
Research Book Design
Graphic Design & Layout
Year: 2015 to 2016
Size: Minor Sixth (150 x 240mm)
Layout: Based on 2-Stranded Fibonacci
Fonts: Adobe Garamond Pro & Gill Sans
Length: 288 pages
Binding: Smyth Sewn by Hand
Style: Chicago Manual of Style
Important to the presentation of design or research is the crafting of the medium through which it will be presented. As a project that is current, but is intended to present ideas applicable to any time, the book design is positioned between contemporary and classical. The Renaissance minor sixth page size, structure and typographical rules based on a two-stranded fibonacci series, fonts from the sixteenth and twentieth centuries, graphic style, modern layout and printing technology as well as historic, handmade, bookbinding techniques were all carefully selected to contribute to the timeless aesthetic of the finished book.
The full thesis book is available to read online or for download here.