Handmade Books Design In Multifunctional Bookstore Age

In recent years,the online bookstores continuely impact the bricks-and-motar bookstores,forcing them into multifunctional bookstores.Secondly,with the development of technology and innovation, new medias emerged,which greatly affect the way of reading.Light reading becomes the primary reading,and pictures reading time arrivals.More and more publishers agree the concept "no picture,no publishing".Thirdly,environmental protection has become the world’s major problem.In general,we can not help thinking:What is the future of paper books?Combining the contemporary design, technology, aesthetics, environment theory, and Considering the development trends of the bricks-and-motar bookstores, handmade books will become a strong competitive advantage in multifunctional bookstore age.The paper books will become an art or collection, which have the exquisite binding and publishing value.Basing on the current status of the book market, the thesis submits the concept of handmade books, emphasizing the influence of traditional handicraft art to handmade books design.By learning the traditional handicraft art and the ancient form of book binding, and proper combination of computer technology,handmade books are more diversified.First of all, The thesis first discusses the unique value of the handmade books in the modern era, and then analyzesthe application of traditional handicraft art to handmade books design.On this basis,it analyzes the performance of techniques, materials and binding.Finally, through my own handmade books,it summarizes the new design methods. While handmade books inherit the traditional handicraft art,they also provide readers a more diversified choice, making it shine in the multifunctional bookstores age.