open book exhibition 2010

Winter 2010 - Open Book: An International Survey of Experimental Books

This postcard, poster, and exhibition catalogue were created for Eastern Michigan University's Open Book exhibition in 2010. My concept was to look at the history and importance of books throughout time, referencing where books have come from (naturally, with the plant, and historically, with the printing press and decorations akin to illuminated manuscripts) and where books are going (with pixelated/digitized type, e-readers, and electric plugs). For the actual catalogue, I wanted to break away from the concept of a bound book, and made a package of many parts which can be looked at separately and are held together with a pixelated paper band. My concept worked well with the types of experimental books that were featured in the show.