What are the manifestations of concept books?

Concept book is a new book form that seeks the possibility of expressing the contents of books on the basis of traditional books. It includes the rational editing framework and physical modeling framework of books, which is an innovation in the concept of book communication form and a form for seeking new book design language. Book design rooted in content, but with different expressions, which has not yet been circulated in the market, can all be called concept books. Due to the limitation of technology and practical cost, concept books cannot be mass-produced, and their readers may be limited to artists and a few people who like book design, so they cannot be popularized.

In the current circulation of books in China, concept books have not yet entered the room, just like the clothes on the runway are not popular at present, but they have created potential possibilities for the future.

Nowadays, many foreign concept books have got rid of the traditional book mode in form. Designers convey the author's ideological connotation with unique visual information editing ideas and creative book expression language, which embodies a very strong personality. They are not only books that convey information, but also works of art. Starting from this concept, there are endless forms of expression. Designers can derive many new book forms from the traditional concept of book forms.

Bauhaus put forward the view that "design is an activity for the public". The concept book we are going to discuss has the same purpose as the traditional book, that is, to better convey the information to be stated and be accepted by the public.

Conceptual book design is an exploratory behavior in book design. An unprecedented attempt is made in the form of expression and material technology, and the design direction of future books is sought from the aspects of people's aesthetics of book art, reading habits and acceptance of books. Its significance lies in expanding the public acceptance range of information mode, providing people with diversified methods to accept knowledge and information, and better expressing the author's ideological connotation. It is the latest carrier for designers to convey information.