Comments on: Designing books: practice & theory http://ilovetypography.com/2008/09/10/designing-books-practice-and-theory/ Mon, 21 May 2012 16:07:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: johno http://ilovetypography.com/2008/09/10/designing-books-practice-and-theory/#comment-11270 johno Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:09:05 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/?p=2456#comment-11270 A winner has now been chosen. Thanks to everyone who participated. Comments on this article are now closed. A winner has now been chosen. Thanks to everyone who participated.
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]]> By: Emmanuel Portillo http://ilovetypography.com/2008/09/10/designing-books-practice-and-theory/#comment-11268 Emmanuel Portillo Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:08:41 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/?p=2456#comment-11268 Pick me Pick me! this book looks very intrigiung. Pick me Pick me! this book looks very intrigiung.

]]> By: Ricardo Cordoba http://ilovetypography.com/2008/09/10/designing-books-practice-and-theory/#comment-11259 Ricardo Cordoba Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:56:29 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/?p=2456#comment-11259 Hi, John. I once reviewed the re-issue of <em>Designing books</em> for Typographica. You can find the text here: http://typographica.org/001027.php I understand that Hyphen Press has now published an English version of another book by Jost Hochuli, <a href="http://www.hyphenpress.co.uk/books/978-0-907259-34-3" rel="nofollow"><em>Detail in typography</em></a>. Hi, John. I once reviewed the re-issue of Designing books for Typographica. You can find the text here:

http://typographica.org/001027.php

I understand that Hyphen Press has now published an English version of another book by Jost Hochuli, Detail in typography.

]]> By: Sunday Type: czech type | i love typography, the typography and fonts blog http://ilovetypography.com/2008/09/10/designing-books-practice-and-theory/#comment-11188 Sunday Type: czech type | i love typography, the typography and fonts blog Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:26:36 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/?p=2456#comment-11188 [...] Designing Books: a review [...] […] Designing Books: a review […]

]]> By: AW http://ilovetypography.com/2008/09/10/designing-books-practice-and-theory/#comment-11184 AW Sun, 21 Sep 2008 12:13:02 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/?p=2456#comment-11184 You're right that good books should come with great design. For me it doesn't matter how nice jacket designs are because I don't keep them (some find them important to catch reader's attention). More importantly, the body should be made easier to read (heading, sub-heading, body of content should be clearly shown) and enough space reserved for note taking especially if it's non-fiction. I never won a giveaway before but maybe this will be the first. Eager to read & understand more about designing a book. Cheers. You’re right that good books should come with great design. For me it doesn’t matter how nice jacket designs are because I don’t keep them (some find them important to catch reader’s attention). More importantly, the body should be made easier to read (heading, sub-heading, body of content should be clearly shown) and enough space reserved for note taking especially if it’s non-fiction.

I never won a giveaway before but maybe this will be the first. Eager to read & understand more about designing a book. Cheers.

]]> By: Michael Oblivion http://ilovetypography.com/2008/09/10/designing-books-practice-and-theory/#comment-11175 Michael Oblivion Sat, 20 Sep 2008 19:18:23 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/?p=2456#comment-11175 Looks like a good read and an interesting book to keep around for reference. Looks like a good read and an interesting book to keep around for reference.

]]> By: Jelmar http://ilovetypography.com/2008/09/10/designing-books-practice-and-theory/#comment-11174 Jelmar Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:12:00 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/?p=2456#comment-11174 That's a very, very nice tip! Good first post to read on ILT when getting back from a period of away-from-keyboardness. :) That’s a very, very nice tip! Good first post to read on ILT when getting back from a period of away-from-keyboardness. :)

]]> By: Vitor Lopes http://ilovetypography.com/2008/09/10/designing-books-practice-and-theory/#comment-11171 Vitor Lopes Sat, 20 Sep 2008 13:43:01 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/?p=2456#comment-11171 Wow, I can't believe I've almost lost the chance to get in! I hope this book will very helpful for my graduating project. :) Wow, I can’t believe I’ve almost lost the chance to get in! I hope this book will very helpful for my graduating project. :)

]]> By: Barbara http://ilovetypography.com/2008/09/10/designing-books-practice-and-theory/#comment-11170 Barbara Sat, 20 Sep 2008 07:17:17 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/?p=2456#comment-11170 Gosh, what perfect timing! Thanks to you (and the other posters) for sharing resource references. I do notice though, as I look up these books online and see a sales pitch for an e-reader, how we are at an interesting crossroad. Seems that good book design should be like a proper frame for a painting -- to support and enhance the text. At least there are a good group of us here who appreciate that aesthetic : ) Gosh, what perfect timing! Thanks to you (and the other posters) for sharing resource references.

I do notice though, as I look up these books online and see a sales pitch for an e-reader, how we are at an interesting crossroad. Seems that good book design should be like a proper frame for a painting — to support and enhance the text. At least there are a good group of us here who appreciate that aesthetic : )

]]> By: Cheryl http://ilovetypography.com/2008/09/10/designing-books-practice-and-theory/#comment-11167 Cheryl Sat, 20 Sep 2008 06:03:16 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/?p=2456#comment-11167 my prof just showed this in class today...seems like a great book to have! my prof just showed this in class today…seems like a great book to have!

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