Aspects of Contemporary Book Design

Richard Hendel has invited book and journal designers he admires to describe how they approach and practice the craft of book design. Designers with interesting and varied careers in the field, who work with contemporary technology in today's publishing environment, describe their methods of ma...

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Other Authors: Hendel, Richard (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: United States University of Iowa Press 2013
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Table of Contents:
  • Book design on the edge
  • Backwards and the high heels : the glamorous work of book design / Andrew Barker
  • Designing nonfiction
  • Designing fiction
  • Designing cookbooks
  • Designing plays
  • Designing poetry
  • Designing illustrated books
  • Designing journals
  • The conundrum of the e-book
  • On the design of Whitman / Kent Lew
  • Beyond selecting and arranging type / Charles Ellertson
  • Uneasy allies : the designer and the editor / Sean Magee.