Linear Loop
Experimental Book Design
2025
SIZE:
4 ¾ × 7 ½ × 1 ⅘ in., closed
BINDING: Accordion fold
Linear Loop is a project that reimagines the physical and conceptual interface of a book. Designed with the idea of openness in mind, the project challenges how books are typically encountered, contained, and understood. Rather than presenting content between a traditional cover and spine, this “book” exists inside a plain white box—an object that must be opened to access what is inside. The box itself becomes the book’s “cover,” withholding any title or visual cues. Its blankness reflects my interest in its form exploring the unknown, inviting the viewer to participate in the act of discovery rather than presenting a fixed narrative and conventional structure upfront.
Once opened, the contents inside reveal itself through motion in different ways. The book block is attached to both the lid and base of the box, so that lifting the cover physically activates the content. The block is constructed in an accordion format that unfolds as the box opens, creating a continuous, flowing sequence. The project resists the usual beginning-to-end progression of a book, and instead proposes a circular, nonlinear engagement.