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Bind­ing, the col­lect­ive term given for the range of pro­cesses which hold and fasten a publication’s pages together, is essen­tial for, well, hold­ing and fasten­ing your pub­lic­a­tions’ pages together. Whilst on the sur­face not as com­pel­ling a design com­pon­ent as, say, print fin­ishes, a little closer inspec­tion reveals a range of dis­tinct pro­cesses which exist for dif­fer­ent uses. These bind­ing meth­ods aid func­tion; decisions on bind­ing neces­sar­ily affect a prin­ted piece’s robust­ness, longev­ity and form. Used cre­at­ively, they can even add an aes­thetic fin­ish­ing touch to a piece and help amp­lify mes­sages and inten­tions. The closer inspec­tion I men­tion above, and which bind­ing mer­its, is what this article’s all about.

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