The Picture Book
Laurence King Publishing Ltd., London, England, 2006
Description
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.
Juror Notes
“Strong, eye-catching typography complemented by some great production values, especially the ornate embossing.”
Collections:
50 Books | 50 Covers of 2006
Repository:
Denver Art Museum
Discipline:
Book design
Format:
Book cover
Credits
- Design firm
- Laurence King Publishing Ltd.
- Creative director/art director
- Angus Hyland
- Designers
- Fabian Herrmann, Andrea Kornher
- Jacket designers
- Fabian Herrmann, Angus Hyland
- Illustrator
- Nina Chakrabarti
- Production director
- Felicity Awdry
- Author
- Angus Hyland (Pentragram Design)
- Trim size
- 7.5 x 9.75 inches
- Pages
- 344
- Quantity printed
- 15,500
- Typefaces
- Garamond, hand-painted lettering
- Printer/binder
- C&C Offset
- Jacket printer
- C&C Offset
- Paper
- Gold East 320 gsm O/S, embossed, matt lamination + spot UV (cover)
- Binding method
- Sewn paperback
- Publisher/client
- Laurence King Publishing Ltd.
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