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Apr 13

My Friend Made That: Andy’s Book of Letters

*This was posted on a previous date, but was late and never commented on. I am using it as today’s post and accepting a missed post on that date–I think it deserves the attention.*

I met so many amazing people through THON this year—one of which was Emma, a great friend and a great graphic designer.

Emma was one of our Gear Chairs—responsible for designing the t-shirts our committee would wear at Blue Shirt Workshop and during THON set-up and teardown.

When THON came to a close, Emma volunteered to put together a book of letters from our committee to our captain. I was so, so impressed by the craftsmanship and dedication she put into the book that I knew I had to ask her if I could share it.

The Project: Andy’s Book of Letters

Front Cover

The Inspiration: Emma used the same techniques she learned while making a book for one of her classes.

The Materials: Printer Paper. Waxed Thread. XActo Knife. Blue Cardstock. Rubber Cement.

The Steps: To make the book, Emma started out with about ten sheets of printer paper. She used waxed thread to bind together three separate signatures. (The book was about 40 pages or so.)

Emma then took a thicker piece of “nice blue paper” and cut it to the correct size for the book cover. She used rubber cement to glue it to the spine of the bound signatures.

Full Book

She then used Photoshop to create the graphics for the cover page, title page, centerfold, ending page, and four basic page layouts. She copied and pasted each of our committee member’s letters into the basic page layouts and formatted them that way.

To add to the centerfold, she used folded bits of paper to give our committee picture a “pop-out” effect.

Back Page

Using an XActo knife, she cut out all the printed graphics and pasted them into the bound book. She also cut out the cover design and pasted that onto the front cover.

Overall, it took her multiple days and many, many, many hours to complete the book—but it was worth it. I know our captain and our committee both appreciated all her hard work.

Inside Pages


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