THE CURIOUS MAP BOOK
a design for the British Library
This project is a design brief for the British Library in London.
MA Book Design 2014, University of Reading.
The project
The British Library had put together a collection of interesting maps, which they had called curious maps, from 1493 onwards. These maps are from various parts of the world and have a second level information attached to them that makes them different from regular maps. The brief was to design a book that contains these maps and their descriptions. The manuscript, images, approximate costing and the format were provided by the client.
Have a look at the design process: http://issuu.com/vidhushri/docs/map_book_project_report/1
Specification of the final design
Trim size: 220mm W x 280mm H
Number of pages: 224
Binding: Section sewn, hardback
Inner pages stock: Olin regular high white 120gsm
Cover stock: Olin regular high white 150gsm
End Paper: Popset hot brown 120gsm
This flat plan shows some of the spreads of the maps in order starting with the title page, contents page and the introduction section.
