Tuesday 15 March 2011

A good old typewriter

There is something so beautiful about an old typewriter. You can download many free 'typewriter' fonts from the internet but it just isn't the same!



I used a typewriter for my last project & it seems as if that is the way my next project is going but in a different way by removing the ribbon.  This gives paper a delicate imprint, I love it - to a degree it is a way of disguising a message as the text cannot be read unless it is brought closer to the eye.

...but what message to disguise?

Monday 7 March 2011

Disguising stories

This weekend I went down to London.  I don't get to go there very often but I do love it when I do.  Whilst catching up with a friend we stumbled across Persephone Books.

I am trying to research as much about books and typography as possible and I didn't know anywhere like this existed.

Persephone books is a bookshop that prints mainly neglected fiction for women by women.  Each book has an identical plain grey jacket on it.  The stories themselves and the inside covers (which each have a beautifully printed pattern on) are what differentiate the books from each other.



As part of my project, the main focus has been disguising messages in different ways and this visit has inspired me further.

It was a great bit of research and somewhere where I would recommend going to.  




Wednesday 2 March 2011

Book Binding

I want to learn the ins and outs of making books so today I went along to a workshop to understand the basics.



I came out with a pretty impressive looking book that I can write all my daily 'to do' lists in.  I now need to decide how I can make more book style jewellery!  Any ideas?