I made this paper doll whilst thinking about making my paper doll book, I
based it on fashions I found in Vogue and Elle magazine. I've always
made paper dolls, and when I was younger, collected them too.
I've always been
fascinated by the TubeMap. I've grown up looking at it, and i'm always
noticing new things about it. When I was little I liked the bright
colours. It's so deceptively simple. The illustrations used on the
covers have always been interesting too.
I found these maps a
while ago, they're one of the things I collect. I love the way that maps
have their own codes and formats. I also like the idea of unwrapping or
unfolding them. It seems somehow amazing that you can hold the surface
of the earth in your hands and then just fold it up when you don't need
it.
The fan language instructions and colouring pages. I'm still working on the finished booklet. (in other words, I ran out of time during the project, but I want to try and finish it over the summer.)
I decided to make an activity book aimed at children, from which you could design and construct your own fan and then follow diagrams in the book to learn the fan language. I decided that I could also turn these instructions into images of Victorian ladies that could be coloured.
Fold out cover rough.
Fan trials
Fan shape
Activity book cover (Pocket-folding cardboard to make fan leaves)