Zemni Design

Category: Materials

  • Case and Bradel binding

    Ccc A Bradel binding (also called a bonnet or bristol board binding, a German Case binding, or in French as Cartonnage à la Bradel or en gist) is a style of book binding with a hollow back. It most resembles a case binding in that it has a hollow back and visible joint, but unlike…

  • Origins of the book

    Origins of the book Edit The binding of a Chinese bamboo book (Sun Tzu’s The Art of War) The craft of bookbinding probably originated in India, where religious sutras were copied on to palm leaves (cut into two, lengthwise) with a metal stylus. The leaf was then dried and rubbed with ink, which would form…

  • Japanese bookbinding

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  • Coptic Binding

    Coptic binding Coptic binding or Coptic sewing comprises methods of bookbinding employed by early Christians in Egypt, the Copts, and used from as early as the 2nd century AD to the 11th century.[1][2] The term is also used to describe modern bindings sewn in the same style. Coptic bindings, the first true codices, are characterized…

  • Grease and glue

    Grease and glue

  • Bubblewrap

  • Beetroot tales

    Beetroot tales

    Stalk stories Beetroot bunnies Other images to develop

  • Rust

    Rust

    Image

  • Treacle

    Treacle

    Letter T

  • Enamel tiles

    Enamel tiles

    From Assignment 5 Letter E I use enamel tiles a lot for mixing inks and paint. These often leave very interesting images that can be photographed and scanned and then composited in Photoshop. Many different types of line and texture can be produced using different media, and different types of scratching or smudging implements. Images…