Windhover 2006
Friends Forever Club, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 2006
Description
For the 2006 edition of Windhover, the annual literary and arts publication of Raleigh’s North Carolina State University, Caroline Okun and Carolin Harris wanted to encourage collaboration, get back to basics and emphasize transparency throughout the entire design process.
The concept explored the power of the handmade vs. the computer-generated in a collective environment. Two cover-making events open to all university affiliates were held, resulting in 2,000 unique book covers.
The content of Windhover ’06 was composed exclusively from student, faculty and staff submissions. An eager community response to the cover design further fueled the artistic direction. An exposed binding, Chicago screws and personal involvement in creating the covers emphasized craft and diminished preciousness. A good deal of anticipation led up to the release date; participants waited anxiously to see their creations incorporated into the actual books. Dialogue between editor, reader and designer was encouraged at all points during the project. This conversation, along with the designers’ construct of community and play, provided an immediate accessibility for the student and faculty audience.
Juror Notes
“Students love making design so much. I remember what that feels like all over again because of work like this.”
Credits
- Design firm
- Friends Forever Club
- Creative director
- Caroline Okun
- Art director
- Carolin Harris
- Designers
- Carolin Harris, Caroline Okun
- Illustrator
- Carolin Harris
- Editors
- Lauren Gould, Britt Hayes
- Printer
- Theo Davis Printing
- Printing method
- 4/C offset
- Binding method
- Exposed binding, Chicago screws
- Papers
- Kraftpak Cover, Cougar Smooth Text 70 lb.
- Client
- North Carolina State University