Ellen Knudson

Illustrated Bookmaking, is a captivating and instructive collection of diagrams and book structures. The diagrams included in this publication are intended to supplement in-person (or online) bookmaking instruction and practice. The author developed these drawings for her own educational and instructional purposes over years of teaching her Book Arts class at the University of Florida and other institutions. Creating diagrams helped her understand the structures better, and now you can benefit from them as well!  

Volume 1: 32 pages. Softcover book measures 11.5 x 15 inches. Printed by Newspaper Club, 2021. 

Diagrams Included:

Book Arts Tool Kit 
Grain Direction 
Paper Planning 
Fortune Teller  
Pamphlet with Wrapper Cover  
Drum-leaf Binding  
Whirlwind Binding  
Multi-section Flat-back Case Binding  
Tunnel Book Volvelle  
Single Sheet folder  
Pop-up Map  
Long-stitch Binding  
Hinged Accordion  
Nested Accordion 
Slipcase Enclosure  
Hexaflexagon  
More Book Arts Tools 

Volume 2: 48 pages. Softcover book measures 11.5 x 15 inches. Printed by Newspaper Club, 2025.

Book Arts Tool Kit
Single Sheet Books
❱ Traditional 8-panel
❱ Maze Book: Zig-Zag
❱ Maze Book: Spiral
❱ single sheet tunnel book
❱ Exquisite Corpse
5-Hole Pamphlet
Double Pamphlet
Pleated Book Structure
Chain Stitch Pamphlet
Pamphlet Set
German-Lapped Case Binding
Secret Accordion Postcard
Folded Paper Box
Clamshell Enclosure
Manual Repeat Pattern
Pochoir Print Process
Favorite Book Tools
Collection: Writing Implements

Ellen Knudson is a book artist, graphic designer and educator based in Gainsville, Florida. She is the proprietor of Crooked Letter Press and is currently Associate in Book Arts at The University of Florida. She holds an MFA in Book Arts from The University of Alabama. Ellen has been a book artist for 17 years and a professional graphic designer for 20+ years including graphic design positions at The Art Institute of Chicago and The Detroit Institute of Arts. She has taught letterpress printing and Book Arts at The University of Florida, The University of Alabama, and graphic design at Mississippi State University and Wayne State University, as well as letterpress & book arts workshops around the country. Her work is in the collections of San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (CA), Yale University (CT), The Library of Congress (DC), and many other national and international collections. The work produced by Crooked Letter Press is the synthesis of images and words in the form of letterpress printed handmade books and printed matter.