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Design Category
Book design, 2001
Design firms
Herter Studio (San Francisco, California), Chronicle Books (San Francisco, California), Studio A (San Francisco, California)
Collection
(2002) 50 Books/50 Covers of 2001

Description

My challenge as the designer of this book was, first and foremost, to give credence to the exquisite photos that I was so fortunate to work with. The design needed to give a fresh, non-distracting venue for the photos to breathe and tell their story.

Credits
Creative director: Caroline Herter
Art director: Pamela Geismar
Designer: Jana Anderson
Photographer: Deborah Samuel
Production coordinator: Tera Killip
Trim size: 10 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches
Pages: 112
Quantity printed: 15,000
Printer: C&C Offset Printing
Paper: Japanese Matte 157 g/m2
Binder: C&C Offset Printing
Binding method: Smythe-sewn, hardcover
Author: Deborah Samuel
Editor: Kathleen Erickson
Publisher: Chronicle Books