Page Turning Design In Book Modality

Books are important vehicles to continue Human culture, carrying the function of recording and spreading the culture. Books do record certain information; hence "recording" is one of book's attributes, which is easy to understand. In the process of acquiring information from the books, turning over the page is a necessary process, therefore, "page turning over" is like "recording", are both the innate attributes of books. They are formed and developed with the formation and development of books. A book, whichever its shape, material and content, no matter if it's the most primitive ceramic, oracle or modern paper book, or electronic book, the information it carries can only been spreading by the actual reading by the reader. The value of the book can only be realized by being read.Page Turning Design is such an important step in the process of book designing. It not only decides the appearance of book but also affects people's reading habit.The development of book designing in China has a long history. It's a vital form of expression of Chinese civilization and culture. Over several thousand of years, books alongside with other forms of culture vehicle such as traditional architecture, decoration, painting, calligraphy and folk arts, have defined, developed and continued Chinese culture. In the modern society there has been new requirement on books. In the age of information, people want to acquire knowledge and information more conveniently and more quickly. On the other hand, with the consumption trend, more are expected on the convenience and artistic of books, asking for more personalized design. Page Turning over design is a key element. In recent years, book culture is getting popular again and page turning over designs are gaining more attention and becoming the expression of designers. Modern book designers have the responsibility to create more excellent works.The thesis will discuss the page turning design in the following area: First, it will define and explain in detail the concept of "Book Design" and "Book Turning Design"; Second, the article will categorize the history of Page Turning Design and many factors that affected the PageTurning Design. Those factors include booking binding, printing and Chinese character development history. The conclusion is that the PageTurning Design has long history with unique characteristics. Next, the thesis will discuss about modern books such as electronic and Internet books, its formality and page turning design. After research on the Page Turning Design in the "image age" and "consumption age", it conclude that Page Turning Design is a vital step in book design process and it...