Blog: Book design

25 January 2012

The form of the essay

The form of the essay

alexander ecob

FLOK’s clothbound series design for publishers Notting Hill Editions
The essay is a form of writing that has largely fallen out of the public’s…

11 January 2012

Force of nature

Force of nature

liz farrelly

New Kapitza book replaces geometric certainty with organic structure
Following on from their 2008 book Geometric, the Kapitza sisters, Nicole and Petra, have produced…

15 December 2011

Behind the belly band

Behind the belly band

sallyanne theodosiou

What happens when you stick a hyphen into culture?
Rian Hughes’s Cult-ure asks the question ‘What is a book?’ writes Sallyanne Theodosiou. Each spread…

1 December 2011

Ghosts and spirits

Ghosts and spirits

the events department

The uncanny side of Charles Dickens, elaborately illustrated
Mention ghosts and Charles Dickens, and most people’s thoughts will turn to A Christmas Carol…

22 November 2011

Bright Idées

Bright Idées

rick poynor

Rick Poynor is dazzled by Henry Cohen’s photographic book covers
I was browsing in a book market in Nice this summer when I encountered Henry…

18 November 2011

Up and down the City Road

Up and down the City Road

angus hyland, eye editors, marion deuchars

Pentagram’s Angus Hyland, Marion Deuchars and a tale of two clients
At this year’s AGI Open (see ‘Who’s who’ on the Eye blog), designer Angus Hyland…

21 October 2011

Less is more

Less is more

the post room

Dutch Design Week’s unfolding flyer; and Hyphen Press’s slim A6 catalogue
Editorial offices are swamped with promotional materials of all kinds: press releases, flyers, bloated brochures…

12 October 2011

Significant others

Significant others

anne-marie conway

Steven Heller invites designers to come clean about their graphic passions
Steven Heller loves design, but he’s quick to admit it’s ‘not a monogamous relationship’, writes…

4 October 2011

Who’s who

Who’s who

High-octane graphic design in Barcelona for AGI Open
AGI Open is a high-octane assemblage of graphic designers with international reputations, performing to a…

1 October 2011

Noted #13

Noted #13

noted

Numerals, French alphabets and Chinese posters online
More links to sites, articles and other things that grabbed our attention over the past…
 
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