Cyanotype printing technique was used to produce a select number of pages. Treshold edited photography of museum objects was printed on acetate then printed with cyanotype. These were sometimes inverted for a range of visuals. The image above displays an example of the same photograph printed 3 different ways.
Blender render of the proposed binding technique and type specimen format
Covers were produced out of acrylic. These were laser cut and the radial grids (used to form the glyphs) were engraved. This was a suitable material also due to its sturdiness, something the type specimen was in need of.
The radial graphic aspect was the nexus element of the visual language. This was decided on through close observation of various ancient nature related patterns and motifs. A radial grid was constructed and this was used to form all the glyphs, each as inspired by an existing nature related museum object, from museums around Oxford. Binding, text paths and layouts further accomplish this sense of harmony and symmetry that the radial structure provides.