Krakatoa cover
HarperCollins Publishers, New York, New York, 2002
Description
The design problem was to create a book jacket about the eruption of the Krakatoa volcano in 1883 and its aftermath. I tried to use the jacket as the historical document and the case as its emotional counterpart.
Collections:
50 Books | 50 Covers of 2002
Repository:
Denver Art Museum
Discipline:
Book design
Format:
Book cover
Credits
- Design firm
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Art director
- Roberto de Vicq de Cumptich
- Photographer
- Toshihiko Chinami
- Production director
- Roni Axelrod
- Trim size
- 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 inches
- Quantity printed
- 125,000
- Typefaces
- Cheltenham BT, Consort
- Papers
- Mohawk Vellum Cool White 100 lb., CIS 80 lb.
- Jacket designer
- Roberto de Vicq de Cumptich
- Jacket printer
- Phoenix Color Corp.
- Author
- Simon Winchester
- Editor
- Larry Ashmead
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
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