#methods of humanity

This fic series has been on my to-bind list ever since I started to learn bookbinding. My idea for this is based on the journal Harry gave to Thomas Moregrave / Voldemort, and how the professor writes. As such, I sought to make this bind as minimalist as possible but elegant in form, with allowing some penmanship detail such as the story titles (subtly colored based on his moods and character).

To the side of every title page, I designed a graphic that evokes a magical matrix, with a QR code in the center that links to an archived version of the fic in the Wayback Machine.

As for the book itself, I decided to be a cheapskate for the covers and endbands. I used lazer-printed patterns of marbled paper for the covers, while the endbands were made from colored paper that were wrapped around some cord. I did add an oxford hollow at the spine, but I made it using some more scrap paper, which might be why it doesn't throw up the book spine as it should be. Whoops!

This book went through several stops and starts. I hope that, with this work now complete, I can finally let go of the weight it had on me and move on to something better.