Brief 05 | Photography Collab - Binding Research (Alex)

staple bind -

The staples pass through the folded crease from the outside and are clinched between the centermost pages. Two staples are commonly used but larger books may require more staples along the spine.

+ quick, easy, cheap, accurate, secure

- doesn't look great, common form of binding

coptic bind -

A non-adhesive form of binding that stems from bookbinding methods employed by ancient Egyptians! Signatures are sewn through their folds, and attached to one another and again sewn through two loose covered boards with a chain like stitch across the spine. 

+ looks aesthetically pleasing, stands out, unique, secure

- time consuming, no room for error.

 japanese bind -

using this decorative sewing technique is to only expose the stitching on the inside of the book. This is achieved by turning in the edge of the cover boards to create a hinge; the book is then sewn from the inside. It is recommended to use Japanese style binding for large or landscape format books as the binding requires a large margin.

+ unique and individual, looks really pleasing, secure

- time consuming, no room for error.

section stitch -

The most secure binding method. Here pages are folded together into sections (signatures). Each section is then sewn into the following section along the spine. The spine is then glued together for extra support and the cover then attached. A Section Sewn book, regardless of pagecount will be able to lay flat.

+ able to lay flat, very secure, pleasing to look at

metal clip bind -

The pages are folded and then hole punched in the central of the page. The metal clips are then passed through the holes and secured.

+ secure 'trendy' east to flick through pages cheap

- some may not find it very pleasing. personal taste.

Discussion with Alex -