Bodies of Work ~ a sampler
Friday, October 19, 2012 at 11:15AM ;)
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I've spent the past few days putting together a POD book which is being sent (by request) to a couple curators / gallery directors. The book (81 pages) is titled, Bodies of Work ~ a sampler, and has 9 sections, each section comprised of a title page followed by 6 pictures examples from each body of work. The section title pages have a grouping of the 6 pictures which follow in that section - the purpose of the grouping is to illustrate how the pictures work together, visually, as a body of work.
The page sample pictures posted in this entry are (top - bottom): cover, title spread, section title page + the 6 pictures in that section, the remainder of the title pages. Even though, at the very top of the entry, there is a Shutterfly share book version in which you can view the entire book, I have included the sample page pictures so you can have a higher quality look at some of the pages.
While I stand by my many previously written endorsements, re: Shutterfly's excellent quality POD books, their shared book e-versions are seriously lacking in the visual quality department. They are better than nothing but only by a slim margin. The shared book allows a viewer to have a sense of a book's layout and flow but details (image and typography sharpness) are not good. However, keep in mind that shared books are free.
That written, if Shutterfly were to offer a true high quality e-book conversion service, I would be more than happy to pay a premium for that service.
Reader Comments (4)
What can I say other than "wow", you provide me with so much inspiration. Thanks.
Nice work Mark.
I know you have offered POD books to your readers in the past... I am interested in the Windows book... is that available?
Also, any progress on your magazine idea?
John
Isn't it amazing what you can say with 6 or 8 images? I've been making small project zines with 6 or eight images and they give the same feeling as a 20 image portfolio.
Less is more in a lot of cases. Your work is very inspiring and thanks for sharing.
Fascinating work, Mark.