Colchester narrative design imposition 18 06 2014

design – imposition – narrative

design

the grid

imposition scheme

4 1

2 3

f

b

14

2 3

A folio sheet: flat (both sides) and folded

considerreproduction

the design/layout’s relationship to manufacture

design print

paper plate

A quarto sheetwork and turn 2 up

A quarto sheet printed in work and turn After having been folded again two identical signatures result, with pp. 1 and 4 at the outside and pp. 2 and 3 at the inside

A quarto sheet printed and foldedNormal quarto imposition

A 16mo sheet is folded four times, each fold crosswise to the previous one. Exact folding of such sheets is difficult, as much air tends to be caught in the folds. Usually this system was only used for small books printed on thin paper

Normal 16mo imposition

narrative

storytelling storytelling “Artists use lies to tell the truth. Yes, I created a lie. But because you believed it, you found something true about yourself.”

Alan Moore, V for Vendetta

• An animal• A place - inside• Either a window or screen or door• A person – close up or whole body • A place - landscape• An inanimate object – something you care about

possibly• A tool• Hands – holding something or not

a one day project....

consider

design - layout - grid - imposition scheme

create a bookwork from one sheet of paper that is reproducible on a photocopier.

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