Make a Tiny Book: Miniature Bookbinding and Illustration
Thinking About The Design of the Book
A course by Evan Lorenzen , Multidisciplinary Artist
About the video: Thinking About The Design of the Book
Overview
“There are elements to consider when arranging images and text on the page. Here, you will see ways to look at the design of your book as a whole before getting started. ”
In this video lesson Evan Lorenzen addresses the topic: Thinking About The Design of the Book, which is part of the Domestika online course: Make a Tiny Book: Miniature Bookbinding and Illustration. Learn how to tell your story intricately by making a teeny tiny book from scratch and filling it with precise, micro-scale illustrations.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Thinking About The Design of the Book Now that we've refined our ideas, in this lesson, we'll think about the visual design of our book. Consider why even making a tiny book in the first place rather than a regular-sized book. What would a little book bring to the table that a normal sized one can't? How can you play with this idea of scale in an interesting way that keeps your viewers engaged and interested? I enjoy precision in detail which is why the tiny book is a great format for me. It allows me to be detailed and precise while also giving my readers a glimpse into this world of pre...”
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Course summary for: Make a Tiny Book: Miniature Bookbinding and Illustration
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Category
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Areas
Arts & Crafts, Bookbinding, DIY, Traditional illustration
Evan Lorenzen
A course by Evan Lorenzen
Evan Lorenzen, better known as Art and Such Evan, is a multidisciplinary artist who specializes in micro illustrations. While studying animation in college, he became interested in bookmaking and took a course to learn the process. Several years later, he decided to try it on a small scale and has been passionate about the medium of miniature ever since, as it challenges both his physical and creative limits.
Throughout his career, Evan has had the opportunity to collaborate with organizations like the Miniature Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Amsterdam, Cat Art Show L.A., and hundreds of individual collectors. His work has been featured in exhibits across the US and abroad, including the Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil and the Nucleus Gallery in Portland, Oregon.
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