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Print in Nature. Experimental in Character.
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TITLE
Notation to Notations of a Book
TYPE
Art Direction
Information Design
Inkjet printing, french link stitch binding, laminate finish
YEAR
2017
CLIENT
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CONTENT
A book that boasts an index of notations left behind within a book. Illustrating the relationship between the book and its users, embodying a typology of notations—like dog-eared, inserts, underline, post-its and highlights.
Existing notations of one particular book title– "The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge" by Jean-François Lyotard and the multiple copies within a library were used as information, the main subject matter.
144 Pages x 6 Books x 1 Title
= A Visual Manifestations of Notations
Each book were color coded, for the purpose to identify the location of the notes in which it originated from. The by-product of such a visual system enables a compelling visual narrative with all the notes from different books overlaying each other and the elimination of the text body from the book.
The Insight:
What is the most popular note taking method? Underlining
What area of the book does the note frequently appear? Front and Back of the Book
Which section has the most notes? The Introduction