Does zooming in from a fixed viewpoint change the appearance of things? If you enlarge and compare individual elements within the first...

Find a scene that has depth. From a fixed position, take a sequence of five or six shots at different focal lengths without changing your...

Read the reviews by Campany and Colberg and, if you haven’t already done so, use them to begin the Research section of your learning log....

Take a number of shots using lines to create a sense of depth. Shooting with a wide- angle lens (zooming out) strengthens a diagonal line...

The final exercise of this project makes use of the viewfinder grid display of a digital camera. This function projects a grid onto the...

A point is the smallest graphical element, if you join many points together you makea line. In mathematics, a point doesn’t have any...

Take three or four exposures of the same scene. Don’t change anything on the camera and keep the framing the same. Preview the shots on...

Brief Make a series of six to twelve photographs in response to the concept of ‘The Square Mile’. Use this as an opportunity to take a...

The Designs Workflow /Monday; Printing, Getting Materials for book binding and hard cover making, Book Binding & Sewing I was so excited...

Your final assignment asks you to draw on all the skills, insight and experience you have gained so far, by designing and producing a...

Begin by reflecting upon the sorts of projects, exercises and assignments you have enjoyed most: ● Do you enjoy the creative freedom of...

In this exercise you can use any images created elsewhere in the course, to print onto the paper samples you collected earlier Active...

Adrian Pipes’ On Press chapter, from his 2009 Production for Graphic Designers manual, provides a thorough overview of the print process,...

However you plan to work in the production of your book, spend some time now planning your workflow, using the notes above as a guide....

Working with the outlined publishing models, identify the various roles you (and potentially others) will be undertaking for assignment...

The list below is showing a range of art book fairs, both independent publishers and independent designers and artists. Research the book...

Using a found book, significantly alter the appearance of the pages to create a new volume that is personal to you. This can be any kind...

Reflect, evaluate and rework Having printed your images from the previous exercise, take the opportunity to view all of the pages,...

In this exercise you’re going to create images which you’ll then print onto the papers you collected in the first exercise. You have been...

Critical writing task Identify an example of concrete poetry and write a short critique of the content, design and the relationship...

To begin: Collect a wide variety of paper samples and other paper ephemera across a range of weights, textures and surface finishes. This...

Find two artists’ books that you feel demonstrate an interesting relationship between their form and content through the materials that...

The brief Create two books explaining and exploring the typographic and layout principles you have researched in this section. Book 1: My...

Below is an extract from Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Using a single typeface of your choice, lay out the text in as...