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Design Category
Book design, 2001
Design firms
Vintage Books (New York, New York), Chin-Yee Lai Design (Forest Hills, New York)
Collection
(2002) 50 Books/50 Covers of 2001

Description

Safekeeping is an autobiography, composed of short stories, which depicts events and moments of significance in the author’s life. Though tumultuous, her life also seems to be her most treasured experience. The image of a glass storage jar sprang to mind when I asked myself the question: “How would people store their most valuable possessions?”

Credits
Art director: John Gall
Designer: Chin-Yee Lai
Photographer: Simon Lee
Trim size: 5 3/16 x 8 inches
Quantity printed: 6,000
Typeface: Baskerville OPTI
Printer: Coral Graphics
Author: Abigail Thomas
Publisher: Vintage Books