The Look

I feel it's time to start thinking of how i'd like the book to look like. At the moment I am considering creating two types of publication - A high end quality hard backed book and a cheaper zine style publication that would allow me to print multiple copies and promote the project at a lower cost.
what the book could look like



The photo above shows a selection of my own book's and zines, I find that as I will be the one compiling the book the aesthetic of the book will be something that appeals to me, therefore looking at my own library will help provide me with inspiration for the look of the book. At present I envisage the book version to have a similar look to the "Family" book by Lauren Dukoff. I really like how the publishers have achieved a sturdy housing for the photographs within by using a touch material for the cover which they have embossed on the back with the musicians featured within.


An idea i would like to experiment with if i chose this type of covering would be to cut out a segment of the spine and use coloured paper on the edge of the binding which would be seen through the window to lend itself to the aesthetic. A couple of images similar to what I would like to achieve are shown below: