Author

Publication

2005 - Allen Lane, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

63,750 words, Guess

Page Count

255 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more

Classifications

  • LCCZ271.3.B65 B3 2005
  • LCCZ271.3.B65

Description

"Ever-since the creation of the first Pengum paperbacks in 1935, their jackets have become a constantly evolving part of Britain's culture and design history." "By looking back at seventy years of Penguin paperbacks, Phil Baines charts the development of British publishing, book-cover design and the role of artists and designers in creating and defining the Penguin look. Coupling in-depth analysis of designers - from Jan Tschichold to Romek Marber - with a broad survey of the range of series and titles published - from early Penguins and Pelicans, to wartime and 1960s Specials, Classics, fiction and reference - this is a distinctive picture of how Penguin has consistently established its identity through its covers, influenced by - and influencing - the wider development of graphic design and the changing fashions in typography, photography, illustration and printing techniques."--BOOK JACKET

Subjects

Topics

HistoryBook coversBook designPenguin (Firm)Book covers -- Great Britain -- History

Places

Other Editions

  • Penguin by design: a cover story, 1935-2005Allen Lane2005-01-01

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