Books, Design, Details.

WORKS BY JANET GUERTIN

Hello! My name is Janet. I’m a designer and bookbinder.

Welcome to a curated collection of my latest graphic design and book arts projects. I create my own bespoke products and partner with other creators and businesses to bring their visions to life.

I also teach group and private bookbinding workshops and classes throughout the year.

I value craft, a commitment to thoughtful design, collaboration, and fostering human connection through my work. You can learn more about my background or choose a category below to explore. Thanks for stopping by!

Intro to Artists' Books for Photographers

Sunday, October 4, 2026

Durham Convention Center, Durham, NC

In this workshop we'll look at a variety of structures that lend themselves to presenting photographs in fresh and non-traditional ways and talk about how materials and photos combined with form and folds can enhance any photography project. We'll also make a Panorama Book, incorporating your own photos into an elegant display.

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Projects

Graphic Design

Purposeful details for brands of all sizes.

Book Arts

Exploring the book form in practical and creative ways.

Capsule Notebooks

The common envelope takes center stage in capturing life moments.

FEATURED

Glue Book Binding

A very generous gift of copies of the book Glue: Collage, Assemblage & Other Sticky Pursuits in sheets was given by Uppercase Magazine to a group of binders.

For the primary aspect of my design, I aimed to immortalize the familiar build up of dried glue around the top or bottom of a container and the compulsion to remove it all in one pull. To let some of the foundational material and “mess” take center stage as a contrast to the wonderful work inside which is intricate, vibrant, and colorful. The tactile build up of PVA adhesive is both literal in form but abstract at first glance. A circle motif ties the front, back, spine together. Binding is long stitch with link stitch.

More photos of the piece can be viewed on my exhibit page. View all the bindings in the online exhibit.