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Design Category
Book design, 1996
Design firm
Columbia University Press (New York, New York)
Collection
(1997) 50 Books/50 Covers of 1996
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The jacket is from a series of books based on quotations from various authors (in this case, Mark Twain) and intended for a general audience. The title (an actual Twain quote) is used as a design element by setting it in Serlio and printing it with a spot UV gloss over a matte film lamination. The design also succeeds because it can be used for different authors and their quotations, giving the series a coherent look.