Publication

1998 - Yale University Press, New Haven, Connecticut

Language

English

Word Count

52,500 words, Guess

Page Count

210 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing405446
  • Goodreads246377

Classifications

  • DDC686
  • LCCZ116.A3 H46 1998

Description

In this unique and appealing volume, award-winning book designer Richard Hendel and eight other talented book designers on both sides of the Atlantic discuss the challenges of their work in trade and scholarly publishing. Through their detailed descriptions of the creative process of book design, illustrated with many examples, we learn how designers discover the most effective visual presentation of words. - Amazon

Description

How is a book designed? What do book designers think about as they turn manuscripts into printed books? In this unique and appealing volume, book designer Richard Hendel and eight other talented book designers discuss their approaches and working methods. They consider the problems posed by a wide range of projects - selection of a book's size and shape, choice of typeface for text and display, arrangement of type on the page, and determination of typographic details for all parts of the book within manufacturing and budget limitations. Written not only for seasoned and novice book designers, this book will fascinate others in publishing, as well as all readers and authors who are curious to know how books end up looking the way they do.

Subjects

Topics

bookslayoutdesigntypographyBook designBook design -- United States

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