The U.S.-Mexican War

The U.S.-Mexican War

Cabra Diseño, San Francisco, California, 1999

Description

I needed to create a cover that was evocative and provocative, combining historical images with a modern sensibility. Collaing significant images of the past in a layered fashion implied a depth of content.

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

Credits

Design firm
Cabra Diseño
Art director/creative director
Raul Cabra
Designers
Tom Sieu, Patrick Vallé
Illustrator
Carl Nebel
Authors
Carol Christensen, Thomans Christensen
Editor
Clancy Drake
Production coordinator
Jeffrey O’Rourke
Trim size
9 X 11 inches
Pages
246
Quantity printed
15,000
Compositor
StorType
Printer/binder
Asia Pacific Offset
Jacket printer
APO
Paper
80 lb. Japanese Kinmari gloss (hardcover-jacket) with matte lamination; paperback- 14 pt. With matte, one-sided art board lamination
Binding method
Hardcover: Symthe Sewn / Paperback: limp-bound with a paper-back cover with flaps
Endpapers
90 lb. wood-free paper, printed four color
Publisher/client
Bay Books
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