Books Unbound: 20 Innovative Bookmaking Projects - Softcover

Create handmade books like you've never seen before! Go ahead, break the boundaries of bookmaking - it's fun and easy with Books Unbound. Using simple bookbinding techniques you can turn an ordinary book into a handmade sculptural masterpiece. Book artist Michael Jacobs takes you step-by-step through twenty innovative projects, including travel journals, modular books, wired books and books within boxes. Inside you'll also find: Project templates that make book construction a snap Expert advice and valuable tips on bookmaking tools, materials and techniques Imaginative variations to give each project a unique twist The pages of Michael Jacobs' book constructions are filled with excitement. Featuring inserts, flaps, pockets and secret compartments, the books invite viewers to explore and experience the surprises hidden within. And now, with Books Unbound, you can create your own new and unexpected book creations!

Michael Jacobs is a designer and teacher who has worked as an artist/craftsman for more than thirty years. His mixed-media sculptures and book works have been exhibited in galleries throughout the US since 1973 and have appeared in many books and periodicals. Michael has taught papercraft and book arts workshops throughout the US and Canada.