Aspects of Contemporary Book Design
Published on 15. June 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-60938-175-2 (ISBN)
Description
In this manifestly practical book, 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 managing the challenges presented by specific types of books, presented side by side with numerous images from those books.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Iowa
United States
Illustrations
248 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 266 mm
Width: 205 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
648 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60938-175-2 (9781609381752)
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Person
Author of <em>On Book Design</em> and coauthor of the <em>Glossary of Typesetting Terms</em>, <strong>Richard Hendel</strong> has been a book designer and art director at the University of Massachusetts Press, the University of Texas Press, Yale University Press and the University of North Carolina Press; he now maintains a vigorous freelance career. His work has won Association of American University Presses, AIGA, <em>Print</em> magazine, Chicago Book Clinic, Leipzig Book Fair and National Book awards, among others.