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Design Category
Book design, 2003
Design firm
Gabriele Wilson (New York, New York)
Collection
(2004) 50 Books/50 Covers of 2003

Description

The PSA Chapbook Fellowships program recognizes four new poets annually whose chapbooks, selected by distinguished poets, are published by the Poetry Society in these editions. For this continuing series, I wanted to use a design solution that was both abstract and open ended. Textile designs will be both timeless and beautiful as these little books multiply year after year.

Credits
Jacket designer: Gabriele Wilson
Illustrators: Susan Meller, Joost Elffers
Editor: Alice Quinn
Publisher: The Poetry Society of America
Trim size: 5.25 x 7.25”
Typefaces: Mrs Eaves, Rosewo0d-Fill
Jacket printer: Westcan
Paper: Fraser Paper Mills Cornwall 10 pt. cover coated 1 side
Printing method: Offset lithography
Book type: Literature and nonfiction
Juror Notes

“A series of books whose graphics and proportions are as poetic as their comforts.” Jack Woody