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Design Category
Book design, 2006
Design firm
Laurence King Publishing Ltd. (London, England)
Collection
(2007) 50 Books/50 Covers of 2006
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The cover for this international showcase of contemporary illustration implies a hand-drawn aesthetic. The design incorporates the representation of a torn page from a sketchbook and a hand-painted title that is spot UV varnished to suggest the immediacy of wet paint. These elements are superimposed on top of a figurative illustration by Nina Chakrabarti, which is suggestive of the highly decorative nature of some of the book’s content. The illustration has been debossed, lending the cover a highly tactile quality.
“Strong, eye-catching typography complemented by some great production values, especially the ornate embossing.”