Life Size

Hyperkit
Created to change perceptions of how a book is used and how it behaves, Life Size is a collection of investigations into and fascinations with the scale of objects. It questions how the shape and size of a book governs the way its contents are presented. The book takes as inspiration home-improvement and homecraft manuals. Cutting and folding techniques are employed throughout in the highly creative presentation of a host of disparate objects—buttons, a die-cut mug, a set of perforated pull-out postcards—all presented at their actual size.

The book’s dimensions dictate how objects are displayed, whether on one page or across a series of pages. By showing these objects at life size within the format of the book, the reader is encouraged to engage with them in a different way. Readers also encounter a number of objects that can be used within real-life situations, such as a place setting at a dining table. By incorporating such objects, the designers question the function of the book and push the boundaries of what a book can be.