Studio: Project Proposal

Inspiration


Personal and others’ experience of eye fatigue, and getting lost in the lines while reading a book.

The eye movement of reading a block of text is similar to eye fixation technique in classical hypnosis induction (which is designed to put you to sleep)

 

Project objective


Books have stayed in the same form & layout from thousands years ago, yet this norm has rarely been broken or questioned.

Is it really the best way to present texts?

I would like to break away from the traditional layout of a typical text-only book,

and find a solution that puts less strain on the eye.

To explore innovative book design, typeface and layout.

 

Connection to Seminar


My research paper is on the Cultural investigation of typography in branding, and typography will a crucial part of this studio project.

 

Material Used


Paper, cardboard, acetate, glue, printer

Perhaps: scent infuser, toilet paper, soap, 3D printer, laser cutter, silkscreen printing.

 

Anticipated Outcome


1. non-traditional academic books:

 i. irregular pages: vertical division

-a different approach to dividing chapters

ii. changing background & text

-45% of cone cell types in the human eyes are green

-Making green the color that’s most easy on the eye.

iii. text in the air

-a pop up text-only book

iv. Interactive

– user interactive: user have to put pages together themselves in order to read.

2. a toilet paper book

3. a bathtub book

 

Production Timeline


(Book i, ii, iii)

Sun. April 7:  all digital file set up and ready to print

Tues. April 9: All pages printed ready for binding

Wed. April 10:  hardcovers finished

Thurs. April 11: All books binded

Fri. April 12: (Prototypes due)

Sat. April 13: plan improvements

Sun. April 14: all improvements finished. Book i, ii, iii should be done

(book iv)

Tues. April 16: planning finished & ready to print

Thurs. April 18: assembled

Sun. April 21: completely finished 

(book 2, 3)

Thurs. April 25: All planning done

Sun. April 28: Assembled

Thurs. May 2: Adjustments made to all books, Presentation finished. 

 

 

 

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