‘Even books, word-things that should be judged by their content, fascinate me as objects. I confess I have many books in my library that I have never read nor had the intention of reading. I want them because their sheer presence represents a yearning, a mood, a love, and yes, an act of self-preservation. When my eyes scan my library, the typefaces of the titles, the textures of the covers, and their imagined weight give me a moment very like the pleasure of reading.’ Leo Lionni

Books are physical objects that yearn to be picked up, held and explored. Each book used in this project was originally sourced from a charity shop before transforming it. It is this cycle of life that books have and how they can be lovingly preserved to ‘communicate across generations’ (BBC, The life of Books) that fascinates me. This set is a development from the Condensed Books letterpress pads as part of my final major project. Each 'book' is made to the same dimensions as the original source and uses the original typeface of each book for the pages and spines.

Featured on Creative Review blog as part of their LCC Graduates 2011 feature.