Designing Minimalist Stationery: Creative Techniques and Ideas
Exploring Binding Options
A course by Marjolein Delhaas , Graphic designer
Joined May 2022
Joined May 2022
About the video: Exploring Binding Options
Overview
“In this lesson, I'll talk about a five commonly used binding methods and will teach you how to bind a simple dummy in a few steps. ”
In this video lesson Marjolein Delhaas addresses the topic: Exploring Binding Options, which is part of the Domestika online course: Designing Minimalist Stationery: Creative Techniques and Ideas. Explore stationery design through typography, sketching, and bookbinding techniques to create personalized calendars, notebooks, or diaries.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, we will talk about binding options. For my planner, I chose an exposed spine binding option. It makes the book open completely flat, but it does have its limitations. Because the cover is not glued to the book, it is much harder to cut perfectly. often leaving a mark at the spine. Also, collar edging is not a possibility if produced completely automatically. That is why my planners are partially manufactured and partially finished by hand. So what methods are there and which ones are easy to do at home? There are many different methods of book binding. For this course, I lim...”
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Course summary for: Designing Minimalist Stationery: Creative Techniques and Ideas
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Branding & Identity, Creativity, Design, Editorial Design, Graphic Design, Product Design, Stationery Design, Typography
Marjolein Delhaas
A course by Marjolein Delhaas
Marjolein Delhaas is a graphic designer based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. For over 17 years, she has combined commissioned design work with her own product label, which has become the core of her practice. Her work focuses on creating visual systems that bring clarity and structure to information through typography, layout, and color.
Driven by her lifelong fascination with paper, grids, and order, Marjolein began designing handmade planners and notebooks in 2008 — a collection that has since evolved into an international stationery brand sold in concept stores and museums worldwide. Her minimalist yet precise approach reflects her belief that good design transforms chaos into harmony.
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