The Rhubarb Triangle

Materials: 3D printed polymer, cardboard and fabric tape

Dimensions: 15 x 33 x 15 cm

Retail Price: £200

Availability: Online

Copies produced: 100

This book was specifically made using the photography of Martin Parr to showcase the 'The Rhubarb Triangle'.

"The Rhubarb Triangle, a new commission, lies at the heart of the exhibition; it comprises a series of photographs taken over the last 12 months in an area of countryside known as ‘The Rhubarb Triangle’ between Wakefield, Morley and Rothwell in West Yorkshire, which is famous for producing early-forced rhubarb."

"Parr’s photographs capture all aspects of the rhubarb business, from the back-breaking work of moving the rhubarb from field to shed, the freezing cold and exhausting labour of picking the vegetable by candlelight (or occasionally by head-torch), and the consumption of the rhubarb by coach parties and food tourists."

            - http://www.hepworthwakefield.org/martin-parr/

Although very obvious the colour scheme of the book cover instantly represents it's theme of rhubarbs. The lambent pink congrats brilliantly against the white text of the title along the spine.

With only 100 copies of the book being produced and at such a high price, there are hardly any commercial aspects within the design as it does not need to produced at a mass.

The title and photographer stated along side the spine is designed upright. This is something that Jan Tschichold discusses within his theories of book design, he supports this design decision.

The grid used for the body text arguably resembles some sort of stem, plant or leaf which can be related back to the theme of the book rhubarbs.

The way in which the pages fold and stay is quite off centre as they naturally slant downwards, this could be from a lack of folding of the pages. This could have been purposely done as it does make the  observer stay on the page for longer as it has to be pinned down to see the page fully.