Knot about books a book about knots.
Knot About Books is an editorial design project that treats knots as both subject and structure. The publication combines an original introduction with curated excerpts from The Ashley Book of Knots (1944) and an extensive knot index sourced from Animated Knots, framing historical reference material within a contemporary editorial system. The typographic language follows the flowing, directional nature of rope and knots, using rhythm, spacing, and movement to guide the reader through the pages. Typography functions as both information and form, echoing the acts of looping, crossing, and tension that define knot-making itself. Materiality and craft extend the concept beyond the page. The book features exposed Coptic stitching, intentionally visible to mirror the logic of knots and construction throughout the project. The publication was fully crafted by hand, and its participatory structure invites the reader to tie eleven knots as they progress, making reading and making inseparable.