I also love making books...

This past weekend was really productive for me! I printed and heat set 30 onesies (see previous post), and managed to stab and sew 5 books. The books are all bound using the coptic style, which is an exposed binding. All the pages lay flat with this binding so its easy to write, sketch or make lists in them. All the larger books were made using upcycled record album covers and contain 40 pages (60 on the Benny Goodman book) of lined paper. The tiny coptic bound book contains 30 sewn signatures (4 pages each, 8 if you count front and back) for about 240 pages.

Shiney and New

Yesterday I made some mini portfolio's to take with me to Michigan. It ain't no joke being a hustler. Its hard on the streets, which is why I finally got off my rear and took a hold of my future. So here is my latest rendition of "The Teaser."

For those of you that don't know about what the teaser is, get your life together. No just kidding that was harsh, but honestly some people don't know that designers have to take these extreme, time consuming measures to get noticed by potential employers. Everyone can send an email, but not everyone can hand bind a book.

Anyway these things are usually a long work in progress, so leave your comments!

*I just want to note that the Detroit Tigers stamp was hand crafted by Nick Gudowski. (big ups)

DIY in 2010!

I have been prepping to launch a line of handmade goods up on my Etsy shop. Here is a sneak preview of what's to come...

More Christmas Projects

Last night I made these hand made, hand printed books. Even made some sweet graph paper...