Book Design

Name: Book Design
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ISBN: 9780810992207

ISBN-10: 0810992205

ISBN-13: 9780810992207

Edition: 2006

Authors: Andrew Haslam

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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…

Book details

List price: $32.50
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Abrams, Inc.
Publication date: 11/7/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.13" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.442
Language: English




What is a book?



Past, present, and future



Creating a book



Approaching the design



The book designer's palette



Format



Grids



Typographic palette



Type



Type and image



Editorial structure



Communicating through image



Layout



Covers and jackets



Manufacture



Pre-production



Paper



Paper engineering



Printing



Binding


Additional material


Styling the text


Further reading


Glossary


Index


Picture credits, Acknowledgments