This modern love


Name - This modern love by Will Darbyshire

Type size - 10pt
Leading - 15pts
Head - 12p2
Foot - 12p6
Outside Margin - 6p1
Inside Margin - 6p
Lines - 6
Page size - 7.2" x 5.5"
The typeface used is a standard serif font, Times New Roman.
This book is an accumulation of poems and letters that people have written to their lovers/ex lovers. It is a style resulting in chaos, as there is not just one author, but hundreds. However it is very organized and elegant.
It is divided into three chapters, things all flow together because of the layout style. Every page is different as the letters vary in length and writing style. The type size on the pages I uploaded are all in 10pt, just about the average type size.  This book is organized with the recurring color of red, symbolizing love. The page numbers are all centered and filled in red. The emptiness many of the pages have in between both the heading and foot, make it easy to read. Many of these pages have images people have sent in to the author along with their letters. The use of imagery also creates a rawness and feeling for the layout. Each new chapter begins with an image of a physical letter slip followed with a blank page including the chapter title. This creates a feeling of change for the reader as they flip the pages into a new chapter which are used to represent the three stages in love. The three chapters are named = beginning, middle, end. Some pages are long and some are short, it is a perfect way to keep the reader's attention. I read this book in three different sittings myself. As I found the content to be quite heavy, so I read it chapter by chapter with breaks in between. The author did not create this book to be read all at once. Changing up the page layout, really creates a journalistic style and keeps the authenticity of the original writers work. Creating a sense of uniqueness and drawing attention to the feelings behind the writing.


Ps: This book is very moving, sad and happy all at once (read it if you dare)