binding nightmare!

Been looking into binding and book paper for a while now to no avail-either cant find what I'm looking for or its too expensive! but alas now it is all coming together. Found some great book paper from Arctic Paper and also from a local stockist-just in case something goes wrong. Its cream paper-90gram. I didn't want white as i think the stark color schemes would look better on cream.

The binding was becoming a bit of a worry too however now have enlisted the help of a friend of mine whose studying a degree in Book Arts and she is going to bind my book for me. I wanted a more self sufficient way of binding my books in keeping with the self sustaining topics-Eco friendly ideas behind my project.
I am going to LCC to meet my friend tomorrow-to pic out what covers, colours, types of binding i want-fingers crossed it all works out OK!
Images to follow...

possible pod image?

page layouts so far-more to follow

These are the layouts of the images, there will be minimal amounts of text making comments on design as an ecosysytem, also subversive messages about aspects of the environment that are pressing issues. I deliberately kept the colours basic and stark in keeping with the kind of style i want the book to take on.

APOLOGIES FOR THE DODGY SIZE ISSUES-NO IDEA WHY THATS HAPPENED??

beautiful books

Here are two examples of the type of book i am aiming to produce-simplistic images minimal text etc.

progress

possible fonts

possible packaging options?

i really like the stylish simplicity of the way this book is packaged and want to emulate it for my own book. I think having a 'case' aswell as a nice sleeve would add a better dimension to it.

chapter

scaling my research i have found what my chapters will be

-Biological (what makes up a designer-witty take on a designers biology)
-Individual (different types of people-fashion,product etc-different design disciplines)
-Sociocultural (interaction of social and cultural elements-how designers interact, where etc)
-environmental (highlight the urban environment waste etc)

These images will use restrictons on paper and ink as suggested by teresa-this is inkeeping with my original plight for the environment but at the same time emphasises a continuous narrative and illustrative interest. The actual images will be very simplistic but effective. Each chapter will be slightly tongue in cheek-witty with its comments with a more seious undertone about our depleting environment-resources etc thus using the images, research i have produced and collated already.

reference point-andy riley type narrative