FOBA 2024 -Ann Kronenberg- Intelligent Design: Creating Your Own Book Structures

Class Overview - All Levels

How do those super-creative individuals that come up with new book structures do it? This workshop will help you understand the thought process.

We will examine—through demonstration, discussion, and construction—the evolution of “families” of book structures. Evolution of structures will be seen as driven by variation, combination, adaptation, and solution of problems. We will apply these processes, evolving our own families of structures derived from simple structures provided by the instructor.

At the end of this workshop you will have a collection of book structure models and the conceptual tools needed to engineer your own.

CLASS SUPPLIES

• Bone folder
• X-Acto knife or scalpel & blades
• Scissors
• Self-healing cutting surface
• Steel ruler
• Triangle
• Gluestick
• Transparent tape
• Pencil
• Eraser
• Simple collage materials OR rubber stamps and stamp pad
• Small supply of newspaper or other scrap paper to facilitate gluing
• Notebook and pen to take notes.