Design Manual

BOSTERPOOKS:

when a poster and a book get hitched

edited by dee echevarríawritten & designed by kathleen buonamici, dee echevarría, & liana mueller

BOSTER POOKS

written and designed by kathleen buonamici, denise echevarría, and liana mueller

when a poster and a book get hitched

introduction

materials

the grid hold

the tricia fold

the mailer fold

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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tngible copies of texts, books are the most dependable medium for the transfer of knowledge. whereas the internet can lose connection, or have an invalid source code, books will always be right there on your coffee table.

POSTERS

bare walls? trying to advertise an event? or simply, like an image and want to share it with the rest of the world? a poster is a great resource of quickly sharing information. the poster is an irreplaceable tool in the arsenal of any good designer. when well-designed, a poster is able to capture the fleeting interest of even the most attention-deficit passerby.

BOSTER POOKS

a “boster pook” is a book/poster hybrid. what is it good for? do the math; book + poster = double threat, twice the fun, best of both worlds... you get the picture.

INTRODUCTION

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idea

paper

bone folder

willingness to fold

MATERIALS

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COLOPHON

this design manual was created by katie buonamici, dee echevarría, and liana mueller in ben kiel and ken barber’s design context class in october 2009. organized using adobe indesign. printed and bound at the graphics communication center. fonts used include helvetica neue light, squareserif, futura, and didot. fold insiprations accredited to tricia treacy’s typography i course and how to fold by pepin press. printed on matte paper.

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