A short story by Edgar Allan Poe, The Imp of the Perverse discusses the voice inside all of us that makes us to do things we know we shouldn’t do. Each page is perforated in a grid system with sections of the text missing. Readers must follow the simple instructions to tear and fold specific sections to reveal the missing text. Books are usually precious objects and the destruction is engineered to give the reader conflicting feelings, do they keep the book in it’s perfect untorn form? Or give into the imp and enjoy tearing it apart?

from HelenFriel.com

I think I’m starting to get into a mild state of panic about what to do for FYP and how to go about producing a final work, so I’m looking at zany book designs to try and figure out what to do about what I’m going to do. I really like how Friel’s book design is spot-on for the book’s contents.

(I honestly don’t like the way the book is presented in the photos but these are the only ones available and I understand the concept well enough.)