Cool Book

For the group project, we created a book. What we set out to do is flip the concept of books on its head, both with the materials the book was created out of and the content. We know that reading a book is inherently passive, but our book, Cool Book, pushes the boundaries of traditional book making challenging the concept and the convention of books. Readers can directly interact with Cool book, coloring, connecting, cutting, drawing, flipping, and folding. With simple design and fun games, Cool Book forces people to interact in the physical world rather than the digital. Cool Book believes in physicality and it aims to bring the style, design and content of the Internet to your hands. The content of Cool Book is displayed in a way users receive information on the Internet –– an amalgamation of randomness and versatility. With a focus on tactile design however, Cool Book reminds people to cherish simple fun and physical relationships. Cool Book focuses on the concept rather than the object. The idea of palpable fun is art.

I produce the description you see above, which is utilized in the beginning of Cool Book to orient the reader. I also created more than 10 pages used in the book from random facts, to personal photography. 

In the end, I was extremely happy with the concept, but I imagine the execution could have been better. If we had printed the book professionally instead of bound it ourselves, the product could have been better. 

Here's a link to the photo set: 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eswatkins/sets/72157637713693145/