This text-only record is part of the interactive AIGA Design Archives where you can view more details, zoom into images and explore other works in the definitive online resource on American design.
 |
Design Category
Book design, 1999
Design firm
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (New York, New York)
Collection
(2000) 50 Books/50 Covers of 1999
|
This book is a collection of essays about reading, and I wanted the feel of the book to reflect the joy of reading and a life surrounded with books. With its subject matter, the book needed to be classic in style. Even with the smaller trim size, I wanted to create a book with a very gracious and open page. I find the display face, Mrs. Eaves, and the text face, Walbaum, very satisfying and clear, and I think they convey a pleasant, bookish look.