Live and Learn : Real Life Journals - Designing and Using Handmade Books

English

Series: AARP Ser.

ISBN: 1600594921

EAN: 9781600594922

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines / Authorship/Crafts & Hobbies / Book Printing & Binding/Design / Book/

Publisher: Lark Books

Release Date: 08/31/2010

Synopsis: The second in AARPsLive & Learnseries celebrates making and keeping journals. A custom-made journal can enrich a persons life, and this new entry in theLive & Learnseries helps readers design journals that enhance the experiences theyre chronicling. The unique format features an envelope attached to the inside front cover that contains a small book calledChoose Your Own Bookbinding Adventureso readers can select the perfect journal for their purpose. Imagine a reader wants a travel journal that is portable and has both lined pages and blank ones to paint on. The booklet directs him or her to the instructions in the main book that explain how to make that specific design. There are instructions and beautiful illustrations for 16 kinds of books and 10 cover styles. A removable foldout found on the inside back cover explains essential bookmaking basics. People who had personalized journals made for them by the author share their process and their pages, and beautiful photos and profiles of journal keepers inspire readers to make their own and start writing and drawing.

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Live and Learn : Real Life Journals - Designing and Using Handmade Books

Illustrated: No

Format: Hardcover

Width: 9.0 inches

Length: 9.0 inches

Pages: 180