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Student: Alexandra Blatt
The paperbacks I usually read on the train get
dirty and torn from transporting them in my
handbag. I’ve tried to combine the advantages
of a paperback (cheap to produce, small, light-
weight) with those of a hardcover (robust, more
durable). My book is small (DVD-case-sized)
and lightweight (printed on very thin bible-
print). It goes together with a strong but light-
weight aluminum box. The box fi ts all books in
the series, so it has to be purchased only once.
Each book gets the maximum protection for the
minimum price. The typographic arrangement
is traditional and economical. The font, Scotch
Roman, is rather heavy and very readable even
in small sizes—another reason to print only on
every second spread.
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Student: Diana Tessmer
Tourists read more often on the train or plane
than at their fi nal destination. Depending on
how long it takes to get there, they want to read
a short or a long novel, but most certainly, they
don’t want to fi nish while still on their way. And
neither do they do want to fi nish their reading
with a break of two or three weeks on their way
back home. I designed a series of books that all
have 160 pages but contain texts of different
length. It is the amount of text per page that
varies. I have developed three different layouts,
working with the three forms of Kurt Weide-
mann’s Corporate typeface: Corporate Antiqua,
a (more or less) classicist design; Corporate
Sans, a sans-serifed design; and Corporate Egyp-
tienne, a slab-serif design. The sewing and bind-
ing of the series is most economical because of
the uniform size and number of pages.
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Student: Pavlina Boneva
I have experimented with innovative materials
from the industrial sector to create a cover that
offers protection.
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