black coil binding is fine as long as it is tastefully employed. and preferrably the good stuff, not the junk they sell at kinkos, although it looks the same.

hmmmm...

maybe i can get a stainless steel spring/coil and use that.....


i could drill the holes myself with the drill press and bind it right.....

Wire-O binding is the same thought as coil binding but a more refined look, or if you leave a larger inside margin, Chicago screws work: they are cheap, effective, and you can add pages later on if you like

i was thinking that...but i need a flip instead of a rotate.......

An old neighbor of mine used to make chain mail. He took metal rods and twisted them around a drill bit to make the spiral then cut them for the rings. But I always thought the spiral could make a cool binding.

these are the only ones i think are available in a regular setting.....

i might go to depot and see if they have a compression spring that might work.....

hmmmm

i'm sure they other ways.... just cant think straight right now

b

Just go to a graphics shop, they'll wire-o bind for a couple of bucks a piece.

With the Chicago screws, you can still do flip, you just want to score the pages just to the side of the binding, so that they flip from the score line.

ahh...true......

hmmmm.......i only have .25" of white border per sheet......i might be able to make that happen.....or i could scale them down a hair and get more room for a bind...

Plastic looks cheap, go for something metal.

Or, if you're any good with thread you could try some japanese book binding techniques, super fancy.

i think i'm gonna just do a spring and get the holes punched for a coil binding.....

i printed up a sample and i like the way it came out....... just have to remember that i have to make 50 of these or so... and organize all the pages after they get printed/cut.....

b

i think that the japanese method of sew-binding (not sure that's even a term) is kind of money.

http://www.graemedawes.co.uk/

not really for mass production...but it looks good.

Once you get the hang of it, it doesn't take very long. I did one of my portfolio's like that and it was always well received.

Check out all these options:

http://emilyduong.com/blog/a-visual-reference-bookbinding

I think I might try the secret Belgian binding for my next portfolio