Book binding design refers to the entire design process from book manuscript to book publication. It is also the process of completing the process from flat to three-dimensional book form. It includes a system of artistic thinking, creative conception and technical techniques. design. The artistic design of the book's format, binding form, cover, girdle, font, layout, color, illustration, as well as paper materials, printing, binding and craftsmanship. In book binding design, only those who are engaged in overall design can be called binding design or overall design. Those who only complete partial design such as cover or layout can only be called cover design or layout design.

1. Jian Ce Form (Jian Shou)

Jian Ce is the earliest book form in China. It began in the Zhou Dynasty (11th century BC) and flourished in the Qin and Han Dynasties (3rd to 2nd century BC). Books made of bamboo were called Jian Ce by the ancients, and books made of wood were called Ban Shou.

Typeface

Jian strategy

Book design elements

Text:

Concise text on the cover. Mainly the book title (including book series title, subtitle), author name and publisher name. The text information left on the cover plays a decisive role in the design. Use concise words to highlight the content in the book and express its meaning.

Book title

Concise text

Graphics:

Includes photography, illustrations and patterns. Some are realistic, some are abstract, and some are freehand, combined with the theme text, and the rich covers correspond to the content of the book.

Illustrations

Patterns

Color:

The consistency of color language expression in book design gives full play to the visual role of color. Color is the book design language that is easiest to impress readers. Although individuals have different feelings about color, they have the same sensory understanding of color. Therefore, the color tone design must be complete with the basic mood of the book content.

Visual effects of color

Composition:

The forms of composition include vertical, horizontal, oblique, curve, intersection, centripetal, radial, triangle, and superimposition , edges, scatter points, shading, etc.

Binding composition

Envelope - outer packaging, which protects the book.

Cover - decorate and protect the cover.

Cover - the face of the book, divided into front cover and back cover.

Spine - The backbone of the book between the front and back covers.

The lining - the lining that connects the cover to the body of the book.

Blank page - signature page - decorative page.

Information page - graphic information and textual information related to books.

The title page - the title page - the text begins here.

Foreword - including preface, editor's words and publication instructions.

Postscript - postscript and postscript.

Contents page - has an indexing function, and is mostly arranged with the titles and page numbers of chapters, chapters, and sections after the preface and before the main text.

Copyright page - including the book title, publishing unit, author, format, printing quantity, price and other copyright-related pages.

Block of the book - including lining, title page, inner pages, illustration page, table of contents page, copyright page, etc.

Binding format:

1-scroll binding, this is an ancient binding format in China. Its characteristic is that long books can be rolled up for easy storage, such as scriptures from the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

Long volume

Easy to save

2 The folded version is an improvement on the scroll version, and is characterized by flipping through the pages one by one. , making it easier to read. Folding is the most commonly used form of binding nowadays. It is convenient, easy to use, clear at a glance and lightweight.

Portability

Comprehensive content

Clear at a glance

3 Cyclone packaging is improved on the basis of folding packaging, and its characteristics are: Stacking paper like shingles also needs to be rolled up and stored. Comparatively beautiful and practical.

Tile installation

Beautiful

4 Butterfly installation is to fold the book pages in half and stick them together, like butterfly wings, without thread but very strong . It has the characteristics of comprehensive content, wide pages, and solidity.

Butterfly wings

Page folded in half

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