While preparing my screen for printing next week, a tutor mentioned whilst looking at my printed prototypes to look at Cafe Royal photography books as they are staple bound. This would be appropriate in relating the metal staple to Manchester's industrial notoriety and the industrial mood reflected, some literally, in my imagery. Also due to the book not being very thick which perfect binding would be most appropriate for. Something to be cautious about would be making it look too cheaply produced even if justified. Also would not be the title on the bind.
'Café Royal Books has been praised as ‘making new history’ and ‘the most important supporter of British photography’; Martin Parr said it was “a great archive of much forgotten documentary”. 'same spirit of displaying places photographically however, bind supports the easiness of producing one of these books every week whereas mine is not in that format.
Kettle stitch is a stitch I find allows the pages to be seen and can include a hardback and sectioning before taking to print would not be a difficulty or perhaps not even needed. Having also experimented with signature stitch, this is mainly used to expose the signatures threads and hardback cannot be added. I am no longer using glow in the dark thread despite relation to cotton industry and Manchester bee, however if I choose a bind that will not have a thick enough bind this could be an option that is justified.
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