Wednesday, August 13, 2014

10 Things I Have Learned: a bookmaking list

The internet has inspired me to make a list.... with pictures! 

(and I stole them all...)


1. As with life, anything that can can go wrong, probably will.




2. You will run out of the paper that you want the most.




3. You will be unable to find satisfactory paper and will have to either order online, or get crafty.


4. You will feel like you are using an entire forest worth of paper.



5. There are a million ways to bind a book, pick one.




6. The simplest binding is the best binding for short books in large quantities.




7. Have a REALLY good mock-up of your text block. Without this, likely you are either a computer or your pages are everywhere.


8. Measuring and cutting will take twice as long as you think.



9. Always work on a clean surface, because once there is stuff on your paper, that't it for that paper.



10. If you are using letter press, make sure there is enough type for what you need it for, because you will run out of that too. 







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