1, simple form (bamboo slips)
Jane Eyre, the earliest book form in China. Bamboo books, which began in the Zhou Dynasty (1 1 century BC) and flourished in the Qin and Han Dynasties (3rd-2nd century BC), were called simplified books by the ancients, and wooden books were called editions.
all ages
Bamboo slips strung together
Elements of book design
Text:
Simple words on the cover. Mainly the title of the book (including the title and subtitle of the series), the name of the author and the name of the publishing house. These words and information left on the cover play an important role in the design. With concise words, highlight the content of his book and express its meaning.
title of a book
Concise words
Graphics:
Including photography, illustrations and patterns. There are realistic, abstract and freehand brushwork, which are combined with subject words to enrich the cover and correspond to the content of the book.
explain
model
Color:
The consistency of color language expression in book design can give full play to the visual function of color. Color is the book design language that most easily affects readers. Although individuals have different feelings about color, their feelings about color are the same. Therefore, the tone design should be integrated with the basic tone of the book content.
Visual function of color
Composition:
The composition forms are vertical, horizontal, inclined, curved, crossed, centripetal, radial, triangular, overlapping, sideline, scattered point, light and shade and so on.
Adhesive composition
Envelope-outer packaging, the role of protecting books.
Cover-Decorate and protect the cover.
Cover-the front of a book, which is divided into front cover and back cover.
Spine-the spine of the front cover and back cover.
Ring liner-the liner connecting the cover and the book block.
Blank page-signature page-decorative page.
Data pages-graphic data and text data related to books.
The title page-the title page-the text starts here.
Preface-including preface, editor's words and publication instructions.
Postscript-Postscript and Postscript.
Table of contents pages-titles and page numbers of articles, chapters and sections with indexing function are mostly arranged after the preface and before the text.
Copyright pages-including titles, publishing units, editors, formats, printing quantities, prices and other pages related to copyright.
Book block-including ring lining, title page, inner page, illustration page, catalog page, copyright page, etc.
Binding form:
1 scroll binding is an ancient binding form in China, which is characterized by easy preservation of long scrolls after being rolled up, such as scrolls in Sui and Tang Dynasties.
long scroll of painting or calligraphy
Convenient preservation
Folding packaging is an improvement on the form of reel packaging, which is characterized by one-to-one turnover and convenient turnover. Folding is the most used binding form now, which is convenient and easy to use.
light
All contents
be clear/manifest at a glance
The cyclone suit is improved on the basis of folding, which is characterized by folding paper like a tile and also needs to be rolled up for storage. More beautiful and applicable.
tiling
beautiful
Butterfly skirt is to fold the pages and stick them together, just like the wings of a butterfly, but it is strong without thread. The content is complete, the page is wide and solid.
Alas de mariposa
Page folding
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