The book "AAA OOO EEE-Confetti25" is applied to the rubber band. There are two semi-circular grooves on the top and bottom of the book. The rubber band bundles the whole book from top to bottom. On the one hand, the rubber band is firmly fixed, on the other hand, the book is very easy to read. Of course, this binding method cannot be applied to books that are too thick.
Fourth, the deformation of the spine
Some books have broken the rules and made a breakthrough in the concept of the spine. The spine is no longer the part of the book that covers the back cover. It can be completely hidden. The book "ANNI KUAN Design Studio" is specially used to introduce the catalogue of clothing. The whole book is printed on low-priced newsprint. The whole book is put into it with a clothes hanger, which is like the clothes of the dry cleaner. Very special, also in line with the theme of the book. In other books, the spine can be disassembled into a fully open form.
V. Dispersion and combination
This form has also been applied in domestic book design, especially in some art books or best-selling books. Such as Lu Jingren's "Opening - Contemporary Chinese Book Design", the two books share a back cover, and after folding it, the two books are combined, the colors echo each other, and the book is flattened, then there are two books on the left and right. . Divide a set of books into several volumes, each of which can be set up and existed separately, and then form a book by the reader's own free combination. For example, Dutch designer Elma Brue designed a brochure called "Spine", eight pages each, and then bound them separately by line to make them separate. The extra thread, the reader can freely knot, the color and title of each book are different, combined together to become a new series, very special. Another book called ZYKLUS combines three booklets with a Z-shaped cover, giving the book a separate spine.
All of the above mentioned are some book design methods with binding as the entry point. In fact, there is no fixed design. It always needs to be innovative to change. How to apply these design methods to your own design and realize The design value, the creation of its practical value and aesthetic value are worthy of consideration by the book design workers, so that we can continue to build a new backbone of books and further create new book forms.