Results within topic “book design”

If Edith Wharton Had Facebooked

Was the pen any mightier than the keyboard? Print history scholar Collins considers whether or not the medium has changed the message.

media  book design  typography 

Picturing the Pulps: An Interview with David Saunders

What was it like to grow up with famed illustrator Norman Saunders for a dad? Heller asks the late artist’s son and biographer.

history  book design  illustration 

Making Books, 21st-Century Style: An Interview with Rick Smolan

Want to place yourself in history? Heller and publisher Rick Smolan discuss The Obama Time Capsule.

printing  photography  book design  current affairs 

Comics Connoisseur: An Interview with Dan Nadel

How does one master the art of publishing comics and books of visual culture? Heller seeks wisdom from the sensei, Dan Nadel of PictureBox.

book design  illustration 

How Books Are Sold

With mega-bookstore chains controlling the access to new design books, how does this dependence affect readers? Does it matter that independent, specialized bookstores are disappearing? Lupton reveals a crisis in the lopsided distribution system.

consumerism  book design 

The Rarebit Fiend Dreams On: An Interview with Ulrich Merkl

Does eating cheese at night cause bad dreams? This idea fed Winsor McCay’s surreal comic strip, now compiled in one satisfying tome. Heller stirs up its publisher’s story.

history  book design 

Devil in the Details: An Interview with Esther K. Smith

How dangerous is it to make books? Heller finds out from the risk-taking proprietors of Purgatory Pie Press.

print design  book design 

Ventures in E-publishing

In what ways can an e-book be better than a printed book? First-time author Marks looks at the upsides of digital publishing.

journals  book design 

The Book as Transformer: An Interview with Zach Plague

Bored by the traditional book? Barringer talks to one author/ designer whose approach is anything but dull.

book design  posters  web design