Fake Books
(2023)
These fake books were used for set dressing at Lawrence University's Sixth Biennial Fred Gaines Student Playwrights Series (2023), a student-written one-act series directed by Jacque Troy. They were specifically used in In Memoriam by Hannah Amell, and they are designed to be lightweight and easy to set during scene transitions. Here I have documented my design process for these fake books.
Drafting Process
Initial sketches
Initial sketches
Mini mockups (options 1 and 2)
Mockups, two design options
Mockups, back view
Mockups, bottom view
Medium sized prototype of option 2
Option 2, top view
Option 2 back view
Final Materials and Construction
Moving forward with option 1.
Materials: construction paper, cardboard, Elmer’s glue, hot glue, opaque paint, and marker (to decorate the book spine)
Book covers and spines
Labeled book spines
Book cover, inside
First full size book
Back view
Bottom view
All books, blank spines
Final Design
Blank spine books, on shelf
Decorated books
Decorated books on shelf for set
