Showing posts with label paper engineering. Show all posts
Showing posts with label paper engineering. Show all posts

February 18, 2025

Dual-Functioning Books


 

DUAL-FUNCTIONING BOOKS


There are some really cool books out there that go beyond being brick-and-mortar "text and illustration" books. They take things to the next level in that the physical book becomes a key part of the experience and incites its own separate experience. I have dubbed these dual-functioning books because––as the name would suggest––these books serve two functions: To be a book and to be something beyond a book. Check out some examples below!

                        
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July 17, 2023

Favorite Pinocchio Picture Books


                
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February 23, 2022

Favorite Carousel Books


CAROUSEL BOOKS


Carousel books, sometimes called 360° books or 3D pop-up books, are a sub-category of pop-up books, but they're so distinct that they deserve their own list here on the site. Carousel books are bound like regular picture books, but the front and back covers are designed to touch so that the book opens all the way into a 360° circle (they usually have ribbons or magnets to connect the front and back covers).

              
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May 16, 2021

Favorite Pop-Up Books


POP-UP BOOKS


                                   
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