Saturday, January 3, 2009

Nancy's chapbook documented

This is the last page of prose followed by my publishing page. I created fifteen original watercolor paintings as chapbook covers and numbered each one here on the publishing page. I made up the name for my press. I included here where this chapbook was published and when.
This is an excerpt of the chapbook showing side by side pages printed with prose. This is the part of low-fi publishing where a mock-up of the book is critical, since the order of the pages is important in order for the end product to read like a book.

This is the first page of my prose. I found many interesting font and style choices. However, I thought it would be best to keep the words as small as possible, while still being easy enough to read. So I went with this simple font.


This is the title page. I punched six tiny holes through the pages that make up my book and the cover. This is what the binding looks like as each page of the book is turned. Only in the middle of the book is the black binding visible along the center of the book.



This is the watercolor painted cover. It is hand-sewn on with black tapestry thread and tied in the center with a square knot.




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