Shape of the Book is a 20-page visual booklet with a wrap-around cover, featuring text sourced from a chapter of A History of Reading by Alberto Manguel, published in 1996. The text explores the evolution of physical books and their impact on today’s reading experience.

As I read through the text, I strategically placed my photos to serve as visual aids, creating vibrant pacing throughout the page spreads. The combination of typography, layout, and imagery reflects the tone of the original work. The photos, taken at San Francisco libraries, bookstores, and rare book museums, showcase publication designs that span from the past to the present.

Pages are bounded by accordion-fold.