Assignment 10
Collection: Final Catalog

Continue to design your collection catalog. Spend your time designing your publications grid, typographic system, pacing and organization.
Finalize, print and bind your 8.5×11" collection. At minimum your catalog should be tape-bound, but you are encouraged to explore other binding and finishing options.
Standard copy paper is fine but you are encouraged to explore paper options, binding methods, cover types and printing effects to amplify the object quality of your catalog. Consider how a glossy or matte paper will highlight your content. How hard or soft cover could change your catalog’s appearance. Or if a binding method like japanese stab binding, or swiss binding could elevate your collection presentation. City Papery is a great resource.




Consider the core tennents of book design, and make sure you have a solid foundation for the following:

Book Design
— Format and thickness
— Proportions of Spread
— Margins & Grid
— Typeface Selection
— Text Setting
— Paper, Printing, Production
— Binding
— Front & Back Covers
— Object Quality as a Whole

To recap, your catalog must include:
— 50 documented objects
— cover design
— contents page & category title pages (if applicable)
— page numbers
— collection statement






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This has been adapted from an assignment given by Julien Bittner at Yale University. Thank you.