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Design Category
Book design, 1999
Design firm
Base (New York, New York)
Collection
(2000) 50 Books/50 Covers of 1999

Description

Our special challenge was to make a classic book with a twist. Our design solution was to question the structure of a book by turning it inside out.

Credits
Creative director/designer: Base
Photographer: Base
Production coordinator: Base
Trim size: 8 1/4 x 9 5/6 inches
Pages: 68
Quantity printed: 1,000
Typefaces: Dot Matrix, Base Matrix
Printer/binder: Salto
Binding method: Inside-out and sewn
Publishers/clients: Base, Serge Leblon