The link below is to an article that looks at bad book cover design.
For more visit:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2012/oct/04/worst-book-covers
Category Archives: Book – Design
Video: Random House – Making a Book (Behind the Scenes)
Article: The Disappearing Book
I’ve seen a bit about this book mentioned in the article linked to below. Apparently you buy the book and when you unwrap it the ink begins to fade away. After two months there is no ink left. What do you think of this gimmick?
For more visit:
http://www.odditycentral.com/news/the-book-that-cant-wait-literally-disappears-if-you-put-it-down.html
Video: How to Understand Book Sizes
Article: Pretty Books
The link below is to an article that asks the question, ‘how pretty should books be?’ This is an interesting question. Do books need to be pretty or is good content enough? What do you think?
For more visit:
http://www.torontostandard.com/culture/they-become-what-they-behold-or-how-pretty-should-a-book-be
Article: One Word Book Titles
The link below is to an article about books with one word titles.
For more visit:
http://www.themillions.com/2012/05/the-appeals-and-perils-of-the-one-word-book-title.html
Article & Video: Book Designing Tips
The following link is to an article & video on book designing tips by Chip Kidd, book designer for Random House. The full talk by Chip Kidd titled ‘Designing Books is No Laughing Matter. OK, It Is’ is embedded in the article.
For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/chip-kidd-offers-book-designing-tips_b51163
Website: Old Book Art
The link below is to a website featuring old book art, which has many examples available online. Why not take a journey back in time and revisit some old illustrations, covers, etc.
For more, visit:
http://www.oldbookart.com/
Video: Bookplates
Article: Weird and Wonderful Book Designs
The link below is to an article reporting on book designs – the weird and the wonderful.
For more visit:
http://flavorwire.com/277657/10-crazy-and-unusual-book-designs
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