A book on books
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From scrolls and sheets of papyrus to elaborate and expensive codices to the mass press-printed volumes as we know them today, books have come a long way since writing was first developed. Although digital technology has impacted how we consume information over the last few decades, book design has survived as a means of showcasing creativity and craftsmanship, as books(...)
A book on books
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From scrolls and sheets of papyrus to elaborate and expensive codices to the mass press-printed volumes as we know them today, books have come a long way since writing was first developed. Although digital technology has impacted how we consume information over the last few decades, book design has survived as a means of showcasing creativity and craftsmanship, as books remain important sources of inspiration, knowledge, and entertainment. "A book on books" showcases some of the best book design work from all over the world in celebrating the designers’ contributions to preserving reading culture, as they continue to make books eye-catching and exciting to read or own. It also captures the voices of key influencers from publishing, printmaking, book fair organizing, and bookshop-owning standpoints, as they continue to play a crucial role in keeping the book-making industry alive and thriving even in the unknown future.
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La conception d’un livre suit-elle uniquement un processus logique et réfléchi ? Du choix d’une famille de caractères, et de son corps, à celui de la disposition des blocs de texte, le designer graphique et typographe suisse Jost Hochuli étudie le rôle décisif que joue l’instinct dans les différentes étapes de planification d’un ouvrage.
Un design de livre systématique ?
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La conception d’un livre suit-elle uniquement un processus logique et réfléchi ? Du choix d’une famille de caractères, et de son corps, à celui de la disposition des blocs de texte, le designer graphique et typographe suisse Jost Hochuli étudie le rôle décisif que joue l’instinct dans les différentes étapes de planification d’un ouvrage.
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'Library' is a collection of paintings by two of Canada’s most influential contemporary artists, Michael Dumontier and Neil Farber. From the simple premise of the book title comes a series of laugh-out-loud funny images. A collection of book covers adorned with titles painted in simple handwritten fonts are displayed on brightly colored hardboard. Each book forms part of(...)
Library: Michael Dumontier and Neil Farber
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'Library' is a collection of paintings by two of Canada’s most influential contemporary artists, Michael Dumontier and Neil Farber. From the simple premise of the book title comes a series of laugh-out-loud funny images. A collection of book covers adorned with titles painted in simple handwritten fonts are displayed on brightly colored hardboard. Each book forms part of an ongoing series Dumontier and Faber started in 2009.
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This volume showcases the best illustrated architecture books ever published. The author, John Hill, is the founder of the influential architecture blog "A Daily Dose of Architecture," which recently shifted course to focus entirely on architecture books of all kinds. His selection for this volume spans centuries, continents, and genres to include Le Corbusier’s "Towards(...)
Buildings in print: 100 influential and inspiring illustrated architecture books
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This volume showcases the best illustrated architecture books ever published. The author, John Hill, is the founder of the influential architecture blog "A Daily Dose of Architecture," which recently shifted course to focus entirely on architecture books of all kinds. His selection for this volume spans centuries, continents, and genres to include Le Corbusier’s "Towards a New Architecture," "Project Japan" by Rem Koolhaas, "Atlas of Another America: An Architectural Fiction by Keith Krumwiede," "X-Ray Architecture" by Beatriz Colomina and Thomas Wolfe’s "From Bauhaus to Our House." The books selected are organized into the categories of Manifestos, Histories, Education, Housing, Monographs, Buildings, Exhibitions, Building Cities, and Critiques, and each one has a reproduction of the book’s cover along with selected spreads which are accompanied by Hill’s informed, personal, and engaging take on what makes the title unique and indispensable. In addition, sidebar "Top 10" lists from many of today’s leading critics and architects are scattered throughout. Capturing the best of Hill’s insightful and curious mind, this invaluable resource will broaden the world of anyone interested in the field of architecture– and provide irrefutable arguments for these works’ continued relevance.
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An initiative of the Swiss Federal Office of Culture, the Most Beautiful Swiss Books competition aims to honour outstanding achievements in book design and to promote and showcase high-quality book production. The award-winning publications attract the attention of a wide audience through numerous book fairs and an exhibition tour in Switzerland and abroad. A total of(...)
The Most Beautiful Swiss Books 2020
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An initiative of the Swiss Federal Office of Culture, the Most Beautiful Swiss Books competition aims to honour outstanding achievements in book design and to promote and showcase high-quality book production. The award-winning publications attract the attention of a wide audience through numerous book fairs and an exhibition tour in Switzerland and abroad. A total of nineteen winning volumes appear in the 2020 edition, selected from among the 370 submissions. Due to health restrictions imposed by the pandemic, an ad hoc jury was convened for this edition, consisting of Gilles Gavillet, Nicolas Eigenheer, Simone Farner, Sereina Rothenberger, and Gesa Schneider.
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Genre longtemps méconnu, parfois mésestimé, la photolittérature est pourtant prisée des enfants, et de nombreux artistes s’essaieront à l’exercice. De 1886 à 2021, ces livres sont les témoins de leur époque, des courants pédagogiques, esthétiques et politiques, mais aussi des avancées techniques de ce médium. Photographes amateurs ou de renom s’empareront de ce format.(...)
Cent cinquant ans de photolitérature pour les enfants
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Genre longtemps méconnu, parfois mésestimé, la photolittérature est pourtant prisée des enfants, et de nombreux artistes s’essaieront à l’exercice. De 1886 à 2021, ces livres sont les témoins de leur époque, des courants pédagogiques, esthétiques et politiques, mais aussi des avancées techniques de ce médium. Photographes amateurs ou de renom s’empareront de ce format. Leur travail côtoie les textes d’auteurs reconnus et, ensemble, ils créent des œuvres surprenantes. Ce parcours dans cent cinquante ans de littérature photo-illustrée européenne et nord-américaine vous fera découvrir un pan passionnant de l’édition de livres pour enfants.
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Histoires de papiers
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Cet ouvrage accompagne la treizième exposition temporaire du Louvre Abu Dhabi, en collaboration avec le Louvre Paris. De la fabrication à la diffusion en passant par les progrès techniques, il illustre les nombreuses caractéristiques de ce matériau si familier qui s'efface parfois de nos usages au profit du numérique aujourd'hui ancré dans tous les aspects de nos vies(...)
Histoires de papiers
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Cet ouvrage accompagne la treizième exposition temporaire du Louvre Abu Dhabi, en collaboration avec le Louvre Paris. De la fabrication à la diffusion en passant par les progrès techniques, il illustre les nombreuses caractéristiques de ce matériau si familier qui s'efface parfois de nos usages au profit du numérique aujourd'hui ancré dans tous les aspects de nos vies quotidiennes. En explorant les différentes plantes qui en sont à l'origine, tout comme les nombreuses essences dont émane sa fabrication, la diversité des œuvres d'art présentées invite à découvrir les multiples utilisations du papier comme vecteur de créativité, d'idées et d'échanges à travers les siècles et les cultures. Incluant des œuvres des collections françaises, en particulier des œuvres du musée du Louvre, du musée Guimet, de la Bibliothèque nationale de France, du Centre Georges-Pompidou, ce catalogue est aussi l'occasion de mettre en lumière des artistes contemporains locaux ainsi que des créations contemporaines internationales.
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The photobook contextualizes arrangements of photographs and brings them into a sensually tangible form. The book format, the materiality of the paper, and the type of binding have just as much of an effect on the viewer as the selection of images, their positioning in the layout, typography, and the texts. Bettina Lockemann provides an approach to the medium from a(...)
Thinking the photobook: A practical guide
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The photobook contextualizes arrangements of photographs and brings them into a sensually tangible form. The book format, the materiality of the paper, and the type of binding have just as much of an effect on the viewer as the selection of images, their positioning in the layout, typography, and the texts. Bettina Lockemann provides an approach to the medium from a research perspective: considering the photobook as an independent subject of art theories, her phenomenological discussion complements methodological lines of thought. An important contribution to the photobook as an independent field of research, Lockemann elaborates precise terms for analyzing this medium. Through a practice-based examination of contemporary photobooks, this guide emphasizes the status of the photobook as an artwork in its own right.
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The book : 101 definitions
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In April 2018, Amaranth Borsuk began to approach artists, bookbinders, publishers, librarians, and scholars to inquire What is the/a book? ''The book: 101 definitions'' documents the responses and decenters the author’s voice to draw attention to the many other formulations of what the book is and can be.
The book : 101 definitions
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In April 2018, Amaranth Borsuk began to approach artists, bookbinders, publishers, librarians, and scholars to inquire What is the/a book? ''The book: 101 definitions'' documents the responses and decenters the author’s voice to draw attention to the many other formulations of what the book is and can be.
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La première histoire des couvertures de livres en langue française, riche de plus de 200 illustrations. Cette « histoire visuelle » explore les modalités et la finalité de la conception éditoriale, matérielle et graphique des couvertures de livres publiés dans toute l’Europe, dans les pays anglo-saxons, sans oublier les spécificités des productions nées dans les pays de(...)
Les couvertures de livres: une histoire graphique
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La première histoire des couvertures de livres en langue française, riche de plus de 200 illustrations. Cette « histoire visuelle » explore les modalités et la finalité de la conception éditoriale, matérielle et graphique des couvertures de livres publiés dans toute l’Europe, dans les pays anglo-saxons, sans oublier les spécificités des productions nées dans les pays de l’Est comme en Asie.
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