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Design Category
Book design, 2001
Design firm
Houghton Mifflin Company (New York, New York)
Collection
(2002) 50 Books/50 Covers of 2001

Description

The only hurdle I faced was limiting myself to just one solution; I tried about 80 different ideas, because it was such a funny subject and one so close to my heart.

The part I am happiest with? The nose. It’s hard to find a good one, you know.

Credits
Creative director: Martha Kennedy
Designer: Laurie Rosenwald
Illustrator: Laurie Rosenwald
Production coordinator: Jill Lazer
Trim size: 5 5/8 x 9 1/2 inches
Quantity printed: 12,500
Typeface: Bulmer
Paper: Quebecor Liberty Cream-White Antique 50 lb. text
Printer: Plymouth Color
Author: Joseph Epstein
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company