"Manifesto for the Book“ Irma Boom

This book is bout the Portfolio of Sheila Hicks who is an American fiber artist, she usually studied a variety if industrial methods to make her work. It’s the book’s edge that reflects her style of work.

In relation to this book, this book’s rough edge echoes the frayed edges of her work. In addition, the cover of this book doesn’t have any decoration, including the title.

I believe this book design is very successful. Firstly, this book uses their material and printing technology to give reader different feeling. Next, the choice of material accords with the content of this book. People can easy to understand some information about Sheila Hicks and her works.

As Boom says: “My books are all industrially made. What you see is that the book is not simply a book; it’s also an object. That’s what makes it special.” In fact, book is a very slow and still medium. We can select different materials and printing technology to give readers diverse tactile and visual sensations, which is one method to covey information in graphic design. We should study different medium to achieve communication.