WEDNESDAY 3

Below are my examples of how I made a little 8-page book out of one sheet of plain A4 paper. 

1. firstly I folded the paper in half three times so that the page was divided into eighths 
2. Then I Unfolded the whole sheet all the way, and then folded in half once. Using scissors I cut on the crease from the fold to the centre, so that when unfolded only the middle section of the paper has a cut.
3. Once the middle was cut I then unfolded the paper and folded it again lengthwise, so that the cut  made is at the top. By pushing the ends together the cut forms a diamond and to create the book i kept pushing them together until it went flat. I then creased all folds and created the book.

Using InDesign, I created and used this template to place text and pictures on the book before folding the book up.

These are examples of the two books I made using Indesign and the layout, before I printed and folded them to turn them into mini books.

These are images of my completed mini books. The one on the right is a mini book of pink things and the book on the left is a mini book of baby animals. This technique is good for leaflets, information and advertising, as the books can be unfolded and could feature a poster, map or even fold the opposite way to create a completely different book.