BOOKMAKING (grades K-12)

In this course students will be exposed to the art of book making and will explore the ways in which images and text can be presented in a bound form. Utilizing a variety of assembly methods, books will be created in which pages, covers and bindings come together in both traditional and unexpected ways. Creating forms such as a codex, accordion and pop-up book, young artists will use skills such as folding, cutting, measuring, aligning and pasting to create personalized artist volumes. Students will develop book content and learn how arrangement and layout through two-dimensional applied design effects the visual communication of their subject matter. The role of book making through history and across cultures will be examined and important developments put into context as they relate to the modern book form.