Dan Flavin: Let There Be Light
Book Design | Page Layout | Cover Design
Highlighted pages from an artist catalogue designed for Dan Flavin's sculptural work. This book was done as a student project.
Format:
11 x 8 inches with 1 inch spine
Material treatments:
Hard cover with glossy, embossed foil stamping and glow-in-the-dark spine
Cover Design Process:
On the cover, Flavin's name is sculpted by stiff lines that represent the medium he famously worked with - fluorescent tubes. I decided to make the cover white because it reflects how red, green, and blue light mixed together results in white light. A white cover also denotes the grand gallery spaces that Flavin's work is typically installed in. Flavin often focused on the relationship between the medium and the spaces it inhabited. By writing his name like his sculptures and placing it in the corner of the cover, it imitates his work and his use of space.
The spine is inspired by one of his brilliant installations, Untitled (to Henri Matisse), 1964. A minimal style is incorporated throughout the catalogue, reflecting Flavin's early involvement in the Minimalist art movement.
Cover Sketches
Spine Sketches
Table of Contents
Essay Spread
A sans serif font is used to give the book a modern look and feel.
Divider Spreads
The background of every divider spread takes one of Flavin's sculptures and enlarges it.
What you see is a close up of his colourful work.
Inner Pages
Spreads showing various page layouts, rhythm, images and captions
Back Cover, Spine & Front Cover
