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Comment on Snip: A barbershop talk by Marcelo

Marcelo — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 03:50:40 +0000

Thank you! This blog was actually part of a class that I took while in university, so unfortunately I won’t be posting here as often. If you are interested in seeing some of my work, you can access http://www.marcelohong.com
It’ll be updated soon, so I hope you do check it out! Cheers!

Comment on Snip: A barbershop talk by college grants

college grants — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 07:30:18 +0000

Pretty nice post. I just stumbled upon your blog and wanted to say that I have really enjoyed browsing your blog posts. In any case I’ll be subscribing to your feed and I hope you write again soon!

Comment on Snip: A barbershop talk by Edeline

Edeline — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:11:09 +0000

Congrats Marcelo! Good job

Comment on 3 Questions by Wilson

Wilson — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:04:44 +0000

1. to me it seems that the book is just asking for a hard cover, to give it that classy look as Tracy puts it, like a coffee table book maybe, I don’t know if that is what you’re going for but that’s what it seems like if you want people to be able to flip through it

2. Also I’m not sure you should use the french fold if doesn’t really relate the content… I’m having the same issue of whether or not to go with a french fold, but for me unless I find a way to connect it in som way to the content then I shouldn’t do it, hope that helps

Comment on 3 Questions by Kaycee

Kaycee — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:07:52 +0000

French folds… I wish the normal paper edge wasnt so standard, I almost want to tell you to find the… sharpest… paper you can, that will give paper cuts… but on a more realistic note, I think you can rationalize both. French folds are very nice, very soft, and feel more familiar (familiar like a barber shop to a loyal customer). However, I think a normal edge fits better with the content….. maybe try cutting the paper on an angle or something to draw attention to it?
As for the cover, I think that depends if you’re doing french fold or not. Personally I just assumed you were doing hard cover.. I’m not sure why, but it would work better with a french fold. go hard cover!

Comment on 3 Questions by Tracy

Tracy — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:43:50 +0000

I think that the nature of your book calls for something classy like a hard cover with squares! I’m not sure. I think it’s got to do with my idea of a gentleman’s “permanent pieces” — classic watch, classic haircuts.

Comment on 3 Questions by frances

frances — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:59:03 +0000

1. I’m not sure why, but I don’t see your book in hardcover.

2. French fold (pouch fold) will fit in quit elegantly with your topic in my opinion. But it might not match well if you don’t do a hardcover.

Comment on 3 Questions by Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:45:01 +0000

1. I think Christine made a very good point: if you want to be able to flip through the book easily, a soft cover would probably work better.

Comment on 3 Questions by Joanna

Joanna — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:44:21 +0000

2. How many pages are you planning to have in your book and what paper stock are you looking to use? I don’t know if there is enough merit into using french-fold when it really is just “I want to make the book a bit thicker”. Whatever paper you use might end up being thick enough to give your book the substance you want. I do think that the french-fold method does give books a slightly more air-y feeling, do you want to give that feeling to your readers when they read the book?

Might also look into if you want people to look at your pages as spreads. Using french-fold might make that a bit more difficult.

Comment on 3 Questions by cathy

cathy — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:28:41 +0000

3. Yes. I think definitely you can combine them. To me most of them have similar visual qualities.