'Sardines' by Ruth Martin.
The sardines book has this really interesting format firstly it appears to be a small concertina book but when it is completely folded out it becomes a flat poster-like book.

'Chip Shop Choices' by Ruth Martin. I like the way that the book opens as if it were a parcel of fish and chips, it fits its content well.

Pix ‘n’ Mix by Ruth Martin.

The scale of this book seems to reflect its content of sweets. The illustrations are created using handmade rubber stamps and it almost gives it quite a vintage feel.

Ruth Martin makes books, cards, pictures and other paper curios that invite you to enter her world of lollypop stick jokes and cheesy puns. Much of her work is quintessentially English, involving subjects such as fish and chips, the Hokey Cokey and Rich Tea Biscuits. Imagery and lettering is mainly produced by her hand carved rubber stamps.

Again these are by Anwen Williams I love the fact she uses the actual sweet wrappers to cover her badges. It reinforces what a sweet is and isn’t just a generic copy of one. It almost gives the badges a vintage feel or makes us think back to when we were younger. And the way in which the badges are packaged has a DIY appeal.

Anwen Williams: the gig book.

Gig: the experience of being in the crowd at a gig • 14 pages • 9.5 cm x 13 cm approx • edition of 32, signed by artist • black and white digital photocopy with neon paper cover and Dymo tape title • choice of green or pink cover •

I also like the use of media (black and white digital photocopy) it creates a nice textured grainy effect to reflect the atmosphere of the gig.

'The Art Crisis' by Bonnie Burnham. The fact that this book is in the shape of a gun reinforces the content of the book itself.