William Morris: Myth, Object and the Animal
William Morris: Myth, Object and the Animal
William Morris: Myth, Object and the Animal
William Morris: Myth, Object and the Animal

William Morris: Myth, Object and the Animal

The Traver Company (now Methodologie), Seattle, Washington, 1999

Description

This book is for an exhibit that will travel to three cities over the next two years. As we were undertaking the design of the book, our challenge was to anticipate the design before the artist had finished creating the new work for the show. Some of the artwork was shot after we designed the pages, and the flow of the exhibit heavily influenced the narrative of the book as a whole.

In designing books about art, I think it is important for the viewer to experience the work as if they were there in perso. Cropping, focus on details and juxtaposition of type and color can help frame and highlight those aspects of the artwork that are missing in a more traditional art book layout.

Collections: 50 Books | 50 Covers of 1999
Repository: Denver Art Museum
Discipline: Book design
Format: Book

Credits

Design firm
The Traver Company (now Methodologie)
Art director
Anne Traver
Designer
Margo Sepanski
Photographers
Robert Vinnedge, Russell Johnson
Production coordinator
Nancy Kinnear
Author
Holle Simmons
Trim size
9 5/8 x 10 1/2 inches
Pages
64
Quantity printed
10,000
Typefaces
Serifa, Adobe Caslon
Printer/binder
C+C Offset Printing Co., Ltd.
Paper
Asian stock, except for French Durotone cover
Binding method
Perfect-bound with exposed cloth, laminated chip board
Binding materials
Stitched, glued and laminated
Publisher/client
William Morris Studio
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