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

Description

This book is the second in a series of more than 10 books. The challenge is to maintain the series format that Davidson Design, Inc. established with the first book while seeking innovative responses to each individual book. I created a format derived from the subject's traditions. A diverse range of artwork had to be incorporated while maintaining a sensitivity to Japanese culture.

Credits
Creative director/designer: Karen Davidson
Photography: Kern L. Nickerson, Naoki Ohara, Shogoro Yano, archival images
Production coordinator: Christopher Young
Editor: Bradford Keeney, Ph.D.
Trim size: 7 X 10 inches
Compositors: Karen Davidson, Ingrid Bromberg
Typefaces: Trajan, Centaur, Gill Sans
Printer/binder: Asia Pacific Offset (Hong Kong)
Paper: 140 gram Japanese woodfree Kinmari
Binding method: Hand-tipped, accordion-folded
Binding materials: Special-order black laid paper (Kaschmir) over 3 mm. board with red lustro foil stamping and white silkscreened halftone. Slipcase: five-color on 150 gram artpaper with matte lamination and red lustro foil stamping over 2.5 mm. board.
Publishers: Ringing Rocks Press, Leete’s Island Books