Taxonomy Proposal

For my book of marks, I would like to do a Japanese binding to mirror the haiku, which I would like to incorporate into my book. For the dementions, I am kinda still stuck; I like the idea of having a smaller (more pocket-sized) book, like 6x6. But I'm afraid that with such a small format, the book would become rather thick, so maybe a large 9x9 size would be better?

As for the organizations, I would like to sort them first by the tool they were made with, in relation to the line of the haiku they're from.

Line 1: Crossing it Alone

• footprint
• eye dropper

Line 2: in cold moonlight...the brittle bridge

• ice
• wood
• lantern
• glass

Line 3: echoes my footsteps

• shoe 1
• shoe 2

In addition to sorting them by line, then by tool, I would like to arrange each section of marks in order of mark weight. I'd like to create some sort of flow or gradation on each page So it would go haiku line>tool used>density of mark.


The white outlines would not be in the actual book though, those were just to help me remember to stay away from the edge where it would be bound, since you tend to lose a lot of the page in Japanese page binding.

Here are a few things I'm not sure about; things I'd like to jot down so I don't forget them:

• Is 12 marks to a page too many?
• black background or white? I did the thumbnail in black but now I'm leaning towards white/ @_@
• still considering other book formats, perhaps O-binding that would allow for two-sided pages?
• paper weight thick vs thin
  

Denotative

1. density
2. dark
3. light
4. large
   
5. tiny
6. geometric shape (circular, box, triangle)
7. cleanliness
   
8. movement
   
9. tool used
10. clarity of tool
    

Connotative

1. haiku line mark corresponds with
2. loneliness
3. cold
4. brittle
5. movement
6. traveling
7. sadness
8. noise
9. strength
10. weathered