Japanese Binding

My japanese bound book is a mix of different papers I collected and printed on in the Raven Press at UD. I included the test-print I made for the cover of my accordian book, where the rower print is really crisp and the gold stands out perfectly against the chocolate brown paper.

For the front and back covers of my book I printed my favorite stamp from the Raven Press, a metal copy of a concerto. I was really excited to finally use this stamp and am really happy how well the gold showed up on the deep red paper.

German "Shelves"

Now that I'm in working in the Raven Press (the antique letterpress at UD), it's hard not to be constantly fixated on type. After spending hours setting type or trying to lock it up, I get enter the "type zone." So basically, when I saw this piece of "furniture," I knew immediately what it was, where almost every letter sits, how about 20 of these could bring new life to the Raven Press, and so on. A modern spin on an antique method.