Book Design
From award-winning writer and designer Andrew Haslam comes the final word on book design. This authoritative text guides readers through establishing formats, constructing grids, choosing typefaces, designing a jacket, and, finally, preparing materials for the printer, with more than 300 illustrations to demonstrate every aspect of the process. Interviews with professional book designers provide valuable insight, and an extensive glossary of editorial, design, and production terms make a...
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From award-winning writer and designer Andrew Haslam comes the final word on book design. This authoritative text guides readers through establishing formats, constructing grids, choosing typefaces, designing a jacket, and, finally, preparing materials for the printer, with more than 300 illustrations to demonstrate every aspect of the process. Interviews with professional book designers provide valuable insight, and an extensive glossary of editorial, design, and production terms make a handy reference for the burgeoning new designer. Book Design is one of three titles this spring from Abrams Studio, our new imprint dedicated to providing artists and designers with innovative, affordable books to help them improve their skills.
What is a book?Past, present, and future 6Creating a book 13Approaching the design 23The book designer's paletteFormat 30Grids 42Typographic palette 71Type 86Type and imageEditorial structure 101Communicating through image 110Layout 140Covers and jackets 160ManufacturePre-production 172Paper 191Paper engineering 200Printing 210Binding 219Additional materialStyling the text 240Further reading 249Glossary 251Index 253Picture credits, Acknowledgments 256
