The Reading Book closed (Line Assignment)
Designed in inDesign, printed on paper twice, folded and tied with twine.
Statement:
My project's purpose was to explore the use of line in language. In learning Japanese or Chinese calligraphy, images such as those that appear on my pages are used to practice the strokes to complete each character. I applied this to my own letters, which are a layering of two English alphabet letters. The book's format is as such that it can be read in multiple directions, as demonstrated by the various images I have chosen to display here. Interaction with the book is meant to bring about a feeling of the uncanny; the letters and book format are familiar yet strange at once, making the viewer feel unsettled. Its title supports this feeling, by implying that it is meant to be read prompts the viewer to attempt reading these characters, a virtually impossible task.