Hardcover Pamphlet

Man oh man have things gotten busier! I'm currently enrolled in the Graphic Design Certificate Program at MassArt, and this semester my classes include Typography and Artist Books on the Vandercook Press. No that last one isn't precisely part of the program, but I had room in my schedule and honestly I couldn't concoct a better class if I tried.

The class is being taught jointly by Sarah Smith and Peter Madden, so they alternate weeks of book-making and letterpress instruction. It's a great format and I am learning so much. It's especially nice to be taking Typography at the same time I'm learning about setting type on a Vandercook. Leading makes perfect sense—as I leave the Vandercook class with hands smelling of lead type slugs and to see all of the work involved with manually justifying/aligning text...well I have a much better appreciation for setting type now. I'll update with letterpress work as I get to printing my final project, but for now here is a sweet Hardcover Pamphlet I made per Peter's instructions:

The book is covered with beige book cloth and a
decorative cover paper I fell in love with at Kate's Paperie.

The pamphlet is sewn in the center with a 5-stitch binding, including a paper
hinge at the back of the signature. The hinge is then glued to the inside of
the book board before the book cloth is glued on over it. The signature contains
folded and sewn sheets of white paper and colored end papers on the outside.

The orange decorative end paper (wrong side facing out) is pasted down over the
edges of the cover paper, hiding all edges and seams. The brown end paper (right
side facing the right side of the orange paper) then acts as the signature cover
inside of the pamphlet, with the white pages inside.