The Book Design Blog
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The Book Design Blog is devoted to celebrating the craftsmanship behind beautiful books and publications. From self-published zines to commercially produced books.
The Book Design Blog
4y ago
How clever is this awesome, anarchic book design for REVOLT? Designed by Paul Bedford, its a great example of how a clever cover can really take a book to a new level.
That spine design is so simple but so clever. Loving it ..read more
The Book Design Blog
4y ago
A while back we interviewed Alicja and Jules, the creative duo behind Create Zine, a publication they send out free to creative industry commissioners showcasing awesomely talented artists, designers, illustrators and photographers. They recently got in touch to tell us about some changes they’ve made to the zine, specifically changing from newsprint to recycled stock.
This small change really helps the work inside, giving the colours a bold, deep look, and it feels even better to the touch than the previous iterations did. The work inside really is phenomenal as well, with such a great mix of ..read more
The Book Design Blog
4y ago
We love this catalogue/look-book from Alma Kamal for Un/divided, a concept for a clothing store that aims to break down gender-norms. Clothing isn’t separated into gendered sections, and instead the models are photographed in outfits that mix clothing from traditional genders. Just loving the general art direction and typography in this one, especially the creamy, off-white paper stock ..read more
The Book Design Blog
4y ago
This curious doctoral project by Marcell Tamás, takes Könyc A Könyvről (Book of the Book) by famous Hungarian typographer Imre Kner and reimagines it, exploring the format of the book in relation to todays existing and emerging technologies. How has the book changes during the recent period of radical digitalisation, and how might the disappearance of analogue technology change the format of the book altogether?
You can read an interview with Marcell at Stilblog where he talks us through his research and rationale.
The book itself has a very industrial feel to it thanks to a thick ..read more
The Book Design Blog
4y ago
Produced by Matchbox Studio, Patsy is a promotional hardback, cloth-bound book for Dallas photographer Dick Patrick. This 80-page book celebrates the life of Dick’s mother through her writings, her recipes and his photography. We especially love the embossed inner pages which give the book a great feel to the touch ..read more