Whilst my books were being printed I decided to go ahead with the design of my book sleeve, the idea behind this was from Robert Frank and his storage of his books being inside. I wanted to create a simplistic design due to it being able to compliment the minimalist design of each book, however before the design I would have to measure up a plan in relation to my only known dimensions of the books being 15.5cm x 23.3cm. Using the software Photoshop I would need to go ahead and create a structure made from various shapes to allow me to fold together a sleeve with minimal equipment. Using only two dimensions I was able to create a fold-able sleeve which would be able to fit together and store all three of my printed books. Here is the plan for the design:

I started by printing out the individual shapes and cutting each out, by doing this it allowed me to trace around the outline of each box and slowly combine all pieces together so that it formed the overall shape. From here I proceeded to cut out the design from the card using a ruler to accurately fold the bends so that they became forced into a box formation. I found that glue had not been strong enough to stick the sides together, and so led me to use double sided tape to provide a strong holding force between the sides of card, as a result of this the book ceased to fall apart. Here are the images from my final creation of the black card book sleeve:

Overall I found the result of the sleeve to be effective in the case of being able to hold all three books whilst maintaining its form, however if making one in the future I would have to consider using a stronger material so that it would present a more sturdy structure. The idea itself really only acted as a dust cover for the books due to them being softcover journal books which have no cover expect for the paper they were printed on, and so the development of this sleeve allowed for me to protect them from scratches and dents which could occur once they are printed.