Pop Up Books

A one day a week course at St. Bride Foundation

Bride Lane, Fleet Street, London EC4Y 8EQ
www.sbf.org.uk
lester@sbf.org.uk
Fridays 16 January 20 February 2015
10.00 5.00
Tutor : Alex Czinczel
In this course you will make your own pop- up book using a collection of different pop-up
structures and pull-tab mechanisms. You will use a mixture of coloured paper, collage and
your own illustrations to make pop-up pages and animate them using a variety of different
pop-up techniques. In the last session you will assemble the pages into a pop-up book and
make a cover for it. You will leave the course with your pop-up book and the practical skills
and knowledge needed to make pop-up books and cards at home or work.
During the course we will talk about what types of paper are best for making pop-up books,
and you will be introduced to the tools and materials you need for making successful popups. You will learn about techniques to fold, cut and glue paper and card. We will explore the
mechanisms commonly used in pop-up books and cards and look at existing pop-up books to
see how the same underlying mechanism can be used as a starting point for many completely
different designs. Finally you will learn the bookbinding skills needed to assemble your pages
into a pop-up book.
Alex Czinczel is an artist who makes books and animations often about the absurd lives of
her hand knitted and sewn felt animals. Her work has recently been exhibited at the Poetry
Library at the Royal Festival Hall and Prick Your Finger in London, and she regularly takes
part in the Small Publishers Fair. Her books are held in the collections of University College
London, University of the West of England and Winchester School of Art. She currently
teaches pop-up books and bookbinding at Central St. Martins, Lavender Print School and
Shepherds Falkiners and was awarded an MA Fine Art (Printmaking) at Camberwell College
after studying BA Graphic Design at Central St. Martins.