Eames
Book
For this book, I began looking at mid-century design for inspiration. I liked the use of the geometric shapes and the symmetry and color block look. I also took an interest in Swiss design that shared the same geometric shapes
and symmetry that the mid-century design is known for.
When researching this project, I recall looking at all of the prominent work that was going on at the same time as the Eames and their friends. Although I looked at countless posters and spreads from this era, I found myself getting drawn to their furniture. I wanted to stack text and create a room with titles that would abstractly call back to the furniture they created. This project gave me the ability to broaden my palette with the number of directions I could take it, and it has a pronounced style.
When it came to the process of making this book, I wanted to achieve a look that would come from the sixties and have moments of modernism with the treatment of type and imagery. I used image treatments that tied the color in with the type and the end sheets. Overall it has a very warm tone with a bold sans serif type that pops on each spread. The content does a great job at illustrating who the Eames were, and I find it reflective in the book's design. The unconventional type treatments and the color palette push boundaries and remain rooted as a timepiece that gives this book a warm, cohesive, and comfortable feeling similar to
the Eames’s.
I feel like this book was a very resolved piece that showcases some of the best Eames work and my own. After studying their work and trends from mid-century design, I feel as if I have achieved the correct blend of the past and present to give this book a modernist look.